Outreach Practitioner

Outreach Recovery Practitioner Overview

This is an exciting opportunity to support the homeless population into treatment to address drug and alcohol needs.

Responsibilities

• Engaging with vulnerable individuals who are or may be at risk of homelessness and have experienced housing challenges, with substance misuse, alcohol, and mental health difficulties as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
• Making positive changes in peoples' lives, through a non-judgmental, recovery-based approach that values the strengths and choices of those individuals.

The Service

Via Kingston is a fully integrated substance misuse service, providing clinical and psychosocial interventions, operating from a main treatment hub in Surbiton. The team actively promotes recovery and works with individuals that are directly and indirectly affected by substance misuse, working with the local community to improve the health, wellbeing and functioning of Kingston residents, irrespective of circumstance.

Location

The role is based at the Via Kingston hub, but at times may involve travel to external meetings and satellites within the borough, and to other Via locations as needed.

Benefits

30 days annual leave for all new starters, health and wellbeing initiatives, financial perks and development opportunities.

EEO Statement

We welcome enquiries from everyone, and we value diversity in our workplace. We're a Disability Confident Employer and are committed to the employment and career development of disabled people. Appointment to all our posts are subject to satisfactory completion of our safeguarding checks including DBS and we follow safer recruiting principles.

Application Contact

For an informal chat about the role please contact Ray Joseph, Rough Sleepers Team Leader, via .