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Senior Employment Specialist (Lead Worker) Fixed term contract until 31 March 2027. Hours: 37.5 per week Whatever your experience of street homelessness and its impact on people's lives - personal or professional - when you join the Thames Reach team as a Senior Employment Specialist (Lead Worker), we will make the best use of all your understanding, compassion and commitment About us Thames Reach runs projects and services that help to end homelessness in and around London. We work directly with homeless people on the streets and in hostels. We work to prevent vulnerable people from becoming homeless. We help formerly homeless people get their lives back on track. We help people find work and access training and volunteering opportunities. Is our mission easy? No, but we never give up on people. Last year we helped more than 15,000 people. Is our work rewarding? Yes, in every sense. We're listed as one of the top 100 Best Workplaces in the UK. There's no better place to develop or transfer your skills and build a fulfilling career. About this role Due to an increase in funding we are looking for a Senior Employment Specialists (Lead Worker) to join the Lambeth Individual Placement Support Team on a fixed-term basis. Individual Placement and Support (IPS) is the evidence-based model for helping people with severe mental illness find and keep paid work. In the United Kingdom, IPS is commissioned by NHS England. The goal is to find paid employment in mainstream jobs to aid recovery, at or above minimum wage, that the person chooses, with the support of Employment specialists who work inside CMHTs (community mental health teams) as clinical team members, not a separate service. We will not accept applications where Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been used to assist with completing the competency questions. As a Senior Employment Specialist, you: Carry a client caseload: Still do direct IPS work: client meetings, rapid job search, employer engagement, and on-the-job support. Caseload is usually smaller than standard specialists to free up time for other duties. Coach & mentor junior specialists: Model job development calls, join them on employer visits, and review their client work. Give feedback on IPS fidelity and help them problem-solve complex cases. Lead on employer engagement strategy: Build relationships with major local employers and develop job opportunities the whole team can use. Track which industries are hiring and share leads in team meetings. Monitor fidelity & outcomes: Run data reports on job starts, hours worked, and employer contacts. Complete fidelity reviews, file audits, and prep for external IPS fidelity assessments. Liaise with clinical & system partners: Attend leadership meetings with mental health teams, funders, or DWP/Jobcentre staff. Troubleshoot integration issues and promote IPS across services. Support the team lead: Supporting senior managers to compile monthly and quarterly data for reporting submissions. To succeed as a Senior Employment Specialist Support, you will need: IPS delivery: Strong job outcomes record. Can demonstrate fidelity to all 8 IPS principles and rapid job search within 30 days. Supervision & coaching ability: Experience mentoring staff, running 1:1s, or delivering training. Able to model employer engagement calls, give constructive feedback, and develop support worker employment specialists. Advanced employer engagement: Build relationships with employers, negotiating job carves, and creating repeat referral routes. Confident with senior managers and HR. Mental health & benefits knowledge: Understanding of SMI, medication impacts, and NHS pathways like CMHT, and EIP. Familiar with Universal Credit, PIP, and work incentives planning. Data, fidelity & quality assurance: Comfortable with IPS fidelity reviews, outcome reporting to IPS Grow, and case note audits on ePJS. Uses data to improve team performance. Systems leadership & partnership working: Experience working with clinicians, employers, and DWP partners. Can represent IPS in MDT discussions, unblock referral issues. Have experience of working independently, excellent IT and administrative skills. We are listed in the top 100 UK Best Workplaces 2023 in the UK. As part of a commitment to our employees we offer: Generous holiday allowance - 29 days per year plus 8 public holidays (pro rata). Pension - we contribute 6.5% to your pension when you contribute 1.5%. Excellent development opportunities - career progression, regular supervision and appraisals, and learning programmes to support your career with Thames Reach. Wellbeing support - our 24/7 employee assistance programme and opportunities for TOIL. Life assurance - four times your annual salary and critical illness cover. Other benefits including a blue light discount card, interest free season ticket and cycle to work loans. Thames Reach is committed to achieving a diverse workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We value, respect, and celebrate diversity. We welcome and encourage applicants from all sections of the community regardless of their history of homelessness, sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, or religious belief. To apply visit our website and complete our application form. For further information please contact, Chris Browne, Lead Manager at Closing date: 28 June 2026 Interview date: 13 July 2026 Thames Reach is committed to safeguarding. Applicants must be willing to undergo pre-employment screening appropriate to the post, including, but not limited to checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service. Having a criminal record will not exclude you from applying but you will be asked to provide further details as most posts are considered exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

