"Wigtownshire Women's Aid helped me through my darkest time, the service you provide is priceless, never underestimate the power of compassion, a ready ear and no judgement. Me and my girls can never thank you enough"

Do you want to make a real difference to the lives of women and children? An exciting opportunity has arisen for an exceptional professional to lead Wigtownshire Women’s Aid.

The Board is seeking to appoint a new Manager to lead the organisation and to provide strategic direction to its staff, volunteers and supporters. You will have effective and comprehensive leadership, management and communication skills, with experience of leading high performing teams. You will be a confident communicator and ambassador for WWA.

If you have a strong empathy with this area of work; if you value integrity, compassion and teamwork; if you want to work in an inclusive and nurturing environment; if you have a feminist understanding of domestic abuse and knowledge of the causes and impact then this could be the next career challenge for you.

Addaction is one of the UK’s leading charities working across drug and alcohol, mental health, young persons, prisons, family and primary care services. We believe that everyone can change and we support them to do this.

Our service in Dumfries and Galloway is currently looking to recruit a Recovery Worker to work within its recovery focused community drug and alcohol service in Stranraer.

Ideally the successful candidate will have sound knowledge and understanding of group work, assessment, recovery planning, key working and the issues around substance misuse. In addition, he/she will have good communication skills and the ability to work effectively as a team player in a collaborative and supportive manner. You will be someone who thrives under pressure, has good time management and prioritisation skills and can work well with others.

You will be required to work 37.5 hours per week, and may be required to carry out occasional evening and/or weekend work. Experience of working with substance misuse service users in a health, social care or criminal justice setting and be qualified to a minimum of SVQ Level 3 in Adult Social Care is a requirement for this post.

The successful candidate will be required to deliver services within the community so a driving license is essential.

In return, we offer excellent benefits and you will work as part of a supportive, tight-knit team who want to hear your ideas. We have a strong focus on our culture and trying new ways of working along with ongoing learning and development.

Addaction is an equal opportunities employer and encourages applications from all sections of the community. Please note that Addaction will only be able to employ those who have the legal right to work in the UK.