Recovery Navigator

Location: Weymouth but covering Dorchester Area

Hours: 37 hours peer work

Contract: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: £25,877.80 - £34,240.03 per annum

Please note: The salary listed reflects the full earning potential for this role. Starting salaries depend on experience and progression within the band. 

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. 

About the Role

As a Recovery Navigator within Reach Drug & Alcohol Services in West Dorset, you will play a key role in supporting individuals to make positive behavioural changes, reduce the risks associated with drug and alcohol use, and move towards sustained recovery.

You will manage a caseload of service users, providing tailored support, signposting to appropriate services, and working collaboratively with partner agencies. This is a meaningful opportunity to improve health outcomes and support individuals throughout their recovery journey in a community-focused environment.

What You’ll Do

You will:

• Work collaboratively with partner agencies to undertake shared assessments, key working, and interventions that support progression from engagement through to structured treatment and sustained recovery
• Manage a caseload of service users, developing, implementing, and reviewing ongoing recovery and treatment plans
• Deliver structured one-to-one support and harm minimisation advice
• Carry out assessments, recovery planning, and risk management plans
• Facilitate and run group sessions within the service and wider community
• Empower service users to set and safely achieve their recovery goals
• Build strong relationships with GPs, healthcare professionals, social care networks, family members, and significant others
• Support access to additional services beyond appointments through community partnerships
• Engage and support volunteers and peer support workers
• Apply interventions such as Brief Interventions, Motivational Interviewing (MI), Psychosocial Interventions (PSIs), Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), and ITEP
• Work across a range of needs including: Opioid Substitution Therapy (OST), alcohol use, non-opiate substance use, and combined alcohol and non-opiate needs

To Succeed in This Role, You Will Need

Essential

• A strong passion for supporting individuals through recovery
• Ability to build positive, professional relationships with service users and stakeholders
• Experience delivering person-centred or tailored interventions
• Strong communication and motivational skills
• Ability to work effectively within multi-disciplinary teams
• A community-focused and inclusive approach to practice

Desirable

• Experience working within substance misuse services or similar roles
• Knowledge of harm reduction approaches and recovery models
• Experience facilitating group sessions or workshops
• Understanding of partnership working across health and social care services

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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

Inclusion and accessibility 

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: [email protected] 

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