About the job
We currently have an exciting opportunity at our Liskeard office and are looking for a Recovery Worker to join our busy and dynamic team.
We have 2 vacancies for this role.
What we’re looking for
We are looking for someone with outstanding communication skills and the ability to work effectively as a team player in a collaborative and supportive manner. We need someone who thrives under pressure, has good time management and prioritisation skills and can work well with others. In addition, we are looking for someone who is positive, confident and has previous experience of working with substance misuse service users in a health, social care or criminal justice setting.
Travel to surrounding satellite sites is required as part of this role.
Further information about this job
This is a permanent role working 37.5 hours per week.
There are some occasional Saturday and evening cover required which you will be entitled to Time Off in Lieu (TOIL)
Potential interview date of 30 June 2020, and the interview location will be confirmed.
For more information about the role please contact Jaime Salter or Zoe Tate, Team Leaders via email; Jaime.salter@wearewithyou.org.uk Zoe.tate@wearewithyou.org.uk
For any problems applying please email workwithus@wearewithyou.org.uk
Benefits of working with us
Information about us and our recruitment processes
We are an equal opportunities employer and have committed to promoting equality and diversity in all areas of our work. Although we welcome applications from all sections of the community we are only able to employ those who have the legal right to work in the UK.
We want to safeguard and protect the children, young people and adults we work with. Our rigorous selection process applies to all applicants to support this aim. If you are applying for a role which involves regulated activity you will need to have an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (including Barred Lists) check (if in England) or become a member of the Protecting Vulnerable Groups scheme (if in Scotland). We will also seek references as part of the selection process for this role, including from your current or most recent employer.
With regard to the current COVID-19 restrictions, we are continuing to deliver our services where at all possible bearing in mind social/physical distancing. Our recruitment will also be completed remotely to ensure we adhere to any government guidance. All applicants will need to provide evidence of their right to work in the UK however before we can confirm unconditional offers of employment. For more details or to discuss further please email workwithus@wearewithyou.org.uk.
We Are With You Scunthorpe is looking for a motivated and confident individual to lead and promote our Community Engagement Projects. The successful candidate will be working on a part time (20 hours per week) permanent basis.
Summary of the Job
You will be responsible for the recruitment, training, supervision and support of Volunteers. We Are With You Scunthorpe also has varied groups and activities on offer for our clients and the wider community; you will be responsible for driving this forward with innovative and varied ideas and initiatives ensuring delivery is high quality.
You will need to be highly organised and an effective team player, with excellent written and oral communication skills and the desire to enable people to make positive changes in their lives.
Please note interviews are planned to be held on 25th June 2020. The working pattern will be negotiated at interview.
If you have any queries regarding this post please email: workwithus@wearewithyou.org.uk
We currently have an exciting opportunity at our Grantham office and are looking for a Recovery Worker to join our busy and dynamic team.
Potential interview date of 17 June 2020.
For more information contact workwithus@wearewithyou.org.uk
An exciting opportunity has become available to join our team in North Lincolnshire. This is initially a 12 month, full time contract and if the project is successful this will hopefully be extended.
The role is that of a Recovery Worker but will be focussed on the most hard to reach service users including those that fall under the MEAM (Making Every Adult Matter) approach and those facing long term homelessness, social isolation, mental health and sex working. You will hold a caseload of these clients and will need to have excellent engagement skills in order to support your work with this group. You will be working as part of a small specialist team which will also include housing support and specialist support for those sex working.
This post will involve some late evenings. The provisional Interview date is 25th June 2020.
We Are With You have an excellent opportunity to join our team on a part time, permanent basis at Scunthorpe as a Recovery Worker (20 hours per week).
You must be motivated to work as part of a diverse team and understand the importance of communicating with your line manager and extended team members.
Summary of job
As a Recovery Worker you will be positive and motivated, you will be an outstanding communicator, and possess excellent skills as a team player. You will also be results driven, highly organised with excellent time management skills.
The successful candidate will be based Scunthorpe but may be occasionally required to travel to various sites; therefore the ability to travel is essential. You will also embody the guiding principles of We Are With You - Collaborative, Ethical, Inspiring, Resilient, Self-Challenging whilst adhering to We Are With You policies and procedures.
You will be part of a small team of recovery workers working between Treliske Hospital and across the community in Cornwall, offering an intense care package to vulnerable adults who are frequent attenders at the Hospital.
We are looking for people who can work as part of a team but also able to work on their own and remain motivated. Multi-agency work is a key part of this work so the ability to be able to form and maintain working relationships with others is important. We are looking for people who can demonstrate good time management skills and are flexible in their approach to the work.
