Homelessness Recovery Worker

Turning Point is recruiting a Homelessness Recovery Worker for its homelessness team in central Bristol, part of Bristol Horizons, a substance use treatment partnership. The aim is to reduce drug-related harm among people experiencing homelessness.

What you'd do:

• Manage a caseload of people seeking harm reduction advice, opiate substitution therapy and/or in-patient treatment
• Provide harm reduction such as naloxone, needle exchange and blood-borne virus testing
• Do street outreach and hostel in-reach
• Complete assessments, key work sessions, risk assessments and care plans
• Build links with housing, primary care and mental health services

What they ask for:

• Experience managing a caseload as a Recovery Worker, Outreach Worker or similar
• A strong understanding of substance use, homelessness and barriers to treatment
• Good IT skills including Word, Excel and Outlook (essential)
• A driving licence and access to a car is desirable

Hours: permanent, full time, 37 hours a week. Pay is £25,870 to £30,265 depending on experience. Closing date: 16 November 2026.

The employer lists 25 days' plus bank holidays paid holiday a year (rising with service), with the option to buy extra holiday.

Apply directly on Turning Point's website using the button on this page.