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Ref no:
459454
Published:
12/02/2026
Closes:
21/02/2026
Location:
1/3 Station Road, South Lanarkshire, G72 9AA
Salary:
£26,640 per year pro rata
Contract Type:
Permanent
Position Type:
Part Time
Hours:
21 hours per week

Liber8 are seeking to recruit a Development Worker to join our Beacons team to support the ongoing successful Recovery Orientated System of Care (ROSC) which underpins the successful Beacons Initiative. Knowledge, understanding and experience of working with people who are experiencing complex social and emotional circumstances including alcohol/drug use or mental health difficulties is required.

The Beacons Initiative is four Recovery focused venues in the four localities of South Lanarkshire, Hamilton/Blantyre: Cambuslang/Rutherglen: Clydesdale / Lanark and East Kilbride. The Development Worker will aim to connect Beacons participants with a wide range of community assets, services, and opportunities.

By building strong links with local organisations, groups, and resources, the role helps participants access meaningful opportunities, reduce isolation, and make the best use of community strengths to support recovery, wellbeing, and long-term positive outcomes.

Ideally, the successful candidate will have some or all of the following: an SVQ Level 3 qualification in Social Services and Health Care (or an equivalent qualification) and experience of holding a similar development position in this field of work or similar.

The Beacons provide a range of recovery focused activities and opportunities to individuals and families in recovery from alcohol and substance use issues in South Lanarkshire. The Beacons also offer a range of training opportunities for people with lived experience

This role will be an opportunity to bring new energy and ideas to a position that has grown to be very successful

Organisation

Liber8 has operated in Lanarkshire for 20 years; our mission is to improve the health, wellbeing and the quality of people's lives, with a particular regard to reducing the negative impact of alcohol and substance use on the individual, families and communities.

Our guiding principles, that we believe are essential, are based on the enduring fundamentals of service provision and the ethos held within Liber8, which are open access available to everyone; choice for people using our services; the improvement of health and wellbeing for all and quality assurance - to provide the best quality service.

Application notes

To Apply: For all applications, please download the relevant Application Packs and complete the Application Forms. Email your completed Application Forms back to admin@liber8.org.uk or admin@thebeacons.org.uk