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About the Role

Support individuals facing challenges around mental health, substance use, housing, or domestic abuse by delivering structured group interventions and recovery-focused support. This role is an opportunity to build meaningful relationships and create lasting change.

Responsibilities

• Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team to deliver structured group interventions and recovery-focused support.
• Support service users across all stages of recovery, from engagement and assessment through to sustained recovery.
• Deliver high-quality, evidence-based interventions that improve outcomes, increase engagement, and support individuals to build recovery capital.
• Develop, coordinate, and deliver a range of structured and open-access recovery groups.
• Deliver psychosocial group interventions using recognised approaches (e.g., Motivational Interviewing, CBT-informed practice, ITEP, MET).
• Lead the delivery of the Freedom Programme, ensuring fidelity to the model and delivering sessions in a safe, trauma-informed manner.
• Complete and maintain required Freedom Programme facilitator training and ongoing competency standards.
• Proactively identify and assess service users suitable for group interventions.
• Manage a caseload of service users, reviewing ongoing care, engagement, and treatment outcomes.
• Carry out triage, strengths-based assessments, and risk assessments.
• Contribute to the development, implementation, and review of individual recovery plans.
• Ensure individuals are matched to appropriate group programmes based on need, risk, and readiness for change.
• Deliver a varied programme of group work addressing underlying issues including substance misuse, trauma, resilience, relationships, and behavioural change.
• Promote, advertise, and encourage engagement in group work within the service.
• Support service users to access external services, resources, and opportunities to build recovery capital.

Requirements

• NVQ Level 3 in Health & Social Care (or equivalent)
• Experience working within substance misuse or related services
• Knowledge of recovery models and harm reduction approaches
• Experience delivering structured group interventions
• Experience completing assessments, risk assessments, and recovery planning
• Understanding of safeguarding, confidentiality, and professional boundaries
• Experience of multi-agency working and partnership collaboration
• Knowledge of best practice frameworks (e.g., NICE guidance)
• Strong communication and group facilitation skills
• Ability to engage, motivate, and retain service users
• Ability to manage workload and prioritise effectively

Skills

• Motivational Interviewing
• CBT-informed practice
• ITEP
• MET
• Freedom Programme facilitation
• Assessment
• Risk assessment
• Recovery planning
• Safeguarding
• Confidentiality
• Professional boundaries
• Multi-agency working
• Partnership collaboration
• Communication
• Group facilitation
• Engagement
• Motivation
• Workload management
• Prioritisation

Location

• The Grove (Haringey) - The Grove, 9 Bruce Grove London N17 6RA

Work Type

• 37 Hours
• Permanent

Education Level

• NVQ Level 3 in Health & Social Care (or equivalent)

Salary/Compensations

• £28,690 - £37,126.37 per annum

Benefits

• 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
• £500 Recommend a Friend bonus
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Credit Union membership
• Discounts via Blue Light Card, Charity Discounts, Extras and Tickets for Good
• Free will writing service
• Wellbeing initiatives

About the Company

• 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.

Equal Opportunity

• 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