At a Glance
- Tasks: Support individuals in recovery, helping them with housing, health, and daily living.
- Company: Join Peabody, a compassionate organisation dedicated to making a difference.
- Benefits: Enjoy 25 days annual leave, healthcare benefits, and funded training.
- Other info: Structured development opportunity leading to a qualified Recovery Worker role.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in people's lives while developing your career.
- Qualifications: Passionate about helping others, with strong communication skills.
The predicted salary is between 31500 - 38500 £ per year.
- Trainee Recovery Worker
- Harlow, Essex Full Time
Please note: Peabody cannot offer visa sponsorship for this role.
Peabody is seeking a compassionate and motivated Trainee Recovery Worker to support people living in specialist housing services who are working towards recovery from substance use.
This is a structured development opportunity, providing training and hands-on experience to help you progress into a qualified Recovery Worker role within 12 months.
Key Responsibilities
- Support customers with housing, health, finances and daily living.
- Encourage engagement with recovery and treatment services.
- Build positive, trusting relationships and motivate individuals to achieve their goals.
- Help develop person-centred recovery plans.
- Support case management alongside experienced Recovery Workers.
- Follow safeguarding and risk management procedures.
About You
- Passionate about supporting people to make positive changes.
- Strong communication and basic IT skills.
- Able to work independently and as part of a team.
- Resilient, empathetic and willing to learn.
- Experience supporting vulnerable people, transferable skills, or an interest in recovery services is desirable.
Benefits
- 25 days annual leave.
- Healthcare, dental and lifestyle benefits.
- Up to 10% pension contribution.
- 4x Life Assurance.
- Funded training and career development.
- Two paid volunteering days each year.
- Important Information
- Full-time role working a 24/7 rota.
- Shifts include evenings, weekends, bank holidays and nights.
- Progression to Recovery Worker after 12 months, subject to successful completion of the traineeship.
- Applications reviewed on a rolling basis.
- Teams interviews: 24 August 2026.
- Final-stage interviews in Harlow: 2 September 2026.
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