Outreach Worker

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. 

Our core values are ‘Be open, be compassionate and be bold’ and our team members apply these daily to achieve our mission of helping people change the direction of their lives, grow as individuals, and live life to its full potential. 

We are currently recruiting an Outreach Worker to work as part of the Kirklees Outreach team delivering psychosocial interventions to service users across Kirklees. The ideal candidate will have the skills and experience to assess and engage with our service users as well as local communities.

Where: Based in Huddersfield, to work across Kirklees

Full Time Hours: 37.5 per week

Full time Salary Range: £27,861.26 - £32,002.35 Dependent on experience, pro rata for part time hours

Full-time hours at Change Grow Live are 37.5 hours per week. For part-time roles, the salary and payments will be pro rata based on contracted hours.

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 self-determination.

About you:

• Have a strong understanding of complex substance use 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), increasing annually for the first five years.
• 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

Please ensure you fully complete the personal statement in the screening questions, outlining how you meet the person specification and job criteria.   

If you require sponsorship, please note that this role is not eligible for a Health and Care Worker visa. You may be eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route but must meet the minimum salary requirements for the role. You can find out more here Skilled Worker visa: Overview - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

If you are passionate, eager to learn and develop your skills in working with individuals who need support in relation to their drug and alcohol use – then this might be a perfect opportunity for you!