Bristol IPS Employment & Substance Use Service
If you live in Bristol and are ready to start looking for paid work as part of your recovery journey from drugs or alcohol, we can support you to reach your goals.
We’re here to help
We specialise in providing support for people recovering from drug or alcohol use to find paid employment, voluntary work, education and training, or to retain their current employment. We work with people living in Bristol.
We can help with the following:
Job Search
- Search only for the sort of work you want
- Support and guidance on how and where to look
- Help writing effective CVs, cover letters and applications
- Your employment specialist actively contacts and develops relationships with employers
- Employment related benefits advice – check how employment may affect your benefits
On Application
- Help to get you through interviews
- Confidential advice on how to disclose health matters – when and how best to do it
- Help you identify and request reasonable adjustments from your employer
After Employment
- Support when starting a job
- Regular contact after job start to help you sort out any problems, for as long as you need it
- Support with your new employer – as requested by and agreed with you
Who is this service for
- People aged 18 or over.
- People receiving support from substance use services in Bristol.
Get support
Ask your treatment worker to contact the IPS team to make a referral, and we will contact you within 5 working days.