Outreach Practitioner

Via; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A community support organization in Greater London is seeking a dedicated individual for a role focused on providing excellent care to vulnerable populations. The position requires strong communication skills and the ability to work flexibly in partnership with other agencies. No prior experience in substance misuse is required, though candidates must be willing to learn on the job and participate in training. The role involves working varied hours across Islington and Camden with numerous benefits including professional development opportunities.

Benefits

30 days annual leave

Health and wellbeing initiatives

Financial perks

Development opportunities

Qualifications

• Direct experience in substance misuse is not mandatory.
• Willing to undertake training.

Responsibilities

• Provide excellent quality/support for individuals with mental health issues.
• Collaborate with partner agencies to deliver care.
• Engage with people who have experienced trauma.

Skills

Strong communication skills

Ability to learn on the job

Job description

The Role

The main purpose of the role is to provide excellent quality/support with strong communication skills as the post holder will be providing care to people who use our services who may be mentally unwell, have experienced trauma and who have struggled to engage with mainstream services.

Applicants will be able to work flexible working patterns with partner agencies to give the best possible care.

Direct experience in substance misuse is not mandatory, although the applicant must be able to learn on the job and be willing to undertake training.

The Service

Via Rough Sleepers Projects is an integrated community service which offers Intensive Recovery Outreach and Dedicated Support to Rough Sleepers in Camden & Islington. The project provides coordinated and wrap around care to rough sleepers/street active individuals with substance misuse issues.

The service consists of both clinical and psychosocial elements and is CQC registered to provide a range of interventions including BBV and health interventions, OST, and community detox.

Location and hours

Islington and Camden.

Your working hours will be varied from 9am – 5pm, and early mornings 6am - 2pm and evening 2pm - 8pm.

Benefits

We offer 30 days annual leave for all new starters, our health and wellbeing initiatives, financial perks and development opportunities. For more details, refer to our Benefits Package.

Application Process

For an informal discussion about the position please contact Patricia Ballard, Team Manager on 0300 303 4545 or [e-mail].

The closing date for applications is Sunday 08 February at midnight.

Interviews may be in person or via Teams.

We only accept applications via our application form at our official career paths page. Please submit your application as soon as possible as we may close adverts at any time if we receive a sufficient number of applications.

Diversity and Equality

We welcome enquiries from everyone, and we value diversity in our workplace. Our commitment to promoting diversity and developing a workplace environment where all staff are treated with dignity and respect is central to our recruitment process.

We’re a Disability Confident Employer and are committed to the employment and career development of disabled people. We offer an interview to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for our jobs; please confirm in the personal statement part of our application form that you are applying under this scheme.

Appointment to all our posts are subject to satisfactory completion of our safeguarding checks including DBS and we follow safer recruiting principles.

Please email [e-mail] if you have any recruitment enquiries or if you require this documentation in an accessible format.