All applicants must submit a CV along with a cover letter explaining why they should be considered for this role. Applications will not be accepted without a cover letter.
Please note: This role may close earlier than the stated deadline if we receive a high volume of applications, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.
Closing date: Wednesday 22nd July 2026
Join us as a Family Worker in Stoke-on-Trent - Job Description/Person Specification
Are you a compassionate and motivated individual who wants to change people’s lives? Our team in Stoke-on-Trent is looking for a Family Worker to join them in providing high-quality recovery care to a diverse client group. If you are enthusiastic, creative and passionate about helping others, we’d love to hear from you.
Stoke-on-Trent’s Community Drug and Alcohol Service (CDAS), a partnership between With You and BAC O’Connor, provides a free, confidential and friendly service to anyone experiencing challenges with drugs or alcohol. 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.
As a Family Worker you will be providing support and advice to families in relation to substance misuse and its impact on the family. You will offer family focussed interventions which reduce the impact of substance misuse in families, particularly on children and young people, whilst working to raise awareness of and improve access to appropriate services.
You will have your own caseload, working as part of our team and alongside other social care services to identify how we can help. It will be vital for you to develop strong and positive relationships with clients and their families, helping them get their lives back to where they want them to be, whilst managing an active caseload and ensuring continuity of care.
We are determined and always professional in our approach to each and every case and we never judge, we're just here to help. . If you think this could be the career for you, take the first step and apply now to join our amazing team.
This is a full time, fixed term position until April 2027.
As a Recovery Worker, we offer a starting salary of £26,250, rising each year in line with our pay progression salary bands, to £30,900 per year. For further details please reach out to a member of the recruitment team via [email protected].
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28 days annual leave, plus bank holidays
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An extra day off for your birthday or a special occasion of your choice
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Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave
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2 days paid volunteer leave per year
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Auto-enrollment into We Are With You’s pension scheme
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Access to a Blue Light Card - giving you great savings on big high-street and online brands
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Flexible working opportunities and access to a range of services and resources to support you with your wellbeing
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We have an excellent Refer a Friend scheme which offers you a £500 bonus for any recommendations, any role! Our scheme allows you to recommend your friends and family to work with us and earn a £500 bonus payment for every successful referral you make. Please note, the Refer a Friend scheme is only applicable once your recommended friend has been employed for 6 months
We are looking for positive and motivated candidates who are able to communicate with a wide range of people. You will also be organised with excellent time management skills. You will also be results driven, highly organised with excellent time management skills and comfortable supporting families and children affected by a loved ones substance use. Ideally you will have a driving license and access to a vehicle as travel around the city will be required as part of the role.
To be successful in this role you will:
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have some experience of working in a health, social care, family or related setting
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have some experience of delivering services in a community setting
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have knowledge and understanding of delivering evidence-based interventions
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have the ability to build and maintain effective relationships with clients and colleagues alike
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be resilient under pressure and able to prioritise your work
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be confident in safeguarding the children, young people and adults that we work with.
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able to be flexible with your working hours on occasion and be happy to support other With You locations when needed
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a full driving licence and access to your own vehicle
Ideally you will also have previous experience of working or volunteering with people who misuse substances. We welcome applications from those with lived experience.
As an organisation, we continue to build an inclusive culture that encourages, supports and celebrates the diverse voices and experiences of our staff. We know that representing the communities we serve is key to us meeting our vision of a future where everyone lives a life free from the harm associated with drugs and alcohol. We welcome the unique contributions that you can bring and we encourage people from underrepresented communities and backgrounds to apply to join our team, including people with lived experience, people with disabilities, people from racialised communities, LGBTQ+ people, people of all ages and armed forces veterans.
As part of our commitment to the Armed Forces Covenant we provide a guaranteed interview scheme for candidates that are veterans and meet all the essential criteria for a role. With You is also a Disability Confident Employer and we offer a guaranteed interview scheme for candidates with a disability and meet all the essential criteria for a role.
If you have a disability, a learning difficulty such as dyslexia or a medical condition which you believe may affect your performance during any aspect of our selection process, we’ll be happy to make reasonable adjustments to enable you to perform at your best.
Please review our Recruitment Frequently Asked Questions before submitting your application.
