Jobs
Join us. We are always looking for great people. We have a range of roles in our service across the spectrum of drug and alcohol work. We welcome applications from people who have lived experience of issues with alcohol and/or drugs. Please keep checking back as we add new roles all the time.
What’s in it for you?
- A competitive salary
- Generous annual leave entitlement
- Exceptional support, training and development
- Flexible working and family friendly policies
Current Vacancies
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Dual Diagnosis High Intensity Worker
Contract type: Permanent
Salary: £25,110 - £32,090
Closing Date: 19 February 2026
As a Dual Diagnosis High Intensity Worker for County Durham Drug and Alcohol Services you will be supporting people living with co-occurring mental health disorder and a substance use disorder.
This support will include advocacy, assertive outreach within the community and supporting clients to appointments where necessary.
You will carry a small caseload and be part of a team which works in a holistic way to support individuals experiencing multiple disadvantage – specifically co-occurring mental health and substance misuse issues – to improve their circumstances.
Key accountabilities
– Build a rapport with dual diagnosis clients experiencing multiple disadvantage that enables you to develop the relationship required to be able to deliver a person-centred, holistic approach.
– Make decisions in the work, with the individual, to reduce risk and meet needs.
– Manage financial resources to enable you to enact the decision you make, with the individual, where current provision does not exist/is not available
– Convene multi-disciplinary team (MDT) meetings to ensure appropriate coordination of partner agency support to avoid service duplication or conflicting support offers to influence positive outcomes for individuals
– Build relationships with other support providers, services, partners and agencies, including statutory services.
Essential criteria
– NVQ Level 3 in Health & Social Care (or above or equivalent experience) or willing to work towards this in post.
– GCSE passes including Maths and English at Grades AC or Level 9-4, or equivalent level of experience within a similar environment
– Understanding of issues relating to multiple disadvantage
– Previously worked with individuals experiencing multiple disadvantages
– Demonstrable experience of putting the person first and seeking out the best way to support families or individuals to improve their current situation.
Please note due to the nature of this role, a full UK driving license and access to a vehicle is essential .
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Aftercare Recovery Coordinator
Contract type: Fixed term until 31st March 2026
Salary: £25,110 - £32,090
Closing Date: 2 February 2026
Are you passionate about helping others live safer, healthier, more independent lives? Join our team at Waythrough and support people facing challenges around mental health, substance use, housing or domestic abuse. This is more than just a job – it’s a chance to build meaningful relationships and create lasting change.
We have an exciting opportunity to join County Durham Drug and Alcohol Recovery Service.
We welcome you to apply for this exciting role if you are passionate about making a difference to our clients and can offer a compassionate and meaningful service to those you work with.
The County Durham service has recently been rated ‘Outstanding’ by the CQC and is a great place to work.
What you’ll do
- To deliver aftercare pathways and interventions within the service, ensuring provision is integrated and effective.
- To deliver online and face-to-face recovery groups, as well as one to one support. By taking a holistic approach to care, you will help individuals achieve wellness in all aspects of their lives –not just their substance use.
- Manage a service user caseload, reviewing on-going care and treatment and liaising closely with the full range of workers and skills within the multi-agency team, including family members and significant others as appropriate.
What you’ll need to succeed
- Relevant professional qualification e.g. addiction studies, counselling, social work, therapeutic qualification.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office programmes
- Understanding of and ability to implement interventions, including brief interventions MI, PSIs, CBT and ITEP
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Trainer
Contract type: Permanent
Salary: £29,430 - £37,610
Closing Date: 22 February 2026
The training team are responsible for the creation and delivery of training across County Durham to professionals as well as anyone who lives in the County. We offer a wide ranging programme of learning, as well as a comprehensive offer of training to all schools and colleges in the County.
The successful candidate would be expected to be flexible and capable of delivering to a wide range of audiences, ranging from children to adults.
This is an exciting opportunity which allows for a vast array of development and learning opportunities due to the ever-changing landscape of drugs and alcohol issues/needs.
What You’ll Do
- Develop a comprehensive range of training and development resources using a range of formats and media tailored to the unique learning and development needs of different audiences.
- Deliver training on drug and alcohol awareness, recovery, risk taking behaviour and the early identification, assessment of drug and alcohol treatment needs, including brief and extended brief interventions.
To Succeed in This Role, You’ll Need:
- Recognised teaching or training qualification – NVQ Level 4 or equivalent.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office programmes
- Excellent communication and presentation skills with the ability to engage the audience.
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Recovery Coordinator
Contract type: Permanent
Salary: £25,110 - £32,090
Closing Date: 13 February 2026
As Recovery Coordinator you will work as part of a team to provide collaborative recovery planning and case management to substance misusers(opiates specific) across all stages of individuals’ recovery journeys, from assessment and engagement through to sustained recovery.
What You’ll Do
- Work collaboratively with partner agencies to undertake shared assessments, key working and interventions to promote individual service user progression from engagement, through structured treatment to self-sustained recovery
- Manage a service user caseload, devising, implementing and reviewing on-going recovery plans and treatment, liaising closely with the full range of workers and skills within the service team, including family members and significant others as appropriate.