Hostel In-Reach Recovery Worker Location: Margate Salary: £26,000 per annum Vacancy Type: Permanent Want a role where you can genuinely change lives? We re looking for a Hostel In-Reach Recovery Worker to join our team on a full-time basis (35 hours per week), supporting adults with drug and alcohol needs who are living in supported accommodation hostels across Thanet. You ll work within an integrated healthcare framework, supporting people with high complexity, trauma, and barriers to engagement. With a smaller caseload, you ll be able to offer enhanced, flexible, trauma-informed support to those most at risk of rough sleeping. What you ll be doing Delivering 1:1 and group interventions tailored to individual needs Completing risk, initial and comprehensive assessments to inform treatment journeys Coordinating care with housing teams, healthcare, primary care and partner agencies Supporting service users with housing, benefits, training, employment and health access Motivating clients to engage with services and progress their care plans Working collaboratively to achieve outcomes and commissioner targets What we re looking for Experience working with substance misuse, complex needs or vulnerable adults A strong understanding of trauma-informed approaches Confidence working across multi-disciplinary partnerships Ability to manage caseloads, KPIs and high-quality case recording A proactive, solution-focused approach and commitment to integrated working The role also involves Flexible working, including some evenings/weekends Occasional travel across your project cluster (with reasonable notice) Strong focus on safeguarding, quality, safety and continuous improvement Accurate documentation and data capture to evidence outcomes If you re passionate about recovery, value collaboration, and want the time to deliver meaningful, person-centred support, we d love to hear from you. About Us We are The Forward Trust, the social enterprise with charitable status that empowers people to break the often interlinked cycles of crime and addiction to move forward with their lives. For more than 25 years we have been working with people to build positive and productive lives, whatever their past. We believe that anyone is capable of lasting change. Our services have supported thousands of people to make positive changes and build productive lives with a job, family, friends and a sense of community. We are committed to our cause and the work we carry out as a charity. Equally the wellbeing and the employees who work for us are also important. Joining us an employee, we will offer you the following benefits - Flexible working Training and development opportunities Simply Health Cashback Scheme (optional) Season Ticket Loan Scheme Cycle to work scheme Crisis Loan Scheme Electric Car Scheme 3 x Wellbeing Days (pro rata'd for part time employees) Access to Blue Light Card 25 days (rising to 30 with length of service) Annual Leave plus Bank Holidays Contributory Pension Scheme Employer matched contributions of up to 6% in the first two years service and up to 9% thereafter Death in Service Payment (2x annual salary) Critical Illness Insurance (subject to qualifying criteria) Please note that we may close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications. To Apply If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for Forward Trust, please click apply to be redirected to our website to complete your application.

Job Introduction At Turning Point we provide services across the whole country which delivers end to end drug and alcohol treatment and support, family services, housing advice and support for those in contact with the criminal justice system, needle exchange system, and custody outreach. We are a specialist in delivering whole treatment system approaches across cities and county areas, which has led to the reduction in people falling through gaps between services and delivers improved outcomes. An exciting opportunity has arisen to join Horizons, a vibrant new partnership delivering substance use treatment and recovery services in Bristol. Horizons is delivered in partnership between Turning Point, Bristol Drugs Project, and seven other local and national partners. The partnership combines Turning Point's experience as an outstanding national substance use provider together with Bristol Drugs Project's long history of excellent service delivery in the city. As a Drug and Alcohol Recovery Worker based in our Homelessness team, and working across our three hubs in North, South and Central Bristol, you'll make a real difference in the community and to their lives as you develop the personal, flexible and realistic support packages they need to help turn things around. We offer a starting salary of £25,116 rising each year in line with our pay progression salary bands, rising to £29,383 per year. (Dependent on experience you may be offered a starting salary above the initial starting salary). 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. Role Responsibility The successful candidate will support the Homelessness Team in taking a hands-on approach to reducing drug related harm in Bristol. This will include managing a case load of clients seeking harm reduction advice, Opiate Substitution Therapy (OST) and/or Tier 4 (in-patient) treatment. You will spend much of your time working alongside key partners so the ability to manage relationships with housing services, primary care and mental health services, are essential. The successful candidate will work in partnership with the wider Bristol Horizons teams in delivering the ambitions of the Horizons service. To do this you must be organised, resilient, focused, able to work in a team or independently, have good communication skills, and be innovative in your approach. As well as the responsibility of having a case load, your regular duties will include: Providing harm reduction interventions such as Naloxone, needle exchange and Blood Bourne Virus (BBV) Testing Street Outreach Hostel Inreach This is an exciting opportunity for the right candidate to play an integral role in a new and developing service. The Ideal Candidate Having handled a significant caseload in a busy environment as a Recovery Worker, Outreach Worker or similar, you'll have a deep understanding of substance use and homelessness. It's an extremely varied role, so flexibility and knowledge of relapse and other barriers to treatment will be vital. Completing assessments with new service users, delivering key working sessions, compiling risk assessments and risk management plans, care planning and reduction plans are just some of the varied duties you will be providing. Excellent IT skills with knowledge of Word, Excel, and Outlook etc. are essential for this role. Holding a full driving licence and having access to a car is desirable. About us As a leading health and social care provider with more than 300 locations across England, we take real pride in the services we offer. We run all of our services on a not-for-profit basis; instead, we invest every penny back into our services and people. We never stop believing in change for the better, and we work constantly to improve the lives of the people we support. 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. Join our team and discover the comprehensive benefits we offer by following this link to explore all the exciting perks available to our employees. Turning Point Benefits We reserve the right to close this advert early if we are able to appoint to the vacancy before the advertised closing date. Turning Point Attached documents Recovery Worker Role Profile.pdf Apply