Rough Sleepers Recovery Worker - LLR - Leicester

Turning Point UK; Leicester; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity to join a leading health and social care provider as a Rough Sleepers Recovery Worker. This role focuses on supporting individuals who sleep rough into drug and alcohol treatment, with various specialisms available. You'll collaborate with a dedicated team to provide tailored support and engage with individuals at times convenient for them. With a structured learning journey and clear career pathways, this position offers a chance to make a real difference in the community while advancing your career. Join a not-for-profit organization committed to enhancing the lives of those in need.

Benefits

25 days’ paid holiday

Bank Holidays

Career growth opportunities

Comprehensive benefits package

Qualifications

• No prior experience required; passion for helping rough sleepers is essential.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

Responsibilities

• Support individuals sleeping rough into treatment and manage a small caseload.
• Conduct street-based outreach and deliver drop-in sessions.

Skills

Empathy

Communication

Flexibility

Teamwork

Job description

Rough Sleepers Recovery Worker - LLR - Leicester

Job Introduction

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join Turning Point’s Leicester City Substance Misuse Services as a Rough Sleepers Recovery Worker. You’ll join a new project aimed at supporting those who sleep rough, or are at risk of sleeping rough, into drug and alcohol treatment. We have roles available with various lead specialisms including outreach and engagement, women, veterans, hostels, and criminal justice.

As a Rough Sleepers Recovery Worker, we offer a starting salary of £25,116, rising annually in line with our pay progression salary bands, up to £29,383 per year.

You will have opportunities to progress your career through a structured learning journey and clearly defined career pathways, enabling you to achieve your long-term goals and work to your strengths.

Whether you aim to progress into management and leadership roles or become a specialist as an Advanced Substance Misuse Practitioner, Turning Point will support and encourage your career development.

Role Responsibilities

Your role as a Rough Sleepers Recovery Worker will focus on proactively supporting individuals sleeping rough into treatment. You will collaborate with colleagues and partner agencies to conduct street-based outreach, deliver drop-in sessions, and facilitate structured sessions within hostels and day centres.

You will manage a small caseload of around 25 individuals who are sleeping rough or at risk, providing tailored support to help them access treatment and work towards ending rough sleeping in Leicester City.

You will need to work flexibly to engage with rough sleepers at times convenient for them, including early mornings, evenings, and weekends as part of a rota within your team.

You will be part of a new Rough Sleepers Treatment Team alongside nurses, doctors, mental health practitioners, psychologists, and under the guidance of an experienced Team Leader.

The Ideal Candidate

No prior experience in this specific work is required; however, a genuine passion to help rough sleepers transform their lives and a strong belief in individuals' capacity for change are essential. You should be caring, flexible, responsive, and able to work independently and as part of a team. Applications from individuals with lived experience of rough sleeping challenges are encouraged. While these roles are full-time, we also welcome part-time applications, including those interested in evening and/or weekend work.

About Us

As a leading health and social care provider with over 300 locations across England, we pride ourselves on the quality of our services.

We operate on a not-for-profit basis, reinvesting all income into our services and staff. We are committed to continuous improvement and enhancing the lives of those we support.

Benefits

We offer a comprehensive benefits package tailored to support your well-being and career growth, including:

• 25 days’ paid holiday plus Bank Holidays, increasing with service up to 27 days plus Bank Holidays, with options to buy additional holidays.
• Explore our full range of benefits at Turning Point Benefits.

We reserve the right to close this advert early if we fill the vacancy before the closing date.

Salary: Starting at £25,116, progressing annually to £29,383.