Job Details
Job Description
Please note that this advert may close early should sufficient applications be received. The postholder will be required to work across both our Richmond and Wandsworth sites.
We are recruiting for Recovery Workers for our Offender Care team based at our Battersea and Richmond services, providing an excellent and first-class range of drug and alcohol treatment options, with a focus on criminal justice. Our services are busy and dynamic, with a strong recovery focus. If you have a compassionate nature and a genuine desire to help others, you could be just what we're looking for. With You is part of a consortium with SLaM NHS Trust, St Mungos and CDARS.
As a Recovery Worker you will be providing support and advice to people who are experiencing difficulties due to substance misuse. You will be working within a highly skilled and knowledgeable multi-disciplinary team who will support you in your development and your ability to deliver the best care you can to our service users.
The Wandsworth drug and alcohol service is based in Battersea and is located 10 minutes walk from Clapham Junction train station, which has a busy local shopping district. The Richmond drug and alcohol service is based in Twickenham, not far from the river and the high street and less than a 10 minute walk from Twickenham train station
The right person should be a self-starter, enthusiastic, motivated, caring and creative ideally with experience of working in a substance misuse environment. We are determined and always professional in our approach to each and every case and we never judge - we're just here to help.
If you think this could be the career for you, take the first step and apply now to join our amazing team.
Required Skills
A full job description and person specification is available on request.
Diversity Statement
As an organisation, we continue to build an inclusive culture that encourages, supports and celebrates the diverse voices and experiences of our staff. We know that representing the communities we serve is key to us meeting our goals of radically improving people's lives. We welcome the unique contributions that you can bring and we encourage people from underrepresented communities and backgrounds to apply to join our team, including people with lived experience, people with disabilities, people from racialised communities, LGBTQ+ people and armed forces veterans.
As part of our commitment to the Armed Forces Covenant we provide a guaranteed interview scheme for candidates that are veterans and meet all the essential criteria for a role. With You is also Disability Confident Committed and we offer a guaranteed interview scheme for candidates with a disability and meet all the essential criteria for a role.
If you have a disability, a learning difficulty such as dyslexia or a medical condition which you believe may affect your performance during any aspect of our selection process, we’ll be happy to make reasonable adjustments to enable you to perform at your best.
About The Company
Everyone should feel comfortable getting the support they need for issues with drugs, alcohol or mental health.
At We Are With You we work with people on their own goals, whether that’s staying safe and healthy, making small changes or stopping an unwanted habit altogether. We give people support in a way that’s right for them either face to face in their local service, community or online.
We provide a free and confidential service without judgement to more than 100,000 people a year.
We use our expertise to improve the help available and raise awareness around drugs, alcohol and mental health so that more people can get support.
We Are With You.
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Benefits
Should you be successful in your application, you will be required to provide 3 years' worth of references and where applicable, will need to undergo an enhanced DBS check.
