Job Details: Drug and Alcohol Outreach Worker
Waythrough launched in October 2024 following the merger of Humankind and Richmond Fellowship. Our vision is to break down the barriers that stop people getting the support they need to live a life they value. We tackle poverty and disadvantage in communities, through mental health, drug and alcohol, housing and related support.
We have almost 200 services around England – and nearly 3,500 amazing staff and volunteers who run them. Every year our services support around 125,000 people.
“When you choose to work for us, you’re choosing more than just a job, you’re choosing to make a difference”
Drug and Alcohol Outreach Worker
Working hours: 37 hours per week, Monday-Friday with a late night on a Monday until 8pm which will be worked on a rota basis.
Location: Base location is 7 North Park Road, Harrogate, HG1 5PD
About the Service...
North Yorkshire Horizons is a service made up of several key partners led by Waythrough, enabling the development of a peer led, recovery community. Providing a safe environment in which people can develop the life skills, and confidence to achieve and maintain recovery and abstinence from their substance misuse, successfully re-integrate into society, and become active, contributing citizens.
About the role...
We have two exciting opportunities to join our North Yorkshire Horizon service in Harrogate, which offers individualised support packages for people who are experiencing problematic drug and alcohol use.
Key duties for both roles will include:
* Working proactively to engage with individuals experiencing a range of different complexities and vulnerabilities, delivering a variety of harm reduction interventions on an outreach basis, and working towards supporting a small caseload of these cases towards engaging with wider treatment provision and support.
* Deliver effective harm reduction interventions, including needle exchange, Blood Borne Virus interventions and advice around injecting related issues.
* Promote harm reduction, public health initiatives, messages and campaigns.
* Work with multi-agency partners to reduce the harms and comorbidities multiple disadvantage can bring.
About you...
* Previous experience of working within the substance misuse sector.
* Knowledge of completing service user assessments including comprehensive and risk assessments.
* An NVQ or equivalent in Health and Social Care is desirable.
* A full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle is essential for this role.
What can Waythrough offer you...
* Generous annual leave entitlement (27 days, plus bank holidays, increasing to 32 after 1 years’ service)
* Annual leave purchase scheme
* Enhanced occupational sick pay
* Enhanced employer contribution to your workplace pension
* Death in service benefit
* Free Will writing
* Eyecare vouchers
* Blue light card discount
* Fantastic learning and development opportunities, including free training courses
* Work-life balance- flexible working and family friendly policies
* Happy, Healthy You! – our wellbeing offers for our workforce
* Employee Assist Programme and Waythrough Support Networks
Waythrough is an equal opportunities employer
We value unique perspectives and experiences that everyone can bring, and fully understand the strength in diversity and inclusion. We encourage applications from all backgrounds, regardless of race, gender, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, or disability. If you have a genuine passion for working for us, we want to hear from you. We also welcome applications from people with lived experience with substance use. If you require support with your application, please contact the Recruitment Team at people.recruitment@waythrough.org.uk
Applications Close Date: 02 Mar 2025
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