Recovery Worker - Rough Sleepers Team

Join our team as a Recovery Worker in Wigan.

Are you a compassionate and motivated individual who wants to change people’s lives? Our team in Wigan are looking for a Recovery Worker to join them in providing high-quality recovery care to a diverse client group. If you are enthusiastic, creative and passionate about helping others, we’d love to hear from you.

Our vibrant services in Wigan and Leigh provide support to people concerned about their own or someone else's alcohol or drug use. We have services in both Wigan and Leigh but much of our work is carried out in the local communities we serve. We are an integrated drug and alcohol service, delivering an asset based community approach to treatment. We specialise in harm reduction and needle syringe provision, psycho social interventions, opioid substitution treatment, referral to detox and community interventions.

Check out what our Wigan and Leigh sites have to offer here.

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. Find out more about us here.

Application

For further details please reach out to a member of the recruitment team via rec

The closing date for this role is 4th October 2026; however, please note that this role may close early should sufficient applications be received.

As a Recovery Worker in our Rough Sleepers Team, you will play a key role in supporting people affected by substance use who are experiencing, or are at risk of, rough sleeping. You will build positive, therapeutic relationships with people who may face multiple and complex challenges, providing assessment, recovery planning, harm reduction, structured interventions and ongoing support to help individuals reduce substance-related harm and make positive changes in their lives.

Working as part of a dedicated team, you will work closely with housing, health, social care and other partner agencies to ensure people receive the right support and are connected with appropriate services. This is a rewarding role where your compassion, resilience and ability to engage people who may find it difficult to access support can make a meaningful difference to their health, wellbeing and recovery.

This is a full time, permanent position working 37.5 hours per week Monday to Friday. As a Recovery Worker, we offer a starting salary of £26,250, rising each year in line with our pay progression salary bands, to £30,900 per year.

• 28 days annual leave, plus bank holidays
• An extra day off for your birthday or a special occasion of your choice
• 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 - giving you great savings on big high-street and online brands
• Flexible working opportunities and access to a range of services and resources to support you with your wellbeing
• We have an excellent Refer a Friend scheme which offers you a £500 bonus for any recommendations, any role! Our scheme allows you to recommend your friends and family to work with us and earn a £500 bonus payment for every successful referral you make. Please note, the Refer a Friend scheme is only applicable once your recommended friend has been employed for 6 months

We’re looking for a compassionate and motivated individual, with an exceptional ability to build meaningful relationships. You will have demonstrable experience working within the health, social care, criminal justice or other specialist setting, or a clear motivation for wanting to work in the drug and alcohol sector. A…