Advertised from 1 August 2025

Role

Blue Triangle is a social care organisation that empowers people to thrive, by delivering solutions in connected communities which focus on the needs of each individual. We are looking for enthusiastic people who share our values (Kind, Passionate and Creative) to join our services accommodating and supporting people experiencing homelessness and empowering them to thrive.

If successful, you will be required to register with the Scottish Social Services Council within 6 months of your start date. After registration, there is a requirement to be qualified and to maintain professional learning, which we will support you to achieve.

Blue Triangle recognises and actively promotes the benefits of a diverse workforce and is committed to treating all employees with dignity and respect regardless of race, gender, disability, age, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, religion or belief.

We welcome applications from all sections of the community.

What we offer:

Aside from offering a supportive and friendly environment where our people are valued and appreciated, we’ll see that your hard work and drive to succeed is rewarded.

• Competitive Salary and Pension Options
• Full time & Part time hours available
• Double pay for festive bank holidays
• Long service awards
• Fully funded SVQ3
• Access to our benefits platform with high street voucher and tech discounts and cycle to work scheme to name a few!
• Inhouse training programmes
• Significant Gym discounts
• Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
• 24/7 access to employee assistance programme, including counselling
• A wide range of family friendly policies
• Life Assurance cover of 3 times your salary
• Credit Union
• £200 refer a friend scheme

And many more!

About the Role:

The support we provide is always person-centred, trauma-informed and wellbeing focused. As an Intensive Peer Recovery Support Worker, you’ll work alongside Blue Triangle’s colleagues and partner organisations to support the development of a Connected Community model, including using digital solutions to share what service and community-based support is available and what empowering activities they could connect into.

Main Responsibilities:

This role is based within North Lanarkshire area working 35 hours per week on a rota covering various shift patterns including some weekends. The Intensive Peer Recovery Support Worker will:

1.  Help lead this IRS Service Test of Change to achieve positive recovery outcomes for the people we support under the direction of the Service Manager.
2. Provide trauma-informed, person-centred, and wellbeing-focused support for people with lived or living experience of addiction, helping them to achieve their personal recovery goals.
3. Support people transitioning from supported accommodation into the local community or referred from other sources, helping them on their personal Stepping-Stone housing pathway towards a settled tenancy, building their tenancy and life management skills so the tenancy can be flipped into their name at the right time.
4. Support people to engage with all support services and to connect into organisations and groups that will help them on their personal recovery journey.
5. Promote CHIME outcomes by bringing Connections, Hope, Identity, Meaning, and Empowerment to the people being supported.

To find out more about being an Intensive Peer Recovery Support Worker, click the link below:

Intensive Recovery Support Worker (North Lanarkshire) Role Profile

About You:

• To join us, you need to have a genuine passion for helping people.
• Ideally, possess 1 year of experience of working with vulnerable people and challenging behaviour which can be from personal, voluntary and/or professional experience.
• Demonstrated commitment and ability to undertake care practice in accordance with Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) code of practice, National Care Standards, Scottish Commission for the Regulation of Care and the Associations policies and procedures.
• Ability to relate empathetically to people and recognise their right to choice and independence.
• Ability to work flexibly and as a lone worker.
• Able to use Microsoft or equivalent applications competently.
• Ideally hold an SVQ level 3 or above.

We care about one another whilst taking pride in the service we offer. You will be working in a company with a strong identity and with the guidance and support of experienced Managers you will be able to develop in your career.

Application notes

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Applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis and interviews arranged accordingly.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role.

Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.