Outreach Worker

Overview:

Change Grow Live are a charity dedicated to the belief that we can make a difference to our Service Users lives, offering support and respect in a safe environment, treating each user as an individual and working with them to find the right treatment and care options.

Our core values are ‘Be open, be compassionate and be bold’ and our team members apply these daily to achieve our mission of helping people change the direction of their lives, grow as individuals, and live life to its full potential.

We are currently recruiting an Assertive OutreachWorker to work as part of the Northampton Homeless Treatment Team (NHTT) service delivering psychosocial interventions to service users across Northampton. Our ideal candidate will have the skills and experience to assess and engage with our service users, ensuring that they access the right intervention at the right time, in a way that best meets their needs.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone with experience of substance misuse issues, looking to take the next step in their career with a charity that will support your continued personal and professional development.

Where: Northampton

Hours: 37.5 per week

Salary: £27,449.52 - £31,529.41 per year

Responsibilities:

About the role:

• Support service users from point of entry into the service and through their treatment/recovery journey
• Deliver psychosocial interventions as part of the Drug and Alcohol Recovery Service within the community of Northampton
• Work in partnership with other partnership agencies as part of an Integrated service
• Advocate on behalf of the service users who are unwilling or unable to engage in treatment
• Proactively follow up with service users that miss appointments to increase opportunity of engagement
• Contribute to risk management processes.
• Work with service users to support social (re)integration, enabling them to lead meaningful and purposeful lives: promoting recovery, resilience, peer support and self-determination

About you:

• Have a strong understanding of complex substance misuse and homelessness issues and have experience of working within a similar field
• Be an excellent communicator, both verbal and written with good IT skills
• Proactive and able to work on own initiative with excellent time management and prioritising skills
• Have a good working knowledge of mental health interventions, services, and good practice
• Be a supportive team player with strong interpersonal skills with the ability to work in partnership with a wide range of professionals, agencies, and internal/external stakeholders
• Ability to manage change successfully in a way that prioritises the needs of service users
• Understand the importance of information governance processes and commit to follow and apply all necessary safeguards
• Seek out learning opportunities to improve and broaden your professional knowledge and skills and to contribute and oversee the learning and development of others

What we will give to you:

• 25 days holiday (+ bank holidays) rising by 1 day for each years’ service
• Paid ‘Wellness’ hour each week along with a ‘Wellness’ hub and Employee Assist Programme
• Contributory pension scheme
• A great selection of benefits incl. discounts for shopping, cinema, holidays, etc.
• A friendly and supportive team
• Training, career development & progression opportunities
• Refer a Friend and receive vouchers if candidate is successful

If this sounds like you and you’d like to begin your journey with Change Grow Live, then we’d love to talk to you

Please note: This post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check at an enhanced level

Salary Range (pro rata if part time)

CGL points 23 to 28, depending on experience.

Salary Range (pro rata if part time): CGL points 23 to 28 (£27,449.52 - £31,529.41) ILW / OLW /Fringe: N/A - Outside London Weighting Area Interview Date: 23/4/2024 Closing Date: 14/4/2024 If you have any questions on this opportunity that you would like to talk through please contact us using the below details:: Audrey Zengeya | audrey.zengeya@cgl.org.uk | 07826187438 : This post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check at an enhanced level.