The contractual base for this post will be at the closest We Are With You office to your home but you will be working at Treliske Hospital in Truro for some of the time (although not through this lock-down period). The team work with a changing shift pattern up to a 37.5 hour week in order to manage their caseloads. This is primarily during the week when other services are open but will include some weekend and evening working where this is deemed as necessary. Any agreed expenses incurred in the job are covered with agreement from the line manager including mileage.
For more information about the job please contact Lynda Edward, Operations Manager on 07854412856 or Lee Derrick Team Leader on 07580833895.
For technical issues applying or the role please email workwithus@wearewithyou.org.uk
We Are With You Herefordshire are looking for a substance misuse practitioner, with specialist family knowledge to work as part of a multi disciplinary team alongside Herefordshire Council's Edge of Care Team (ECHo) to support local families throughout the county to improve overall health and well being of those affected by substance misuse responding to the needs of adults, young people and families eligible for the ECHo service.
The role will be to reduce the problematic drug and alcohol and inter-related behaviours in order to stabilise and strengthen family resilience and reduce the risk of becoming Looked After Children, and to enable successful reunification of families.
You will be expected to support children, young people and families, applying a flexible out-reach model to suit the family’s needs and support their engagement. Interventions will mainly be delivered within the family home, occasionally in the family’s community and rarely from a central or appointment-based facility.
You will be innovative, proactive, coordinated, challenging and responsive to changing needs and patterns of drugs and alcohol use, delivered via appropriate psycho-social and pharmacological interventions, whilst formulating and contributing to treatment and care plans.
You will maintain risk and respond appropriately and proactively to promote the welfare of young people and families ,whilst promoting access to appropriate family services.
This a full time, fixed term position for 12 months working 37.5 hours per week.
Some evening work may be required.
Interviews to be held via Google Meet.
We Are With You is a national charity that provides support to drug and alcohol users, their family and carers. We support people to make lasting changes to their lives. We believe in people’s capacity to change. We Are With You provides recovery services across the country and is a member of the Lambeth Drug and Alcohol Treatment Consortium.
We are looking to recruit a recovery worker (Opiate Team) to join our exciting service in a busy Integrated Drug and Alcohol Adult Treatment Service.
You will deliver a range of psychosocial and pharmacological interventions to individuals with substance misuse related issues.
The successful candidate will:
This a permanent full time role for 37.5 hours per week.
You will also receive an Inner London Weighting allowance of £2,759.00 per annum (pro-rata if part-time).
Interviews will be held on Monday 8 June at our Lambeth Office.
For more information contact Tai Duong, Service Manager via email; tai.duong@wearewithyou.org.uk.
We Are With You is a national charity helping 130,000 people a year overcome problems with drugs, alcohol and mental health. We work in hundreds of communities and support people to rebuild their lives.
We are extremely proud of the work we do but we know we need to go further.
We have a vacancy for a Psychological Therapist Lead to work with our leadership team within our mental health services. Working closely with our Step 3 clinical team and the operational leadership teams, you will support the service to deliver high quality support to people with moderate to severe common mental health problems.
You will support individual staff with developing their performance in their clinical work, as well as supporting with risk, safeguarding and quality assurance.
You’ll also support clients directly and deliver psychological therapy interventions in a range of mediums, including online, in workshops and one to one.
You’ll be a qualified Psychological Therapist with experience of working in an IAPT service.
You’ll be interested in supporting other people to deliver high quality services in line with the organisational strategy.You’ll have a strong understanding of performance, risk, safeguarding and quality, as well as experience of coaching and supporting others in these areas.
You’ll have experience of delivering psychological therapy interventions to people with common mental health problems in a variety of formats.
This a permanent full time role for 37.5 hours per week, working Monday to Friday to include one late shift
Location: South East (Maidstone, Canterbury or Reigate)
Interviews are planned to be held via Google Meet.
If you would like to discuss the role in more detail contact Alison Dolton, Operations Manager, We Are With You in Surrey (alison.dolton@wearewithyou.org.uk) to arrange a call.
We Are With You Shropshire have an exciting opportunity for a talented and experienced individual to join us as Service Manager.
We are looking for an experienced manager to work in a busy countywide integrated adult and young person's substance misuse service. The service offers psychosocial interventions, clinical services, GP shared care, needle exchange, hospital liaison and criminal justice interventions.
You will have experience of successfully leading a countywide team, demonstrate commitment to team and personal development, translate service contractual requirements such as performance and data whilst inspiring and cultivating innovation and upholding excellent standards.
You will have a proven track record of effective partnership working, building and maintaining relationships internally and externally, budgetary experience and you will be the registered CQC manager.
This a permanent role for 37.5 hours per week.
There are three bases across the county: Shrewsbury, Bridgnorth and Oswestry, ability to travel across between these locations and a flexible approach to working is essential.
Provisional interview date -20 May 2020 via Google Meet.
For more information, please email workwithus@wearewithyou.org.uk quoting the job reference number.