Assertive Outreach Worker - Bridge the Gap

eSift Ltd; Greater London; On-site; GBP 31,000; Part time

Job summary

A non-profit organization in the Greater London area is seeking a part-time Bridge the Gap Assertive Outreach Worker to provide advocacy and tailored support for clients facing multiple disadvantages. The ideal candidate will have a background in community work or personal experience with mental health and addictions. Responsibilities include engaging with clients, delivering trauma-informed support, and collaborating with multidisciplinary teams. Offering a salary of GBP30,740 FTE pro rata for 28 hours with comprehensive benefits including annual leave and health access.

Benefits

26 days annual leave pro rata

Bank holidays

Extra day off on birthday

Pension

Access to Simply Health

Blended working

Employee discount programme

Qualifications

• Enthusiastic with a drive to provide excellent person centred care.
• Experience or lived experience with mental health, addiction, or homelessness.
• Ability to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team.
• Knowledge of assertive outreach, risk assessment, and safeguarding.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office.

Responsibilities

• Provide advocacy to support clients in developing their personal narrative.
• Deliver flexible, trauma-informed outreach support to individuals.
• Engage assertively with complex clients through a holistic approach.
• Collaborate with other services to tackle client barriers.

Skills

Excellent person centred care

Community experience

Collaboration in a multidisciplinary team

Assertive outreach work

Good communication skills

Proficient in Microsoft Word, Outlook, Excel

Willingness to travel

Job description

Our client is a non-profit organisation working with people to support their health and wellbeing. Established for over 30 years, they have provided services alongside a variety of statutory and voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) colleagues in Surrey and its borders. They believe change is achievable when offered by a flexible, respectful, inclusive and a non-judgemental approach.

They are currently recruiting for apart time Bridge the Gap Assertive Outreach Worker to work 28 hours per week

Salary: GBP30,740 FTE pro rata for 28 hours

Hours: 28 hours per week

Duration: initially FTC until March 2026

Company Benefits: 26 days annual leave pro rata (rising with service) + bank holidays + 1 extra days leave on your birthday, Pension, Access to Simply Health, Blended working, Employee discount programme and more

Location The service covers clients within the Surrey area, so you will need to be willing to travel within your working day. Driving license is essential

You will be working as part of the Changing Futures Bridge the Gap Trauma Informed Outreach team which is funded by the Department of Levelling Up, Housing Communities and the National Lottery.
Supporting a small caseload, you will provide advocacy to support clients develop their own narrative around their story. Within the role you will be providing flexible, trauma informed outreach support to individuals coping with multiple disadvantages. Providing assertive engagement to complex clients through a trauma informed and holistic approach, including harm-reduction advice, motivation to change, benefits and accommodation support, mental health, addictions and more Working with a collaborative approach with other support services in the network to tackle the barriers each individual is facing.

This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check. Please note past drug and/or alcohol or criminality history will not necessarily discount you from undertaking this role

Our ideal applicant will have/be;

• Enthusiastic, with a drive to provide excellent person centred care
• Previous community experience or lived experience with either mental health, drug and alcohol addition, homelessness, domestic abuse etc
• Ability to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team
• Working knowledge of assertive outreach work, assessing and managing risk and safeguarding, policies and procedures supporting these
• Good communication skills both written and verbal
• Proficient in Microsoft Word, Outlook and Excel, with previous experience of an electronic patient record system preferrable
• Ability and willingness to travel and work flexibly

eSift have been appointed as the resource partner and we are managing this role on behalf of our client. To apply for this position please click on the apply now button below. Your CV will then be held on our central database, if for any reason you do not wish us to retain your details please contact us via (url removed).