Community recovery support worker jobs in Bristol
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This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
We're looking for a compassionate, highly motivated individual with experience in addiction recovery, behaviour change, wellness, and/or mental health to join our small, passionate team.
Role details: Full-time (30–37.5 hrs available) | £24,784–£28,734pa | Home-based, equipment supplied | 27 days leave + Christmas Eve, rising to 31 max | Now Pensions | EAP with Health Assured | Permanent, subject to probation.
You'll support volunteer facilitators and partners to grow SMART Recovery meetings across the South of England (excluding London), making our 4-Point Programme(s) more accessible to people managing addictive behaviour(s):
- South East: Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, East Sussex, Hampshire, Isle of Wight, Kent, Oxfordshire, Surrey, West Sussex
- South West: Bristol, Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Gloucestershire, Somerset, Swindon, Wiltshire
Applicants must reside in the South of England, excluding London.
Job share considered: One employee can cover both regions, but we're open to a job share, i.e. one person for the South East 3 days per week, another for the South West. If full-time or dual-region work isn't feasible, please still apply.
What you'll need:
- Hands-on experience facilitating groups/meetings and an understanding of great facilitation.
- General awareness of addiction recovery and/or our 4-Point Programme(s); being a qualified SMART Recovery or SMART Family & Friends Facilitator, or former participant, is an advantage.
- Ability to bring people together, champion our mission, and create a safe, empowering space for growth and recovery.
- Strong presentation skills that engage, inspire, and inform, with volunteers, via Zoom training, or partners.
- Willingness to grow our footprint, diversify partnerships, and encourage uptake, including representing UKSR at events and conferences.
- Ability to work autonomously to a high standard.
- Stable internet connection and dedicated work space.
- Valid UK driving licence and a car for regular regional travel.
We welcome applicants with lived experience of addiction, your own journey or closeness to someone else's, bringing empathy, authenticity, and deep respect for others' experiences.
You'll be self-motivated, highly organised, able to manage time, workload, and travel independently, and skilled at uplifting and empowering others. Also with the emotional intelligence to support people who've faced adversity within clear professional boundaries.
Essential experience:
- Working with individuals/professionals in a relevant sector (addiction services, behaviour change, wellness, mental health).
- Supporting and developing volunteers.
- Delivering training, ideally in peer-support or recovery settings.
- Building strong working relationships with relevant organisations.
- Giving/receiving feedback and reflective practice.
You'll also contribute to key projects shaping SMART Recovery's future, so project management skills are required Particular interest in training and programme quality, volunteer management, social media/marketing, or business development can be developed as part of your role.
As a home-based role, you'll build meaningful relationships remotely, via email, phone, and video calls, bringing energy and adaptability to make remote working feel personal and productive. Regular travel across your region(s) is essential, visiting meetings and partners and supporting facilitators.
It is essential that you live in the South of England (excluding London).
Registered Charity
11 - 20
Empowering people to self-manage any type of addictive behaviour through evidence-based mutual aid meetings both in the community and within services.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
Job Role: Supported Housing Worker
Salary: £26,200 per year
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Contract type: Permanent
Location: Trowbridge
Additional information:
- Participation in an on-call, out-of-hours rota
- Valid driver's license and access to a car for business purposes
About Alongside:
Alongside is the new name for Julian House. We work with people experiencing social exclusion across the South and West of England, providing outreach, accommodation and support. Our clients may be sleeping rough, fleeing abuse, rebuilding after trauma, leaving prison, recovering from addiction, or trying to settle safely in a new community. Whatever their starting point, we work alongside people to help build safety, stability and independence.
If you’d like a real sense of job satisfaction, great career prospects and a competitive benefits package, you could be who we’re looking for!
About the Role:
As a Supported Housing Worker within the Connect Wiltshire service, you’ll provide person-centred, high-quality support and housing management to single homeless clients with low to medium support needs, living in designated properties. Your focus will be on helping individuals progress towards greater independence, ensuring sustainable move-on within defined timescales.
Connect Wiltshire is a multi-agency partnership led by Turning Point and commissioned by Public Health. In this role, you’ll play a pivotal part in delivering the supported accommodation element of the service. You’ll work closely with partner agencies to support clients with complex needs, many of whom are in early recovery or abstaining from drugs and alcohol.
This is a rewarding opportunity to make a meaningful impact in people’s lives, helping them build stability and resilience through tailored support and collaborative working.
What you’ll be doing:
- Manage referrals into the service, ensuring a smooth and supportive assessment process.
- Create and deliver personalised support plans and risk assessments to help clients thrive.
- Champion safeguarding by following policies and procedures to keep everyone safe.
- Empower clients by offering advice, information, and support to connect them with the right services.
- Oversee the day-to-day running of the service, making sure everything’s safe, running smoothly, and in line with health and safety standards.
What we’re looking for:
- Experience working with people who may have complex needs and/or challenging behaviours.
- Able to build effective relationships with clients and services.
- A valid UK driving licence and access to own vehicle is required - business insurance will be required for roles involving travel to work
Please note: Job descriptions are not exhaustive, and the successful candidate may occasionally be asked to take on other duties that align with the key responsibilities outlined.
You can view the full job description by clicking here.
There are many great reasons to join our team!
- Access to our Rewards Platform, which includes an Employee Assistance Programme and Health Cash Plan
- 27 days annual leave, including an extra day off for your birthday, plus bank holidays - increasing up to 30 days after 4 years of continuous employment (pro rata for part-time staff)
- 30% staff discount at our charity shops
- A generous and competitive pension scheme
- A supportive culture where staff feedback is highly valued and regular supervisions with line managers are conducted
- Great opportunities for career development and free monthly training sessions from experienced facilitators
- For all the fantastic and valuable work, you’ll be doing, you’ll be eligible for the Blue Light Card which offers amazing discounts on thousands of brands
- Reflective Practice sessions from objective, external facilitators
Our Ethos
As an Equal Opportunities employer, we have an Equality and Diversity Action plan in place showing our commitment in ensuring continuous improvement in creating an inclusive culture. We also have a committed group of Inclusion & Diversity champions who meet monthly to ensure progress is being made. We invite applications from people from all backgrounds and cultures, especially minority groups that are underrepresented in the workplace. We also welcome applications from those with lived experience. We embrace flexibility and are proud to be a Disability Confident and Mindful employer, as well as an Armed Forces Covenant Supporter.
If you have any special access requirements or other support needs throughout the application process (including interview), please contact us so that we can let you know how we can support you. We accept CVs and applications in all formats.
DBS Checks
We welcome applications from people with lived experience. All applicants working with our clients will be expected to undertake an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check. A criminal conviction will not necessarily prevent you from becoming an employee, the decision will depend on the type of offence and its relevance to the role. If you would like to discuss any convictions you may have, please contact the person named in the advert. All information will be dealt with according to our Data Protection Policy.
Please note: We reserve the right to close our vacancies once the perfect candidate has been found. We recommend submitting your application as soon as possible so that you don’t miss out!
Registered Charity
101 - 500
Alongside is the new name for Julian House. We work with people experiencing social exclusion across the South and West of England.
