About the Role
Join us as a Lived Experience Support Worker in Glasgow.
Are you a compassionate and motivated individual who wants to change people’s lives? The North East Glasgow Recovery Hub has an exciting opportunity available for a Lived Experience Support Worker to be part of a citywide service providing wraparound support to individuals accessing residential services in Glasgow. If you are looking for a role where you can connect with and support people who are using drugs or alcohol using your own lived experience, and are passionate about changing people’s lives for the better, we’d love to hear from you.
As a leading charity supporting people with drug, alcohol, and mental health challenges, we operate over 80 services across England and Scotland, providing free and confidential support to more than 100,000 people each year. Find out more about us here .
The closing date for applications is 29th September 2025. Please note that this role may close early should sufficient applications be received, so early application is advised. All applicants should submit a CV along with a cover letter explaining why they should be considered for this role.
Job Opportunity
Our Lived Experience Support Workers are an active and integral part of our teams, bringing ideas and solutions so we can develop and improve the support we provide. Using your lived experience, you will support our clients with their journey either into recovery or maintaining their recovery. In your role, you will reach people through outreach, harm reduction, structured interventions and activities. You will act as a champion for our clients, sharing your experiences and knowledge, showing change is possible. This means offering a safe space to share their experiences so we can understand their needs and design a support plan that's right for them.
You will strive to work collaboratively with partners and communities to ensure each client receives the full package of support needed to keep them safe. The principles of a Recovery Oriented System of Care and true person centred practice are at the heart of all that we do, we'll welcome your ideas as to how we can develop our support offering to be even more effective and help more people.
The position is part time working 22.5 hours per week Monday - Friday, and fixed term until 30/06/2026. The salary is circa £24,570 per annum.
Essential Skills
We are looking for positive and motivated candidates who are able to communicate with a wide range of people and in different settings. You will also be organised with excellent time management skills.
To be successful in this role you will:
* You will be a compassionate and motivated individual, with an exceptional ability to build meaningful relationships
* You will have relevant experience (voluntary or paid) in the health and social care sector and/or clear motivations for applying
* You will have been on your own journey with drugs or alcohol and will be willing to use that experience to help others and work as part of a team to ensure a high quality service is maintained
* You will be able to develop relationships of trust whilst maintaining professional boundaries
* Ability to be part of a team and also able to use their own initiative and work alone
* You will be committed to obtaining an SVQ level 3 in Social Services & Healthcare or equivalent
* Already be registered with the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) or meet the registration requirements
* A driving license and access to a vehicle is desirable
You will also need to meet our safeguarding requirements of a satisfactory enhanced PVG check. A full job description and person specification is available on request from recruitment@wearewithyou.org.uk.
About Company
WithYou provides free and confidential support, without judgement, to more than 100,000 people every year experiencing challenges with drugs, alcohol and mental health across England and Scotland.
Our name reflects who we are – a positive place where people can progress, connect with others and get friendly, expert help in a way that’s right for them.
Our staff team changes lives. If you’re passionate about helping people get the support they need for issues with drugs, alcohol and mental health, we’d love to hear from you.
DE&I
As an organisation, we continue to build an inclusive culture that encourages, supports and celebrates the diverse voices and experiences of our staff. We know that representing the communities we serve is key to us meeting our goals of radically improving people's lives. We welcome the unique contributions that you can bring, and we encourage people from underrepresented communities and backgrounds to apply to join our team, including people with lived experience, people with disabilities, people from racialised communities, LGBTQ+ people, people of all ages and armed forces veterans.
As part of our commitment to the Armed Forces Covenant, we provide a guaranteed interview scheme for candidates that are veterans and meet all the essential criteria for a role.
WithYou is also a Disability Confident Employer, and we offer a guaranteed interview scheme for candidates with a disability and meet all the essential criteria for a role.
If you have a disability, a learning difficulty such as dyslexia or a medical condition which you believe may affect your performance during any aspect of our selection process, we’ll be happy to make reasonable adjustments to enable you to perform at your best.
Benefits
* 28 days annual leave, plus bank holidays
* An extra day off for your birthday or a special occasion of your choice
* Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave
* 2 days paid volunteer leave per year
* Auto-enrollment into We Are With You’s pension scheme
* Access to a Blue Light Card - giving you great savings on big high-street and online brands
* Flexible working opportunities and access to a range of services and resources to support you with your wellbeing
* We have an excellent Refer a Friend scheme which offers you a £500 bonus for any recommendations, any role! Our scheme allows you to recommend your friends and family to work with us and earn a £500 bonus payment for every successful referral you make. Please note, the Refer a Friend scheme is only applicable if your recommended friend completes their 6 months probation period