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.
Job Description
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.
Company Benefits
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 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 Us
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.
To apply, and to find out more information, please visit our website.
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.