Recovery Worker (London)
Location: More Time - The Harbour
Working Hours: 37
Contract Type: Permanent
Salary: £26,648 - £30,140
Make a real difference in your community
Are you passionate about helping others live safer, healthier and more independent lives?
Join Waythrough, one of the UK's leading mental health and social support charities, and make a lasting impact every day.
We support over 125,000 people each year through our 200 services, empowering individuals to overcome challenges around mental health, housing, and substance use.
About the Role
We are currently seeking to appoint a Recovery Worker to provide holistic, person-centred support to adult service users entering the service. The postholder will coordinate treatment pathways, including assessment, coordination of clinical treatment, psychosocial interventions, and multi-agency working, to support individuals in achieving sustainable recovery.
Working under the direction of the Team Leader, the Recovery Worker will be an integral member of a dynamic, multi-agency team, contributing to the development and delivery of high-quality recovery-focused services.
Our friendly, recovery-focused team provides support to adults affected by drug and alcohol use. We work alongside service users to help them develop new skills, access training and volunteering opportunities, and, when ready, move towards employment. A wide range of activities are available to help individuals stay active, build confidence, and maintain their recovery.
What You'll Do
About Waythrough
Waythrough was formed in 2024 following the merger of Humankind and Richmond Fellowship. Together, we've created one of the largest mental health and social support charities in England.
Every year, we support around 125,000 people through nearly 200 services - and it's all made possible by our 3,500 brilliant staff and volunteers.
Make a real difference in your community
Are you passionate about helping others live safer, healthier, more independent lives? Join our team at Waythrough and support people facing challenges around mental health, substance use, housing or domestic abuse. This is more than just a job - it's a chance to build meaningful relationships and create lasting change.
What We Offer
We value the people who make a difference every day. Alongside meaningful work, you'll enjoy a comprehensive benefits package:
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: recruitmentteam@waythrough.org.uk
Closing Date:
2026-02-04
Location: More Time - The Harbour
Working Hours: 37
Contract Type: Permanent
Salary: £26,648 - £30,140
Make a real difference in your community
Are you passionate about helping others live safer, healthier and more independent lives?
Join Waythrough, one of the UK's leading mental health and social support charities, and make a lasting impact every day.
We support over 125,000 people each year through our 200 services, empowering individuals to overcome challenges around mental health, housing, and substance use.
About the Role
We are currently seeking to appoint a Recovery Worker to provide holistic, person-centred support to adult service users entering the service. The postholder will coordinate treatment pathways, including assessment, coordination of clinical treatment, psychosocial interventions, and multi-agency working, to support individuals in achieving sustainable recovery.
Working under the direction of the Team Leader, the Recovery Worker will be an integral member of a dynamic, multi-agency team, contributing to the development and delivery of high-quality recovery-focused services.
Our friendly, recovery-focused team provides support to adults affected by drug and alcohol use. We work alongside service users to help them develop new skills, access training and volunteering opportunities, and, when ready, move towards employment. A wide range of activities are available to help individuals stay active, build confidence, and maintain their recovery.
What You'll Do
- Manage a caseload of service users, regularly reviewing ongoing care and treatment, and liaising closely with specialist workers within the multi-agency team, as well as family members and significant others where appropriate.
- Work in partnership with service users and colleagues, undertaking joint key working to support progression from semi-structured to structured psychosocial interventions, improving recovery outcomes and social capital.
- Support service users to access appropriate resources and services to build recovery capital, enabling them to achieve personal recovery goals and promoting service user, family, and carer involvement.
- Demonstrate excellent communication and therapeutic skills when working with service users, carers, and partner agencies.
- Work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams across the partnership and external organisations, providing advice and guidance to managers and colleagues through reviews, team meetings, group supervision, and telephone support.
- Coordinate individual recovery plans effectively, ensuring they are person-centred and promote family, carer, and service user involvement.
- Contribute to improving outcomes for children of service users by reducing the impact of drug- and alcohol-related harm on family life and promoting positive family engagement in treatment.
- Experience of working with adults with substance use or complex needs
- Strong understanding of recovery-oriented practice
- Ability to work effectively within a multi-agency and multidisciplinary environment
- Excellent communication, organisational, and interpersonal skills
- A compassionate, non-judgemental approach and commitment to supporting recovery
About Waythrough
Waythrough was formed in 2024 following the merger of Humankind and Richmond Fellowship. Together, we've created one of the largest mental health and social support charities in England.
Every year, we support around 125,000 people through nearly 200 services - and it's all made possible by our 3,500 brilliant staff and volunteers.
Make a real difference in your community
Are you passionate about helping others live safer, healthier, more independent lives? Join our team at Waythrough and support people facing challenges around mental health, substance use, housing or domestic abuse. This is more than just a job - it's a chance to build meaningful relationships and create lasting change.
What We Offer
We value the people who make a difference every day. Alongside meaningful work, you'll enjoy a comprehensive benefits package:
- 27 days' annual leave, rising to 32 after 1 year (plus bank holidays)
- Pension scheme with 4.5% 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: recruitmentteam@waythrough.org.uk
Closing Date:
2026-02-04