Homelessness Recovery Worker

Turning Point; Bristol; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days paid holiday

Job summary

Turning Point in Bristol is seeking a Drug and Alcohol Recovery Worker within the Homelessness team. You will manage a caseload, deliver harm reduction Interventions, and work with partners to support residents facing homelessness and substance use challenges.

The role requires assessing service users, providing key working sessions, and developing risk management and care plans. A full driving licence is desirable to support outreach across sites.

Qualifications

• Experience working with homelessness or substance use is desirable.
• Ability to work in a team or independently.
• Strong communication and organisational skills.
• Innovative and proactive approach to harm reduction.

Responsibilities

• Provide harm reduction interventions (Naloxone, needle exchange, BBV testing).
• Conduct street outreach and hostel inreach activities.
• Complete assessments, deliver key working sessions, and develop risk management and care plans.

Skills

Teamwork

Organisation

Relationship management

Innovative approach

Communication

IT literacy

Tools

Word

Excel

Outlook

Job description

The successful candidate will support the Homelessness Team in taking a hands-on approach to reducing drug related harm in Bristol. This will include managing a case load of clients seeking harm reduction advice, Opiate Substitution Therapy (OST) and/or Tier 4 (in-patient) treatment. You will spend much of your time working alongside key partners so the ability to manage relationships with housing services, primary care and mental health services, are essential. The successful candidate will work in partnership with the wider Bristol Horizons teams in delivering the ambitions of the Horizons service. To do this you must be organised, resilient, focused, able to work in a team or independently, have good communication skills, and be innovative in your approach. As well as the responsibility of having a case load, your regular duties will include:

• Providing harm reduction interventions such as Naloxone, needle exchange and Blood Bourne Virus (BBV) Testing
• Street Outreach
• Hostel Inreach

This is an exciting opportunity for the right candidate to play an integral role in a new and developing service.

Having handled a significant caseload in a busy environment as a Recovery Worker, Outreach Worker or similar, you'll have a deep understanding of substance use and homelessness. It's an extremely varied role, so flexibility and knowledge of relapse and other barriers to treatment will be vital. Completing assessments with new service users, delivering key working sessions, compiling risk assessments and risk management plans, care planning and reduction plans are just some of the varied duties you will be providing. Excellent IT skills with knowledge of Word, Excel, and Outlook etc. are essential for this role. Holding a full driving licence and having access to a car is desirable.

At Turning Point we provide services across the whole country which delivers end to end drug and alcohol treatment and support, family services, housing advice and support for those in contact with the criminal justice system, needle exchange system, and custody outreach. We are a specialist in delivering whole treatment system approaches across cities and county areas, which has led to the reduction in people falling through gaps between services and delivers improved outcomes. An exciting opportunity has arisen to join Horizons, a vibrant new partnership delivering substance use treatment and recovery services in Bristol. Horizons is delivered in partnership between Turning Point, Bristol Drugs Project, and seven other local and national partners. The partnership combines Turning Point's experience as an outstanding national substance use provider together with Bristol Drugs Project's long history of excellent service delivery in the city.

As a Drug and Alcohol Recovery Worker based in our Homelessness team, and working at our Central Bristol, you'll make a real difference in the community and to their lives as you develop the personal, flexible and realistic support packages they need to help turn things around., As a leading health and social care provider with more than 300 locations across England, we take real pride in the services we offer. We run all of our services on a not-for-profit basis; instead, we invest every penny back into our services and people. We never stop believing in change for the better, and we work constantly to improve the lives of the people we support.

What Benefits Will I Receive?

We know reward looks different to each person and so whether its ways to make your money go further, a culture supporting recognition and celebration, or opportunities to boost your career - we want to support you in every way we can with our total reward package.

Salary Scale

• £25,870 - £30,265
• Starting salary will be dependant on experience with annual pay progression up to scale point 1 £25,870 2 £26,905 3 £27,981 4 £29,101 5 £30,265

You will have opportunities to progress your career with a structured learning journey and clearly defined career pathways that will enable you to achieve your long-term goals and work to your strengths. Whether you are looking to progress into a management and leadership role or to be a specialist in your field as an Advanced Substance Use Practitioner at Turning point we will support and encourage you on your career journey.

Paid Holiday

• 25 days' paid holiday a year + Bank Holidays, increasing with each year of service up to 27 days + Bank Holidays.
• Plus the option to buy additional holidays and spread the cost.

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