Recruiting | Day Programme and Diversionary Worker

BDP - Bristol Drugs Project; Bristol (VA); On-site; USD 36,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave 27 days

Employee Assistance Program

Line management

Cycle to work

Job summary

BDP Bristol Drugs Project is recruiting a Day Programme and Diversionary Worker for Horizons Bristol. This full‑time role (37.5 hours per week) offers a pro rata salary starting at £30,011.95 per annum.

Based in Bristol, the post is part of Horizons Bristol in partnership with Turning Point and other local providers to support people affected by drug and alcohol use. You will deliver structured group programmes and psychosocial interventions, working with multi-disciplinary teams to ensure

Qualifications

• Detailed within the Person Specification.

Responsibilities

• Provide structured and diversionary interventions to people with mental health difficulties, long-term physical conditions, criminal justice experience, homelessness or related needs.
• Offer psychosocial interventions around wellbeing, relationships, safeguarding, family work and life skills.
• Conduct risk assessments and form risk management, safeguarding and recovery plans for service users.

Job description

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Recruiting | Day Programme and Diversionary Worker- Horizons Bristol

Home / Get Involved / Careers / Recruiting | Day Programme and Diversionary Worker – Horizons Bristol

Recruiting | Day Programme and Diversionary Worker- Horizons Bristol

Full Time 37.5 hours per week Salary Starting at £30,011.95 per annum pro rata Closing Date Friday 21st August 2026 Interview Date TBC Job Reference DPDW-HB Contract Type: Permanent

About BDP

Bristol Drugs Project (BDP) has been supporting the people of Bristol around their drug and alcohol for the past 40 years. We are committed to providing accessible and appropriate support for anyone who needs it and to reduce the harms caused by drugs and/or alcohol. Workers at BDP come from diverse backgrounds and experiences, but all share a drive to make a difference in the lives of the people we work with.

Our Horizons Service

Horizons is a brand new partnership that is delivering services to support people affected by drug and alcohol use in Bristol. We have partnered with Turning Point (who are lead provider) and seven other local and national providers: The Nelson Trust, Hawkspring, One 25, Southmead Development Trust, Southmead Project, Wellspring Settlement, and Release. As a partnership we draw on the expertise of all of the organisations involved to create a service that best meets the unique needs of the people we support.

Purpose Of The Role

• To encourage ambition, motivate and support individuals to makes changes to their drug and alcohol use and to achieve their goals
• To develop, plan and provide intensive structured group programmes for people who have experienced substance misuse.
• To work closely with the Horizons Bristol teams, partners and external partners to ensure services are seamless and accessible to all service users.

Principal Responsibilities

• To provide structured and diversionary interventions to people who may have: mental health difficulties, long-term physical conditions, criminal justice experience, offending behaviour, homelessness
• To provide psychosocial interventions around wellbeing, relational working, mental health, safeguarding, family work, volunteering employment, finances, healthcare options and life skills.
• Conduct dynamic risk assessment, formulate risk management plans, safeguarding plans, and recovery plans that recognise the personal recovery goals of the service user via intervention and escalation.
• Effective partnership working providing information for keyworkers, members of any multidisciplinary team or external agencies / multi-agency meetings when appropriate.
• Deliver interventions that are underpinned by a strong evidence base;
• Participate in clinical supervision and ongoing client review, and be confident and competent at presenting cases orally and through written reports;
• Support the learning and development of Recovery Workers and Trainee Recovery Workers, providing specialist input into multi-disciplinary keyworking;
• Provide mentoring and coaching to staff to support their development, learning and standards of care;
• Be known as knowledgeable in a designated specialism within the service (e.g. substance use and mental health, homelessness/complex needs, domestic abuse, mental capacity);
• Ensure achievement of key performance indicators relevant to your role;
• Deliver internal learning events and represent Turning Point nationally if required in your specialist area.

How I Operate

Values Led Leadership

• Maintain a compassionate, can-do approach that supports making a difference in people’s lives;
• Maintain a high-level belief in our service users’ capacity to change and model a non-judgemental approach;
• Promote a culture of continual improvement through taking part in reflective practice, learning and effective teamwork;
• Instil confidence in all partners/stakeholders by presenting a professional image;
• Demonstrate professional curiosity in work with service users.

Special Notes or Conditions

• An enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Check is a prerequisite of offer of employment.
• This is a post in a developing service, which involves a wide range of agencies. The priorities for this role will be under review and may change as the service develops.

Qualifications And Experience

Detailed within the Person Specification.

What We Offer

• 27 days annual leave yearly which increases by 1 day every year to a maximum of 32 days after 5 of service PLUS bank holidays
• Comprehensive Employee Assistance Program
• Thorough line management and reflective practice programme
• Extensive and ongoing trainingCycle to work scheme

Questions

• Tanya Wright ( [e-mail] / 073 870 51 283)
• Hannah Hugh-Jones ( [e-mail] / 07711 915903)

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