Homelessness Substance Misuse Recovery Worker in Brixton)

OverviewHomelessness Substance Misuse Recovery Worker

Location: Brixton

Salary: £27,948 per annum

Vacancy Type: Permanent, Full Time

Closing Date: 23 September 2025

Riverside is a group of complementary businesses driven by a clear social purpose, with a charitable housing association at its core. Established over 90 years ago, we have grown to become a leading provider of affordable housing, care and support services in England and Scotland. Today, we manage almost 56,000 homes across more than 160 local authorities, supporting over 90,000 people.

Our vision is to transform lives and revitalise neighbourhoods by:

Providing good quality, affordable homes

Supporting households to increase their income through employment, money advice, and affordable warmth programmes

Enabling people facing challenging circumstances to lead more resilient and independent lives

Investing in communities through new homes, green spaces, and engagement initiatives

We are seeking a Specialist Substance Misuse Worker to join our dedicated team in Acre Lane, Brixton. You will work within an integrated framework, supporting homeless adults (18+) affected by drug and alcohol use.

Responsibilities

Provide relapse prevention support

Signpost and refer clients to relevant partner agencies for additional support

Offer expert advice and deliver substance misuse awareness training to Riverside colleagues

Deliver client-centred interventions within a Trauma Informed Care (TIC) framework, using both harm reduction and abstinence-based approaches

Conduct assessments, care planning, risk management, and structured 1:1 and group sessions

Build strong working relationships with key partners such as Healthcare services, Probation, and Housing Options Teams to ensure continuity of care

This role requires flexibility and commitment, including occasional evening and weekend work

About You

Experience working in substance misuse services

Strong skills in assessment, risk management, and SMART care planning

Experience delivering harm reduction interventions and structured programmes

Ability to facilitate group sessions and use motivational interviewing techniques effectively

Good IT skills and confidence in record keeping

Knowledge of safeguarding, the Recovery Agenda, and the issues facing both substance misusers and people experiencing homelessness

Understanding of holistic, continuity of care and community support services

About UsWe 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 as 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)

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