Wellbeing Recovery Worker - DAWS (Westminster, Kensington & Chelsea)

Turning Point; Greater London; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

A community support organization is looking for passionate individuals to join their drug and alcohol services team in Greater London. The role involves maintaining contact with clients, providing psycho-social support, and collaborating with clinical staff. Candidates should possess excellent communication skills and ideally have experience in health and social care. The position offers a starting salary of £27,377 plus additional benefits including holiday and training opportunities.

Benefits

Starting salary of £27,377 plus £3,633 IWL

25 days paid holiday a year

Access to training and career development

Qualifications

• Welcome those with lived experience of substance use, mental health, or homelessness.
• Strong interest in supporting individuals from these groups.

Responsibilities

• Maintain regular contact with clients and support them to set and achieve treatment goals.
• Provide psycho-social interventions, assessments and risk-management planning.
• Collaborate with clinical staff and partner agencies.
• Communicate effectively and manage multiple tasks.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Knowledge of relapse barriers

Experience in health and social care

Job description

Do you want to help build a brighter future for communities and individuals in Westminster, Kensington & Chelsea? Turning Point's drug & alcohol services are expanding during a very exciting time with new funding and investment. We offer a range of roles for people passionate about supporting others to make change.

Roles and Responsibilities

We offer roles across several teams:

• Community based treatment services – assessment, coordination and psychological interventions in both group and one‑to‑one settings.
• Homeless outreach provision – flexible outreach to homeless individuals sleeping rough or in temporary accommodation.
• Criminal Justice rehabilitation/recovery – working with Probation, Prisons and Police to deliver rapid, tailored responses; recovery workers act as key workers managing a caseload of service users, providing assessments, risk‑management planning and psycho‑social interventions.

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain regular contact with clients and support them to set and achieve treatment goals.
• Provide psycho‑social interventions, assessments and risk‑management planning.
• Collaborate with clinical staff and partner agencies on prescribing needs.
• Communicate effectively with a range of service users and colleagues and manage multiple tasks.

Qualifications and Experience

We welcome those with lived experience of substance use, mental health or homelessness; experience in health and social care; or a strong interest in supporting this group. Candidates should have excellent communication skills, knowledge of relapse barriers and a commitment to Turning Point values.

Benefits and Remuneration

• Starting salary £27,377 + £3,633 IWL, rising annually in line with our salary bands to £32,026 + £3,633 ILW.
• 25 days paid holiday a year + bank holidays (increasing with years of service to 27 days).
• Access to training, career development pathways and a support culture that encourages continuous improvement.
• Further perks – see the full benefits package on the Turning Point website.

Application

We reserve the right to close this advert early if we are able to appoint to the vacancy before the advertised closing date.