Recovery Coordinator

Recovery Coordinator – Cookson House, South Shields, NE33 1TL

Contract:

Permanentъм |

Hours:

Full-time (37 hrs/week) | Salary: £25,110 – £32,090 per annum |

Location:

Tyne and Wear (South Tyneside / South Shields).

Waythrough was formed in 2024 following the merger of Humankind and Richmond Fellowship and now supports around 125,000 people across nearly 200 services, employing 3,500 staff and volunteers.

As a Recovery Coordinator, you will deliver collaborative recovery planning and case management to individuals with substance misuse (drug and alcohol) across all stages of recovery.

• Effectively manage a caseload of service users, reviewing and updating ongoing processes such as risk assessments, risk management plans and safeguarding assessments and plans.
• Work closely and collaboratively within the multi-disciplinary team across the service and externally, providing advice and reports/information to managers and other colleagues, through attendance at reviews, team meetings, supervision and via telephone conversations.
• Improve outcomes for children, parents/carers and families of service users by reducing the impact of drug and alcohol related harm on family life and promote positive family involvement in recovery.
• Develop and deliverclin quality programs and packages of work and psychosocial interventions that meet local need across both group work and one‑to‑one formats.
• Identify and prevent potential harm to service users and others by following local and organisational safeguarding guidelines, including referral to and engagement with relevant safeguarding authorities.
• Support delivery of key service functions through actively participating in drug screening, duty work, access to BBV testing and immunisation service provision, community needle exchange services and the ongoing delivery of appropriate, tailored alcohol and drug harm reduction interventions.

• Knowledge of harm reduction approaches in relation to substance misuse (where relevant to post)
• Understanding of and ability to implement interventions, including brief interventions MI, PSIs, CBT and ITEP
• Carrying out assessment and recovery planning and risk management plans

• 27 days’ annual leave, rising to 32 after 1 year (plus bank holidays)
• Pension scheme with غوښت employer contribution, matched up to 6.5%
• Life assurance (3× annual salary)
• Enhanced sick pay and family‑friendly pay
• Birthday leave and the option to buy up to 5 extra days’ annual leave
• Professional fee reimbursement for relevant qualifications
• 24/7 online GP access and Employee Assistance Programme
• Recognition and long service awards via our Way to Go and Aspirations portals
• £500 Recommend a Friend bonus
• Cycle to Work scheme and Credit Union membership
• Discounts via Blue Light Card, Charity Discounts, Extras and Tickets for Good
• Free will writing service and wellbeing initiatives throughout the year

Waythrough is proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and communities, especially those with lived experience of the issues we support. We have signed up to the Disability Confident Scheme – all applicants are welcome, and adjustments can be made to enable fair participation. If you need adjustments or support to apply, please email our recruitment team:
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