Recovery Workers - Substance Misuse

Recovery Workers - Substance Misuse ()

Join us as a Recovery Worker in Bournemouth. Our team in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole are recruiting Recovery Workers to join our Clinical team in providing high quality recovery care to a diverse service user group. If you are an enthusiastic and creative individual and are passionate about changing people's lives for the better, we'd love to hear from you.

You will be working at our drug and alcohol service in the Clinical team. You will support clients through key working, one‑to‑one sessions and facilitating workshops. You will help service users determine their goals, ambitions and passions and create treatment plans, supporting them onto the path to recovery. You will manage an active caseload, delivering continuity of care through partnership working, care coordination, interventions, and key responsibilities.

The working hours are 37.5 hours per week Monday to Friday, with occasional evening and weekend work as required.

With You provides free and confidential support, without judgement, to more than 100,000 people every year experiencing challenges with drugs, alcohol and mental health across England and Scotland.

• Work alongside the clinical team to deliver recovery care.
• Build meaningful relationships with service users and stakeholders.
• Establish and maintain an effective caseload.
• Facilitate one‑to‑one sessions, workshops and key working as required.
• Coordinate care and interventions with partners.

• Compassionate, motivated, and passionate individual.
• Demonstrable experience working in health, social care, criminal justice or related setting, ideally with substance misuse issues.
• Highly organised, excellent communication skills, able to manage time effectively.
• Positive, engaging approach to service users and stakeholders.
• Driving licence and access to a vehicle.

• 28 days annual leave, plus bank holidays.
• One day off for your birthday or a special occasion.
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave.
• 2 days paid volunteer leave per year.
• Auto‑enrollment into We Are With You's pension scheme.
• Access to a Blue Light Card for savings.
• Flexible working opportunities and wellbeing support.
• Refer a Friend scheme – £500 bonus for successful referrals after 6 months probation.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and requires a DBS check.

The closing date for applications is 8th March 2026. This advert may close early should sufficient applications be received.