Recovery Worker - Offender Care (Ref:0062ZD)

Job description

Job responsibilities

Join us as a Recovery Worker in Richmond and Wandsworth.

We are recruiting for Recovery Workers for our Offender Care team based at our Richmond and Wandsworth 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 are enthusiastic, creative and passionate about helping others, we'd love to hear from you.

At our services in Richmond and Wandsworth, WithYou works closely with the lead provider, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust and partners, St Mungo's and the charity CDARS (Community Drug and Alcohol Recovery Services), providing free and confidential support to adults in Wandsworth and Richmond experiencing challenges with drugs and alcohol.

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.

As a leading charity supporting people with drug, alcohol, and mental health challenges, we operate over 80 services across England and Scotland, providing free and confidential support to more than 100,000 people each year.

The closing date for applications is the 13th October 2025. This advert may close early should sufficient applications be received. There are two positions available that are full time and permanent. The salary is £28,570 - £35.762.50 per annum (this is inclusive of a Inner London Weighting payment of £4,000 per year).

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 vision of a future where everyone lives a life free from the harm associated with drugs and alcohol.

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, people of all ages 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 a Disability Confident Employer 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.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Please note for these roles you will be required to successfully be vetted for HM Prison clearance, Metropolitan Police clearance and the completion of a satisfactory enhanced DBS check.

Experience

Essential

• We are looking for positive and motivated candidates who are able to communicate with a wide range of people.
• You will also be organised with excellent time management skills.
• To be successful in this role you will:
• have some experience of working in a health, social care, or related setting
• have experience of working within a criminal justice setting
• have some experience of delivering services in a community setting
• have knowledge and understanding of delivering evidence-based interventions
• have the ability to build and maintain effective relationships with clients and colleagues alike
• be resilient under pressure and able to prioritise your work
• able to be flexible with your working hours on occasion and be happy to support other With You locations when needed
• Ideally you will also have previous experience of working or volunteering with people who misuse substances. We welcome applications from those with lived experience.
• Above all, we are looking for someone who is passionate about what we do, with an inspiring and engaging approach.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

We Are With You

Address

Wandsworth

Wandsworth

SW11 1SW

Employer's website

https://www.wearewithyou.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)