Recovery Navigator - Northumberland Recovery Partnership
Location: 3 Sextant House, Blyth, NE24 2BA
Working Hours: Monday to Thursday 9am-5pm and Friday 9am -4:30pm
Contract Type: Permanent
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
1. Build strong, supportive relationships with individuals in recovery, offering encouragement and motivation throughout their journey.
2. Conduct assessments to identify individual needs and create personalised recovery plans.
3. Provide one-on-one coaching sessions, utilising evidence-based practices to facilitate the recovery process.
4. Collaborate with other professionals and community resources to ensure a comprehensive support network for clients.
5. Assist clients in accessing relevant services, including counselling, vocational training, and educational programmes.
6. Monitor and track progress, adjusting recovery plans as needed to address evolving needs.
As Recovery Navigator at Northumberland Recovery Partnership, you will play a vital role in supporting and guiding individuals through their recovery journey.
What You’ll Do
7. Facilitate service user access to treatment and community resources to increase recovery and social capital, supporting service users and their families within their local community.
8. To lead effective case management for allocated service users, including on-going processes such as risk assessments, risk management plans and safeguarding assessments and plans. This includes the effective use of an online case management system.
To Succeed in This Role, You’ll Need:
9. Relevant professional qualification e.g. addiction studies, counselling, social work, therapeutic qualification
10. Proficient in Microsoft Office programmes
11. Understanding of and ability to implement interventions, including brief interventions MI, PSIs, CBT and ITEP.
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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:
12. 27 days’ annual leave, rising to 32 after 1 year (plus bank holidays)
13. Pension scheme with 4.5% employer contribution, matched up to 6.5%
14. Life assurance (3× annual salary)
15. Enhanced sick pay and family-friendly pay
16. Birthday leave and the option to buy up to 5 extra days’ annual leave
17. Professional fee reimbursement for relevant qualifications
18. 24/7 online GP access and Employee Assistance Programme
19. Recognition and long service awards via our and portals
20. £500 bonus
21. Cycle to Work scheme and Credit Union membership
22. Discounts via Blue Light Card, Charity Discounts, Extras and Tickets for Good
23. 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:
2026-02-20