Rough Sleeper Recovery Worker

Drink and Drugs News; Canterbury; Presencial; GBP 24 000 - 32 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

Drink and Drugs News is seeking a Rough Sleeper Recovery Worker in Canterbury to support adults 18+ experiencing homelessness and substance issues. You will work with outreach teams in a multi-agency setting to provide specialist, person-centred support and help individuals access treatment and broader services.

The role focuses on moving people from the streets into accommodation, reducing street homelessness, and managing a small caseload with tailored interventions using harm reduction and

Qualificações

• Experience working with people experiencing homelessness and complex needs.
• Experience with substance misuse and engaging individuals facing barriers.
• Ability to provide intensive, tailored support and manage a small caseload.

Responsabilidades

• Provide specialist, person-centred support to individuals sleeping rough or at risk of homelessness.
• Help people move into suitable accommodation and prevent street homelessness where possible.
• Build trusting relationships and help access treatment, healthcare and wider support for individuals with complex challenges.
• Manage a small caseload of individuals with the most complex needs, delivering intensive, tailored support to engage with services and work towards recovery.
• Deliver harm-reduction and abstinence-based interventions reflecting each person's circumstances, needs and goals.

Conhecimentos

Experience with homelessness

Substance misuse experience

Person-centred approach

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Are you passionate about supporting people experiencing homelessness to make positive changes and move towards a safer, more stable future?

Do you have experience working with people affected by substance misuse and complex needs, and the commitment to engage with individuals who may face significant barriers to accessing support?

We have an exciting opportunity to join the Rough Sleepers Initiative in Canterbury as a Rough Sleeper Recovery Worker, supporting adults aged 18 and over who are experiencing homelessness and drug and alcohol issues.

Working alongside outreach workers within a multi-agency setting, you will provide specialist, person-centred support to individuals sleeping rough or at risk of homelessness.

Your focus will be on helping people move away from the streets and into suitable accommodation, while preventing street homelessness wherever possible. You will work with individuals experiencing complex challenges, building trusting relationships and helping them access the treatment, healthcare and wider support they need.

You will manage a small caseload of individuals with the most complex needs, providing intensive, tailored support to help them engage with services and work towards recovery. Using both harm reduction and abstinence-based approaches, you will deliver interventions that reflect each person's circumstances, needs and goals.