Recovery Coordinator – Enable Drug & Alcohol Services (Enfield, London)
Location: Old Court House, Windmill Hill, Enfield, EN2 6SA
Hours: 37 hours per well, Monday/ Wednesday/Thursday/Friday 9am-5pm with a late night on Tuesdays 12pm-8pm
Contract Type: Permanent, Full-time
Salary: £28,487 - £ per annum £37,126.37
Please note: The salary listed reflects the full earning potential for this role. Starting salaries depend on experience and progression within the band.
About the Role
As a Recovery Coordinator within Enable Drug & Alcohol Services in Enfield, you will play a key role in supporting individuals to make positive behavioural changes, reduce the risks associated with drug and alcohol use, and move towards sustained recovery. You will manage a caseload of service users, providing tailored support, signposting to appropriate services, and working collaboratively with partner agencies. This is a meaningful opportunity to improve health outcomes and support individuals throughout their recovery journey in a community-focused environment.
What You’ll Do
- Work collaboratively with partner agencies to undertake shared assessments, key working, and interventions that support progression from engagement through to structured treatment and sustained recovery
- Manage a caseload of service users, developing, implementing, and reviewing ongoing recovery and treatment plans
- Deliver structured one-to-one support and harm minimisation advice
- Carry out assessments, recovery planning, and risk management plans
- Facilitate and run group sessions within the service and wider community
- Empower service users to set and safely achieve their recovery goals
- Build strong relationships with GPs, healthcare professionals, social care networks, family members, and significant others
- Support access to additional services beyond appointments through community partnerships
- Engage and support volunteers and peer support workers
- Apply interventions such as Brief Interventions, Motivational Interviewing (MI), Psychosocial Interventions (PSIs), Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), and ITEP
- Work across a range of needs including: Opioid Substitution Therapy (OST) Alcohol use Non-opiate substance use Combined alcohol and non-opiate needs
To Succeed in This Role
Essential
- A strong passion for supporting individuals through recovery
- Ability to build positive, professional relationships with service users and stakeholders
- Experience delivering person-centred or tailored interventions
- Strong communication and motivational skills
- Ability to work effectively within multi-disciplinary teams
- A community-focused and inclusive approach to practice
Desirable
- Experience working within substance misuse services or similar roles
- Knowledge of harm reduction approaches and recovery models
- Experience facilitating group sessions or workshops
- Understanding of partnership working across health and social care services
About Waythrough
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.
What We Offer
- 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.
Closing Date: 2026-09-18
Waythrough launched in October 2024 following the merger of Humankind and Richmond Fellowship. In April 2026, Aquarius, our former subsidiary partner, merged with Waythrough. Our vision is to break down the barriers that stop people getting the support they need to live a life they value. We tackle poverty and disadvantage in communities, through mental health, drug and alcohol, housing and related support. We have 260 services around England – and nearly 3,500 amazing staff and volunteers who run them. Every year our services support around 130,000 people.
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