Recovery Navigator - Calderdale Recovery Steps
Location: 8 Carlton Street, Halifax, HX1 2AL
Working Hours: 37 hours per week with a requirement to work occasional evening and late night shifts (on a rota basis)
Contract Type: Fixed Term - 31/03/2029
Salary: £25,877.80 - £34,240.03 per annum
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:
We are excited to offer opportunities for a Recovery Navigator to join our Calderdale Recovery Steps Team. To 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.
This is a dynamic and rewarding role where you will:
1. Manage a caseload by creating, implementing, and reviewing ongoing recovery and treatment plans.
2. Facilitate and promote the progression of individuals from initial engagement into structured treatment.
3. Contribute to reducing substance-related harm to individuals and the wider community.
4. Collaborate closely with key partners and colleagues to achieve the best health and wellbeing outcomes for individuals.
5. Have Excellent boundaries and ability to apply ‘co-production’ principles to any stage of treatment and recovery.
6. Be Able to think creatively about treatment options, changes and transitions in the context of a multi-disciplinary and multi-agency approach.
7. Encourage those who access the service to become involved in the service and in service user forums in Calderdale that will enhance their experience and increase a sense of belonging.
By working diligently and proactively, as part of an integrated multi-agency team, you will apply intensive and co-created recovery solutions, enabling health & well-being improvements that are meaningful and sustainable.
You will provide substance misuse-specific knowledge and interventions, offering the right treatment to people, where they are at. You will be ensuring that ample treatment intensity is provided, at the appropriate pace and be able to think ahead making sure that doors are opened for enhanced recovery and mutually agreed ‘successful outcomes’ are achieved. Working to a Strength-Based Approach focusing on individuals and community assets, you will work alongside other frontline practitioners.
You will be resourceful, able to articulate yourself appropriately on behalf of your service users and resilient to change and challenges. To support this, alongside line management and multi-disciplinary clinical meetings, you will be provided with regular psychologist led reflective practice.
About you:
8. NVQ Level 3 in Health & Social Care (or above or equivalent) or willing to work towards this in post
9. Understanding of and ability to implement interventions, including brief interventions MI, PSIs, CBT and ITEP
10. Experience delivering 1-2-1 and group therapeutic interventions
11. Knowledge of harm reduction approaches in relation to substance misuse
12. Proficient in Microsoft Office programmes
13. Experience of using Management Information Systems
What We Offer
We value the people who make a difference every day. Alongside meaningful work, you’ll enjoy a comprehensive benefits package:
14. 27 days’ annual leave, rising to 32 after 1 year (plus bank holidays)
15. Pension scheme with 4.5% employer contribution, matched up to 6.5%
16. Life assurance (3× annual salary)
17. Enhanced sick pay and family-friendly pay
18. Birthday leave and the option to buy up to 5 extra days’ annual leave
19. Professional fee reimbursement for relevant qualifications
20. 24/7 online GP access and Employee Assistance Programme
21. Recognition and long service awards via our and portals
22. £500 bonus
23. Cycle to Work scheme and Credit Union membership
24. Discounts via Blue Light Card, Charity Discounts, Extras and Tickets for Good
25. 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:
2026-06-12