Harm Reduction 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.

We are currently recruiting a **Harm Reduction Outreach Worker **to join our Waltham Forest Team

The post holder will Lead the development and production of alcohol and drug-related resources for service users, at-risk groups including young people, people who identify as LGBTQIU, older people, the wider workforce, and the public to reduce harm, raise awareness and promote services.

**Where**:Waltham Forest

**Hours**:37.5hrs per week

**Salary**: £27,449.53 - £31,529.41 dependent on experience

Allowance: £2163.72 Outer London Weighting

**Responsibilities**:
**About the role**:

- Ensure that Health Promotion and Harm Reduction messages are integrated throughout the recovery service
- Support operational managers to deliver Recovery Focused, Therapeutic, Psychosocial drug and alcohol treatment services in conjunction with key partners and stakeholders across the area
- Work with people who have lost contact with services to ensure that they are able to access required support
- Liaising closely with Public Health Specialists, Commissioners, and Health Promotion colleagues across the region to ensure joined-up working
- Engage those who have never had contact with drug and alcohol services but could benefit from support
- To establish contact with rough sleepers and beggars; working within protocols to rapidly assist service users through street outreach shifts at a variety of times and a range of locations
- To identify and target entrenched rough sleepers including those unwilling to
engage with services, providing assertive outreach

**About you**:

- Experience of delivering harm reduction interventions for both alcohol and
drugs in one to one and group work settings
- Ability to build and maintain networks and effective working relationships with a full range of health professionals, statutory officers, and community/voluntary workers
- In-depth knowledge of at least one of the following: drug use, alcohol misuse,
mental health
- The ability to work with confidence and patience with clients unwilling to
engage with services and those that exhibit challenging behaviour
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to work independently, but also to contribute to team working

**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

**_
Please read attached Job Description for a more detailed outline of responsibilities and Person Specification_**

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