To Succeed in This Role, You’ll Need:
- Knowledge of harm reduction approaches in relation to substance misuse (where relevant to post)
- Understanding of and ability to implement interventions, including brief interventions MI, PSIs, CBT and ITEP
- Carrying out assessment and recovery planning and risk management plans
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Recovery Coordinator
Contract type: Fixed Term (12 Months)
Salary: £25,110 - £32,090
Closing Date: 13 February 2026
As Recovery Coordinator you will work as part of a team to provide collaborative recovery planning and case management to substance misusers across all stages of individuals’ recovery journeys, from assessment and engagement through to sustained recovery.
What You’ll Do
- Work collaboratively with partner agencies to undertake shared assessments, key working and interventions to promote individual service user progression from engagement, through structured treatment to self-sustained recovery
- Manage a service user caseload, devising, implementing and reviewing on-going recovery plans and treatment, liaising closely with the full range of workers and skills within the service team, including family members and significant others as appropriate.
To Succeed in This Role, You’ll Need:
- Knowledge of harm reduction approaches in relation to substance misuse (where relevant to post)
- Understanding of and ability to implement interventions, including brief interventions MI, PSIs, CBT and ITEP
- Carrying out assessment and recovery planning and risk management plans
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Recovery Coordinator
Contract type: Permanent
Salary: £25,110 - £32,090
Closing Date: 2 February 2026
We have an exciting opportunity to join County Durham Drug and Alcohol Recovery Service as a RAD Recovery Coordinator to be based in Peterlee Health Care Centre. The RAD is a 12-week structured programme for clients who are abstinent.
The County Durham service has recently been rated ‘Outstanding’ by the CQC and is a great place to work. The service supports adults, children, young people and families across County Durham with drug and alcohol issues. The successful post holder will match our organisational ambition and commitment to provide the highest standards of service delivery across County Durham, engaging with local communities and supporting their priorities.
What You’ll Do
- To deliver recovery academy pathways and interventions within the service, ensuring provision is integrated and effective
- To promote a positive, inclusive and therapeutic environment within RAD programme delivery, ensuring client engagement, participation and feedback is prioritised across all delivery elements
- To deliver an evidence based comprehensive psychosocial programme alongside a range of activities that support the 5 Ways to Wellbeing
- Manage a service user caseload, reviewing on-going care and treatment and liaising closely with the full range of workers and skills within the multi-agency team, including family members and significant others as appropriate
To Succeed in This Role, You’ll Need:
- Knowledge of harm reduction approaches in relation to substance misuse (where relevant to post)
- Understanding of and ability to implement interventions, including brief interventions MI, PSIs, CBT and ITEP
- Carrying out assessment and recovery planning and risk management plans
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Aftercare Recovery Coordinator
Contract type: Permanent
Salary: £25,110 - £32,090 (pro rata for 15 hours per week)
Closing Date: 2 February 2026
We have an exciting opportunity to join County Durham Drug and Alcohol Recovery Service.
This is a part time role as Aftercare Recovery Coordinator: Peterlee Health CentreWe welcome you to apply for this exciting role if you are passionate about making a difference to our clients and can offer a compassionate and meaningful service to those you work with.
The County Durham service has recently been rated ‘Outstanding’ by the CQC and is a great place to work.
What You’ll Do
- To deliver aftercare pathways and interventionswithin the service, ensuring provision is integrated and effective.
- To deliver online and face-to-face recovery groups, as well as one to one support. By taking a holistic approach to care, you will help individuals achieve wellness in all aspects of their lives –not just their substance use.
- Manage a service user caseload, reviewing on-going care and treatment and liaising closely with the full range of workers and skills within the multi-agency team, including family members and significant others as appropriate.
To Succeed in This Role, You’ll Need:
- Relevant professional qualification e.g. addiction studies, counselling, social work, therapeutic qualification.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office programmes
- Understanding of and ability to implement interventions, including brief interventions MI, PSIs, CBT and ITEP.
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Employment Specialist
Contract type: Fixed Term
Salary: £25,110 - £32,090
Closing Date: 2 February 2026
About The Role
You will manage a caseload of clients of people in structured treatment for drug and/ or alcohol use to assist them in securing sustainable paid employment in line with their preferences. You will deliver the Individual Placement and Support (IPS) approach (for which training will be given); providing person centred advice and guidance to clients, whilst building positive relationships with local employers to enable clients to move into suitable employment.
You will work as part of a community drug and alcohol treatment service, maintaining positive and integrated relationships, fostering a holistic approach to recovery through employment.
Core Responsibilities:
- Manage a caseload of around 25 clients in structured treatment for substance use who are motivated to start/return to work.
- Deliver the Individual Placement and Support (IPS) approach for which training will be given.
- Meet and support clients to understand their key skills, aspirations and goals through completing a Vocational Profile and produce an Action Plan to help them obtain and sustain competitive employment. This includes support with their job search, CV production, application forms, interview techniques and career development.
- Assess client support needs related to work which may include benefits/welfare advice, disclosure of mental health symptoms etc, and provide support & guidance.
- Attend weekly clinical team meetings as an embedded IPS practitioner.
- Source job opportunities for clients through tailored job search and regular contact with local employers to explore hidden as well as advertised employment opportunities.
- Provide education and support to employers, as agreed with the individual, which may include negotiating adjustments, return to work strategy and on-going contact with the employer to ensure job retention.
- Build relationships with colleagues in clinical teams to engage and generate referrals and create collaborative working partnerships with clinical staff (promoting employment as a positive intervention in the recovery journey).
- Once employment has been secured continue to provide quality service through conducting regular visits, effective monitoring and in-work support to clients and employers to help sustain employment.