As a Recovery Navigator, you’ll work directly with individuals throughout their recovery journey, from initial engagement through structured treatment and beyond. You’ll manage your own caseload, develop individual recovery and treatment plans and provide interventions tailored to each person’s needs.

Working as part of an integrated multi-disciplinary and multi-agency team, you’ll help people recognise their strengths, reduce substance-related harm and achieve meaningful and sustainable recovery outcomes.

What You’ll Do

• Manage a caseload, developing and reviewing person-centred recovery and treatment plans.
• Support individuals to engage with and progress through structured drug and alcohol treatment.
• Deliver one-to-one and group interventions tailored to individual needs.
• Provide harm reduction advice and substance misuse-specific support.
• Work collaboratively with colleagues and partner agencies to achieve positive health and wellbeing outcomes.
• Use a strengths-based approach to help individuals identify their goals, build resilience and achieve sustainable recovery.
• Encourage people using the service to become actively involved in their treatment, recovery and wider service activities.

To Succeed in This Role, You’ll Need

• Experience supporting vulnerable people affected by substance misuse.
• An NVQ Level 3 in Health & Social Care or equivalent, or a willingness to work towards this in post.
• Experience delivering one-to-one and/or group interventions.
• An understanding of therapeutic approaches such as Motivational Interviewing, brief interventions, PSIs, CBT and ITEP.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to build positive relationships and maintain professional boundaries.
• Good IT and organisational skills, including confidence using Microsoft Office.
• A driving licence and access to a vehicle would be desirable.

At Waythrough, we believe in providing comprehensive training to ensure that our team members have the skills and knowledge necessary to fulfil their roles. Therefore, tailored training, regular supervision and support will be provided.

So, if you have a passion for helping people make positive changes to their lives and an interest in working within drug and alcohol services, but don't meet every requirement listed above, we still encourage you to apply.

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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:

• 27 days’ annual leave, rising to 32 after 1 year (plus bank holidays)
• Pension scheme with 4.5% employer contribution, matched up to 6.5%
• Life assurance (3× annual salary)
• Enhanced sick pay and family-friendly pay
• Birthday leave and the option to buy up to 5 extra days’ annual leave
• Professional fee reimbursement for relevant qualifications
• 24/7 online GP access and Employee Assistance Programme
• Recognition and long service awards via our Way to Go and Aspirations portals
• £500 Recommend a Friend bonus
• Cycle to Work scheme and Credit Union membership
• Discounts via Blue Light Card, Charity Discounts, Extras and Tickets for Good
• 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: recruitmentteam@waythrough.org.uk

Closing Date: 2026-09-21