Job vacancies & volunteer opportunities
When you choose to join The Well Communities your choice is more than just a job - you are choosing to make a genuine difference in people's lives.
We believe in the power of recovery, dignity, and second changes. Every day we support people and their families affected by addiction to rebuild their lives - and we couldn’t do it without passionate and compassionate people like you.
If you’re looking for a role where your work truly matters, explore our current opportunities below. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and lived experiences, especially those who bring empathy, resilience and a deep belief in recovery.
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Location: Barrow
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Payscale: £24,570 - £27,316 per annum pro rata
Accountable to: Tenancy Sustainment Manager
The role will be to engage with residents who may have multiple or complex needs, to increase their recovery capital and work to remove any other barriers to maintaining a tenancy independently. The post-holder will contribute to a multi-agency approach by working together with other agencies to ensure that individuals consistently receive the services they require to empower, educate and support in the transition of making positive change in relation to health and wellbeing, social inclusion and independent living.
Please use the Job Application form below to apply and return it to HR mo later than Friday 16th January at 5.00pm.
For an informal conversation please call Darrell Robinson on 01228 474801
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Location: Morecambe, Lancashire
Hours: 22.5 hrs pw
Payscale: £23,400-£27,500 per annum (Pro rata)
Accountable to: Tenancy Sustainment Manager
Contract: 1 Year
As a 12-step Behavioural Change Facilitator/ Supported Housing Colleague, you will have a specific remit to work with an identified cohort of service users with multiple, complex needs. Under the leadership of the Tenancy Sustainment Manager, you will assist in the provision of effective, high-quality intensive housing management and support services to vulnerable individuals with little social or recovery capital.
The cohort includes individuals with additional support needs including offending behaviour, domestic violence, substance misuse and mental ill health, making them vulnerable to homelessness. Supporting individuals in assessing their needs to identify opportunities to engage them creatively and actively with support to facilitate the practical skills, personal growth and development necessary to live independently.
A 12-step recovery program will form a key part of a holistic approach to recovery and wellbeing and the experience of participation in such models of recovery is essential to this post.
To request an application form, please email hr@thewell2.co.uk. For an informal discussion or further details please call Kate Aspinall - North Lancs. Ops Manager on 07481 979851
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Location: Westmorland and Furness (Barrow & Kendal)
Hours: 37.5
Payscale: £24,570 - £27,316 per annum pro rata
Accountable to: GYO Team Leader
Contract: Fixed Term until February 2028
The Well Communities Grow Your Own ETE programmes overall aim is to provide joined up support mechanisms to enable economically inactive individuals with multiple complex needs to enter the active labour market across the Westmorland and Furness demographic.
You will recruit; train; engage in operational activity and supervise marginalised local citizens across the Westmorland and Furness footprint over a 5-year period to create the next cohort of staff members for local 3rd sector organisations and statutory support services moving forward.
As a Grow Your Own ETE Keyworker, you'll support individuals facing complex barriers to employment in Westmorland and Furness. This program aims to promote social inclusion, tackle long-term unemployment, and empower marginalized individuals.
You will work closely with The Well Communities Grow Your Own Westmorland and Furness Team Leader, partner organisations, local councils, clinicians, social enterprises, and training providers to develop TWC service reach, whilst supporting TWC WAF Operational Manager to accurately report back impact data, contract monitoring/performance and development opportunities.
You'll assist in creating innovative projects that prioritise public health, encourage a culture of continuous improvement, and support learning. Your role will involve working collaboratively to promote asset-based approaches, visible progress, and positive behaviour modelling, all in line with our core organizational values.
You will be required to work flexibly across operational sites within an agreed number of hours to maintain the most appropriate level of service provision.
Please use the Job Application form below to apply and return it to HR mo later than Monday 10th November at 5pm.
For an informal conversation please call Trish McKitterick on 01228 474720.
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As a volunteer receptionist, you will be the first point of contact for our visitors and community members. You will help the Hub run smoothly by greeting people, managing basic enquiries, and supporting staff with simple admin tasks.
To read the full description please click here: Volunteer Receptionist Morecambe
For more information call kate Aspinall(Operations Manager Lancashire) on 01524 415278, or email kaspinall@thewell2.co.uk
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As a volunteer at the Connection Cafe, you’ll help keep a warm, friendly space where people feel welcome, included and comfortable. The cafe runs every Thursday morning from 9am-12pm, offering community members a chance to chat, relax and connect with others. Your role is about kindness, connection and helping people feel at home.
To read the full description please click here: Volunteer Connections Cafe Support
For more information call kate Aspinall(Operations Manager Lancashire) on 01524 415278, or email kaspinall@thewell2.co.uk
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Volunteer Van Driver
Location: Barrow & Kendal
Hours: 7 hrs per Week on a Saturday
Accountable to: Tenancy Sustainment Manager
We are looking for a volunteer who can help assist our community members to take members to the Saturday hub in Lancaster. If you like variety and want to meet new people, this could be the role for you! Our community relies on our volunteers to keep them running successfully. But one thing that never changes is that we need volunteers to help us to spread the power of kindness.
Duties include:
Saturday – Transporting residents to our hub in Lancaster and collection, returning to the hub in Morecambe.
An opportunity to be part of The Well Communities CIC and the knowledge that you are making a positive difference to people’s lives.
Requirements:
· A clean driving licence and able to drive a 15-seater minibus.
· Contribute to maintaining safe systems of work and a safe environment.
For an application form, please contact hr@thewell2.co.uk
Application Form