Recovery Coach - Recovery Steps Cumbria
Location: 81 Lowther Street Whitehaven Cumbria CA28 7RB & 6 Finkle street Workington Cumbria CA14 2AY
Working Hours: 30 hours per week Monday to Friday
Contract Type: Part time/Fixed Term maternity cover till September 2026
Salary: £25,110-£32,090
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 Recovery Coach you will work as part of a team to provide collaborative recovery planning and case management to substance misusers (drug and alcohol) across all stages of individuals’ recovery journeys, from assessment and engagement through to sustained recovery.
What You’ll Do
Effectively manage a caseload of service users, reviewing and updating on-going processes such as risk assessments, risk management plans and safeguarding assessments and plans.
1. Work closely and collaboratively within the multi-disciplinary team across the service and externally, providing advice and reports/ information to managers and other colleagues, through attendance at reviews, team meetings, supervision and via telephone conversations.
2. Improve outcomes for children, parents/carers and families of services users by reducing the impact of drug and alcohol related harm on family life and promote positive family involvement in recovery.
3. Develop and deliver quality programs and packages of work and psychosocial interventions that meet local need across both group work and one to one formats.
4. Identify and prevent potential harm to service users and others by following local and organisational safeguarding guidelines, including referral to and engagement with relevant safeguarding authorities.
5. Support delivery of key service functions through actively participating in drug screening, duty work, access to BBV testing and immunisation service provision, community needle exchange services and the ongoing delivery of appropriate, tailored alcohol and drug harm reduction interventions.
To Succeed in This Role, You’ll Need:
6. Knowledge of harm reduction approaches in relation to substance misuse (where relevant to post)
7. Understanding of and ability to implement interventions, including brief interventions MI, PSIs, CBT and ITEP
8. Carrying out assessment and recovery planning and risk management plans
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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:
9. 27 days’ annual leave, rising to 32 after 1 year (plus bank holidays)
10. Pension scheme with 4.5% employer contribution, matched up to 6.5%
11. Life assurance (3× annual salary)
12. Enhanced sick pay and family-friendly pay
13. Birthday leave and the option to buy up to 5 extra days’ annual leave
14. Professional fee reimbursement for relevant qualifications
15. 24/7 online GP access and Employee Assistance Programme
16. Recognition and long service awards via our and portals
17. £500 bonus
18. Cycle to Work scheme and Credit Union membership
19. Discounts via Blue Light Card, Charity Discounts, Extras and Tickets for Good
20. 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:
Closing Date:
2026-02-10