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Recovery Coordinator

Humankind
locationPeterlee, UK
PublishedPublished: Published yesterday
Full Time
Vacancy Name
Recovery Coordinator

Vacancy No
VN5449

Employment Type
Permanent

Hours Per Week
37.00

Work Pattern
Includes weekends & evenings

Location
Peterlee Health Centre, Peterlee, SR8 1AD

Location Region
County Durham

Location City
Peterlee

Location Postal Code
SR8 1AD

Interview Date
10 Oct 2025

Job Details

Recovery Co-ordinator
Location: Peterlee/ Horden
Working week: Monday-Friday 9:00am-5:00pm, includes evenings and Saturday 9am - 12pm on a rota'd basis.

When you choose to join us, you're choosing more than just a job.... you're choosing to make a difference"

We have an exciting opportunity for 3x Recovery Coordinators to join County Durham Drug and Alcohol Recovery Service as a Recovery Coordinator working in The centre for change, based in either Horden or Peterlee.

The County Durham service has recently been rated 'Outstanding' by the CQC and is a great place to work. The service supports adults across County Durham with drug and alcohol issues. The successful post holder will match our organisational ambition and commitment to provide the highest standards of service delivery across County Durham, engaging with local communities and supporting their priorities.

Key Duties:
  • Manage an adult caseload of clients with drug and alcohol issues, reviewing on-going care and treatment and liaising closely with a full range of workers and skills within the multi-agency team, including family members and significant others.
  • Devising, implementing, and reviewing ongoing recovery and treatment plans.
  • Facilitate and promote individuals' progression from initial engagement, through structured treatment, to self-sustained recovery.
  • Reduce drug or alcohol-related harm to individuals and the wider community.
  • Working collaboratively with key partners and colleagues to achieve the best health and well-being outcomes for individuals.
  • Support with evening and weekend clinics when needed.
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About you...
You will have a passion for making a difference and fair chances for all should be at the core of everything you do.

You will have an understanding of and ability to implement interventions, including brief interventions MI, PSIs, CBT and ITEP, experience of delivering 1-2-1 therapeutic interventions.

Who are we...

Waythrough is one of England's most successful home-grown charities. We provide free, confidential support for alcohol, drugs, housing, or mental health in friendly local places across the UK. We are committed to fair chances for all and making sure everyone can access the help and support they need to realise their potential. By joining our teams of passionate individuals, you will be contributing to making this happen. You can really make a difference by believing in our service users and their ability to make positive changes when they don't always believe in themselves.

We are incredibly proud of the work that we do to help address health inequalities in England. Every five minutes, an individual accesses one of our services, and we have supported over 90,000 people across all our services last year. Check out our impact report here to read more about the important work that we have done.

What can Waythrough offer you...🏖Generous annual leave entitlement (27 days, plus bank holidays, increasing to 32 after 1 years' service)📅Annual leave purchase scheme💰Enhanced occupational sick pay %Enhanced employer contribution to your workplace pension👪Death in service benefitFree Will writing👓Eyecare vouchers🛍Blue light card discount💡Fantastic learning and development opportunities, including free training courses🏠Work-life balance- flexible working and family friendly policies🏃 Happy, Healthy You! - our wellbeing offers for our workforce🤝Employee Assist Programme and Waythrough Support Networks
Waythrough is an equal opportunities employer

We value unique perspectives and experiences that everyone can bring, and fully understand the strength in diversity and inclusion. We encourage applications from all backgrounds, regardless of race, gender, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, or disability. If you have a genuine passion for working for us, we want to hear for you. We also welcome applications from people with lived experience with substance use. If you require support with your application, please contact the Recruitment Team at people.recruitment@waythrough.org.uk

Salary Period

Vacancy Salary Range
£24,500-£30,790

DBS Requirement
Enhanced Adult Barred

Does role require Police/Prison vetting?
Not Applicable

Driving licence required for role?
Yes

Applications Close Date
28 Sep 2025