Are you a compassionate and motivated individual who wants to change people’s lives? Our team in Argyll and Bute is looking for two Recovery Workers to join them - if you are enthusiastic, creative and passionate about helping others, 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.

Job Description

As a Recovery Worker, we offer a starting salary of £25,000, rising each year in line with our pay progression salary bands, to £30,000 per year. For further details please reach out to a member of the recruitment team via recruitment@wearewithyou.org.uk.

We are seeking two full time Recovery Workers to join the Argyll and Bute Recovery Service. This is an exciting opportunity to make a real difference to individuals and families in Dunoon and wider Cowal. As a Recovery Worker, you’ll be a vital part of a compassionate, frontline team dedicated to reducing harm and promoting positive change for individuals impacted by drug and alcohol use. Our support is for those aged 18 plus and we work alongside NHS and third sector partners.

Our wider team covers all of Argyll and Bute through an outreach delivery model. We provide a comprehensive range of support, including harm reduction, psychosocial interventions, rapid response and rehabilitation pathways. Our service is highly regarded by those we support, with client feedback consistently highlighting the quality of care and the values-driven dedication of our staff.

Based in Dunoon and reaching out across the Cowal, Recovery Workers are at the heart of our community-based support. You will manage a caseload of individuals and family members, delivering harm reduction, evidence-based interventions and essential practical support. While you’ll work with independence, you’re never alone - you will be backed by a solid team, with guidance from management and training and development.

Company 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

Essential Skills

Is this role for you?

Your Values - you are an advocate for harm reduction and recovery. You possess an understanding of how deprivation and stigma impact alcohol and drug use and health and wellbeing. You'll bring a positive, "can-do" attitude to our team

Your skills - you are experienced in trauma-skilled, compassionate keyworking. You can apply strengths-based approaches, evidence-based practices and risk assessment. Whether it’s one-to-one sessions, group work, family support, crisis intervention, or IEP, you are flexible, organised, and ready to adapt

Requirements - as you will be providing outreach, being a driver with access to a car is an advantage (though not strictly essential). You must be digitally confident, capable of using IT systems to manage your workload efficiently and accurately

Experts by Experience - at WithYou, we believe lived experience brings authentic connection and hope that change is possible. We actively encourage applications from those who are experts by experience and can bring that unique perspective to our workforce.

Contract - this is a fixed-term role until May 2027 (aligned with our contract cycles). We are supportive of inward secondment requests and welcome applicants looking to broaden their horizons from partner organizations.

Let’s talk - we encourage an informal chat before you apply. Please reach out to Rachel McLean, Service Manager, at 07855 167 421 or rachel.mclean@wearewithyou.org.uk.

Are you a compassionate and motivated individual who wants to change people’s lives? Our team in Argyll and Bute is looking for a Team Leader - if you are enthusiastic, creative and passionate about helping others, 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.

Job Description

As a Team Leader, we offer a starting salary of £30,000, rising each year in line with our pay progression salary bands, to £36,000 per year. For further details please reach out to a member of the recruitment team via recruitment@wearewithyou.org.uk.

We are seeking a dedicated Team Leader to join the Argyll and Bute Recovery Service. This is an exciting opportunity to play an important role in the local recovery-oriented system of care (ROSC), working alongside NHS and third-sector partners to reduce harm and promote positive change for individuals impacted by drug and alcohol use.

Our team covers all of Argyll and Bute through an outreach delivery model. We provide a comprehensive range of support, including harm reduction, psychosocial interventions, rapid response and rehabilitation pathways. Our service is highly regarded by those we support, with client feedback consistently highlighting the quality of care and the values-driven dedication of our staff.

This is a fixed term role, until May 2027, working 37.5 hours per week.

Company 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

Essential Skills

You will partner with the Service Manager to support and grow the service. Your mission is twofold: consolidate our high-quality provision and expand our reach by increasing referrals through active community engagement.

You will be:

• A natural collaborator - you excel at building professional bridges with partners and community groups
• Proactive - you make things happen — you see an opportunity to improve the service or work in partnership and you explore it
• Flexible - you are happy to be based in Oban or Dunoon, but you enjoy the variety of traveling across Argyll and Bute. You will combine your Team Leader duties with a small caseload
• Able to travel - you must be a driver with your own car. Occasional overnight stays are part of the role, with all expenses covered

Secondments - because this role is fixed-term, due to contract cycles, we are highly supportive of inward secondment requests, from people with relevant experience.

Interested candidates are encouraged to contact Rachel McLean, Service Manager on 07855 167 421 or at rachel.mclean@wearewithyou.org.uk.