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Children And Young Persons Recovery Coordinator
Location: Plummer Court, Newcastle, NE1 6UR
Working Hours: Monday to Friday 9am-5pm 37 hours per week
Contract Type: Permanent
Salary:£25,110-£32,090
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.
About the Role
1. Manage a service user caseload of children and young adults, reviewing on-going care and treatment (including clinical treatment for young adults), liaising closely with the full range of workers and skills within the multi-agency team.
As a Children and Young Peoples Recovery Coordinator you will work with children and young adults reducing the harm of substance use to the individual, family and wider community. Newcastle Treatment and Recovery (NTaR) is an all-age community drug and alcohol service supporting local people, families and communities across Newcastle. NTaR is a collaborative service partnership led by CNTW NHS Foundation Trust with Waythrough and Changing Lives.
What You’ll Do
2. Be part of the NTAR team supporting children, young adults and families to move forward in their journey by ensuring service interventions are delivered in accordance with NICE guidelines and best practice guidance.
3. Provide holistic support to children and young adults including the effective delivery of key service activities such as assessments, support plans, PSI delivery and structured interventions.
To Succeed in This Role, You’ll Need:
4. Understanding of and ability to implement interventions, including brief interventions MI, PSIs, CBT and ITEP.
5. Knowledge of harm reduction approaches in relation to substance misuse
6. Carrying out assessment and recovery planning and risk management plans
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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.
We’re in the process of integrating systems and processes across our newly merged organisation. That means some roles may still be branded ‘Humankind’ or appear on our partners’ job sites (such as Richmond Fellowship or Aquarius). This is a temporary step while we complete our transition.
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.
What We Offer
We value the people who make a difference every day. Alongside meaningful work, you’ll enjoy a comprehensive benefits package:
7. 27 days’ annual leave, rising to 32 after 1 year (plus bank holidays)
8. Pension scheme with 4.5% employer contribution, matched up to 6.5%
9. Life assurance (3× annual salary)
10. Enhanced sick pay and family-friendly pay
11. Birthday leave and the option to buy up to 5 extra days’ annual leave
12. Professional fee reimbursement for relevant qualifications
13. 24/7 online GP access and Employee Assistance Programme
14. Recognition and long service awards via our and portals
15. £500 bonus
16. Cycle to Work scheme and Credit Union membership
17. Discounts via Blue Light Card, Charity Discounts, Extras and Tickets for Good
18. 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.
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How to Apply
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