Rough Sleeper Outreach Worker
Location: London N15 6HR
Salary: £26,250 - £34,650 per annum
The organisation is a vibrant and growing charity with over 30 years' experience working with individuals, families and communities affected by health and social inequalities across the country with a focus on improving peoples wellbeing. The organisation is one of Englands most successful home-grown charities. They have over 1,100 staff and around 100 volunteers providing services for over 20,000 people. Their specialist services include substance use, clinical, employment training and education, housing services, housing support and health, young people, and families services.
The Role
As an Outreach Practitioner you will support people who are homeless or vulnerably housed to increase access to substance misuse support, to sustain accommodation and ultimately move into settled accommodation.
Your duties will include but not limited to:
1. You will deliver satellite provisions at co-locations such as GPs, probation, hostels etc.
2. You will deliver harm reduction, brief interventions as well as being responsible for the care planning, risk assessing, and case management for service users allocated to you.
3. You will have previous voluntary or paid experience of working in a client facing role and using active listening skills on a day-to-day basis.