Recovery Worker

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

Benefits offered by this job

25 days' paid holiday

Bank Holidays

Holiday purchase option

Job summary

Turning Point UK is offering the Recovery Worker role within the Leicestershire Central Team based in Leicester City. The role involves acting as a key worker, supporting service users to set goals around treatment, and developing plans to achieve them.

You will work with clinical staff, provide psycho-social support, and manage a caseload. Starting salary is £25,870 with progression up to £30,265 depending on experience.

Qualifications

• Experience in substance use, mental health, or related social care.
• Ability to communicate effectively with a range of service users and colleagues.
• Willingness to develop skills with support from Turning Point.

Responsibilities

• Act as a key worker to a caseload and support goal setting.
• Maintain regular contact, provide information and psychosocial support.
• Support with assessments, risk planning, and collaboration with clinical staff.
• Demonstrate flexibility and dedication to Turning Point values.

Job description

Interviews for this role are taking place on 14/09/2026An exciting opportunity has arisen to join Turning Point's Leicestershire and Rutland Substance Use Services as a Recovery Worker based within our Leicestershire Central Team based in Leicester City.

Role Responsibility

Recovery Workers act as 'key workers' to a caseload of service users, supporting them to decide their goals around treatment and develop plans to achieve these. The role includes maintaining regular contact with your clients, offering advice, information and psycho-social interventions as well as providing assessments, risk management planning and working closely with our clinical staff around prescribing needs and partner agencies. No day is the same in this role but an ability to communicate effectively with a range or service users and colleagues, an ability to manage different tasks and a commitment to Turning Point values are essential. You may have lived experience of substance misuse/mental health/homelessness (self or a significant other), come with experience supporting people in health and social care or just have a keen interest in supporting this group; if your values are right, we have a role for everyone.

The Ideal Candidate

You’ll have an understanding of substance and alcohol use and the challenges and opportunities for individuals on a recovery journey. However, we also recognise that many people have transferrable skills from other backgrounds such as mental health, housing or other health and social care provision. The roles are varied, so flexibility, an ability to work dynamically on a one to one and group basis and knowledge of relapse and other barriers to recovery will be vital but we can help to shape these skills where needed. We also look for candidates with excellent communication skills and who share our values as an organisation. We value individuals with lived experience but also those who are just interested in this line of work. The successful candidate will be a highly effective communicator, efficient and organised and have a real passion for supporting service users to engage in treatment. You must be engaging, enthusiastic and passionate, have a keen interest in substance use support.

Starting salary

Starting salary £25,870 with annual pay progression up to £30,265 (Dependent on experience you may be offered a salary above the initial starting salary).

Career Progression

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.

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 that includes: 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.

Additional Information

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