Posted: October 20, 2026
More than half of our staff team at all levels of the organisation have lived or living experience of homelessness, addiction, or poor mental health. We pride ourselves on being a diverse workforce from different faiths and backgrounds; representative of the Wolverhampton community we serve. We welcome and encourage applications from anyone who meets the criteria in the person specification.
At Good Shepherd, you’ll be part of a team dedicated to ending homelessness, supporting recovery and creating pathways out of poverty.
Please view our job application support pack for more information about working for the Good Shepherd.
Senior Key Worker
Salary: £31,000 – 33,000 per annum depending on experience.
Full time (35 hours per week)
Contract: Fixed-term until 31 March 2029
Flexible working arrangements may be considered.
We’re looking for an experienced Senior Key Worker to join our team and support people who are experiencing homelessness, rough sleeping, vulnerably housed or at risk of homelessness.
This role combines frontline support, tenancy sustainment, partnership working and day centre coordination. You’ll provide person-centred support, help people access and maintain accommodation, work alongside local partners, and support volunteers and peer navigators to make a lasting difference in people’s lives.
If you have experience supporting people experiencing homelessness, poverty or multiple disadvantage and share our values of hospitality, compassion and respect, we’d love to hear from you.
For full details about the role, responsibilities and person specification, please download the Job Description, for more information about working for Good Shepherd download the Job Application Support Pack.
To apply for this role, please email your CV and cover letter to [email protected]
Closing date for applications Monday 9th November, 5pm.
Outreach Recovery Worker
Wolverhampton Homeless Integrated Recovery Service (WHIRS)
Salary: £28,500-£30,850 per annum depending on experience.
Full time (35 hours per week)
Contract: Fixed-term until March 2029
We’re looking for a compassionate and motivated Outreach Recovery Worker to join the Wolverhampton Homeless Integrated Recovery Service (WHIRS).
You will provide outreach, engagement and recovery-focused support to people who are street sleeping, newly housed, or at risk of returning to homelessness. Working across community settings and alongside a range of partners, you’ll help people access treatment, healthcare, housing support and recovery opportunities, enabling them to make lasting positive changes.
This role is ideal for someone with experience supporting people experiencing homelessness, addiction, mental health challenges or multiple disadvantage, and who is committed to delivering person-centred, trauma-informed support.
For full details about the role, responsibilities and person specification, please download the Job Description, for more information about working for Good Shepherd download the Job Application Support Pack.
To apply for this role, please email your CV and cover letter to [email protected]
Closing date for applications Monday 9th November, 5pm.
Recovery Sustainment Worker
Wolverhampton Homeless Integrated Recovery Service (WHIRS)
Salary: £28,500-£30,850 per annum depending on experience.
Full time (35 hours per week)
Contract: Fixed-term until March 2029
We’re looking for a motivated Recovery Sustainment Worker to join the Wolverhampton Homeless Integrated Recovery Service (WHIRS).
In this role, you’ll provide person-centred recovery and tenancy support to people who are rough sleeping, newly housed, or at risk of returning to homelessness. Working closely with partners across housing, health and recovery services, you’ll help people sustain accommodation, access treatment and support, build recovery capital, and move towards long-term stability and independence.
We’re seeking someone with experience supporting people facing homelessness, addiction, mental health challenges or multiple disadvantage, who can build trusted relationships and deliver trauma-informed, recovery-focused support.
For full details about the role, responsibilities and person specification, please download the Job Description, for more information about working for Good Shepherd download the Job Application Support Pack.
To apply for this role, please email your CV and cover letter to [email protected]
Closing date for applications Monday 9th November, 5pm.
Team Leader
Wolverhampton Homeless Integrated Recovery Service (WHIRS)
Salary: £33,000-£36,000 per annum depending on experience.
Full time (35 hours per week)
Contract: Fixed-term until March 2029
We’re looking for an experienced and motivated Team Leader to lead the Wolverhampton Homeless Integrated Recovery Service (WHIRS), a new partnership between Good Shepherd and Recovery Near You.
This is an exciting opportunity to oversee a dedicated team supporting people who are rough sleeping, recently housed, or at risk of returning to homelessness. You will provide day-to-day leadership, line management and operational oversight, ensuring high-quality, trauma-informed support across outreach, recovery and tenancy sustainment services.
You’ll work closely with partner organisations, peer mentors and people with lived/living experience, helping to shape service development, promote recovery pathways and improve outcomes for some of the most disadvantaged people in our community.
We’re seeking someone with leadership experience in homelessness, housing, recovery, health, social care or related services, who is passionate about supporting people to build stability, independence and long-term recovery.
For full details about the role, responsibilities and person specification, please download the Job Description, for more information about working for Good Shepherd download the Job Application Support Pack.
To apply for this role, please email your CV and cover letter to [email protected]
Closing date for applications Monday 9th November, 5pm.
Administrator
Wolverhampton Homeless Integrated Recovery Service (WHIRS)
Salary: £24,800 (pro-rata)
Full time: 21-28 hours per week
Contract: Fixed-term March 2029
We’re looking for an organised and proactive Administrator to support the Wolverhampton Homeless Integrated Recovery Service (WHIRS), a partnership between Good Shepherd and Recovery Near You.
In this role, you’ll provide vital administrative support to a multi-disciplinary team, helping to coordinate referrals, appointments, meetings, records and project data. You’ll play an important part in ensuring the service runs smoothly, supporting reporting, partner communication and service-user feedback.
We’re seeking someone with strong organisational and IT skills, excellent attention to detail, and experience of working in a busy administrative environment.
For full details about the role, responsibilities and person specification, please download the Job Description, for more information about working for Good Shepherd download the Job Application Support Pack.
To apply for this role, please email your CV and cover letter to [email protected]
Closing date for applications Monday 9th November, 5pm.
