ROUGH SLEEPER RECOVERY WORKER – INSPIRE, WEST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, PERMANENT, 37HRS, £26,905 - £30,265, FTE
- Hours: Full-time/ 37 hours per week
- Base/location: West Northamptonshire
Make a real difference to people’s lives
Framework is excited to offer an opportunity for a Rough Sleeper Recovery Worker to join Inspire - a dynamic partnership delivering an all-age substance use treatment and recovery service. This partnership brings together Framework, Turning Point, and Double Impact, combining:
- Framework’s expertise in supporting people with complex needs
- Turning Point’s national reputation as an outstanding substance use provider
- Double Impact’s lived-experience-led approach to recovery
We are looking for a committed and compassionate Recovery Worker to join our Rough Sleeper team. This role focuses on supporting individuals who are rough sleeping or at risk of rough sleeping across West Northamptonshire, helping them access treatment, stability, and long-term change.
About the Role
As Rough Sleeper Recovery Worker, you will work flexibly across the community to reach and support people experiencing homelessness or at risk of it. Your responsibilities will include:
- Providing outreach support in the community, including visits to housing providers and local charities
- Delivering brief interventions and motivating individuals to engage in treatment
- Working closely with fellow Recovery Workers and receiving guidance from the Rough Sleeper Team, Team Leader.
- Collaborating with partner agencies to ensure a coordinated, multi-agency approach to meeting clients’ needs
This is a hands-on, rewarding role where you will make a meaningful difference to some of the most vulnerable people in West Northamptonshire.
What We’re Looking For
We are looking for someone who is:
- A confident and effective communicator
- Organised, efficient, and able to manage a varied workload
- Engaging, enthusiastic, and passionate about supporting people to access treatment
- Compassionate, resilient, and committed to helping individuals make positive changes
A full driving licence and access to a car are essential, as daily travel between sites is required. Mileage expenses will be provided.
Why Join Us?
At Inspire, we’re committed to helping you grow. You’ll benefit from:
- A structured learning journey and clear career pathways
- Opportunities to progress into leadership roles or specialise as an Advanced Substance Use Practitioner
- Supportive colleagues and a collaborative working environment
- Mileage expenses for travel between sites
This is your chance to build a meaningful career while helping people turn their lives around.
In return, you will be part of a socially conscious and values driven organisation which will support your professional development and growth.
Framework staff are known for their commitment, dedication, and passion. Join a team that cares about making a difference.
Closing Date: Monday 06 April 2026
Framework is a registered charity employing more than 1,000 people across the East Midlands and South Yorkshire. Each year, we provide housing, health, employment, and specialist support to over 18,000 people experiencing homelessness, vulnerability, or social exclusion.
Why Join Us?
- We invest in you and encourage career progression – providing a full induction, e-learning and classroom training, management development pathways, fully-funded professional qualifications and more.
- Your wellbeing is important to us. We emphasise wellbeing in all our working environments and employ a Wellbeing Practitioner to support our staff.
- Employee assistance programme, salary sacrifice schemes.
- Stakeholder pension, enhanced maternity and paternity leave and paid sick leave.
- 32 days holiday including Bank Holidays – increasing with service.
- Paid DBS and Update Service.
- Loyalty awards and non-contributory life insurance.
- Equality and diversity is important to us: we welcome applicants from all backgrounds and cultures, and appreciate the variety of experience they provide. As one of Nottingham’s few Disability Confident Leaders, we warmly encourage job applications from people with disabilities.
- Framework is incredibly proud to hold Investors in People (IIP) Gold accreditation. This accreditation recognises our continued commitment to creating a workplace where people feel valued, supported, and empowered to grow.
Framework supports all employees to achieve a better work/life balance. Should you wish us to consider flexible working or job share as part of your application please state this on your application in the supporting statement section.
98% of the workforce in a recent staff survey said they were proud to work for Framework.
Framework is an Equal Opportunities Employer. Registered charity No: 1060941.
As a Disability Confident employer, we warmly encourage job applications from people with disabilities. Framework is committed to offering opportunities to people from diverse communities. If you have specific requirements or adjustments, please let us know if there is anything we can do to support your application.
As an organisation we do not offer sponsorship for overseas candidates as our roles do not come under the Shortage Occupancy List (SOL) for the scheme. Any non-UK citizen who wishes to apply for a role within Framework would need to be able to provide valid RTW in the UK without the need for support from us.
