Outreach Worker - Huddersfield, United Kingdom - Change Grow Live

Change Grow Live
Change Grow Live
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Huddersfield, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

Tom O´Connor

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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.


Where:
Based in Huddersfield, to work acros Kirklees


Hours:37.5 per week


Salary:
£27, £31,529.41


Contract Type:
Permanent.


Responsibilities:


About the role:


  • Deliver targeted outreach, engaging with clients that may face barriers to treatment
  • Deliver psychosocial interventions as part of the Drug and Alcohol Recovery Service within the community of Kirklees
  • Work in partnership with other partnership agencies as part of an integrated service.
  • Engage with communities and partner agencies to raise the profile of the service at events across Kirklees
  • 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 selfdetermination.

About you:


  • Have a strong understanding of complex substance misuse 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.
  • 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.
  • Work flexibly and be prepared to work some evenings and weekend where necessary
  • 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 Scheme


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.

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