Outreach Worker (Part-Time) (Permanent, Part Time)

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 have an exciting opportunity for a Harm Reduction Outreach Worker who has the skills and experience to assess and engage with our service users, ensuring that they access the right intervention at the right time, in a way that best meets their needs and can reduce harm

Full Time Hours

Contract Type

Permanent

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.

Ensure that Health Promotion and Harm Reduction messages are integrated throughout the local recovery services.

Deliver effective harm reduction services, including the provision of needle and syringe programme, testing for blood borne virus and access to treatment for blood borne viruses and injecting related injuries/complications.

Do design and deliver workforce development and training across multiple alcohol and drug awareness domains to specialist staff in the local services and the wider workforce as needed

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 general public to reduce harm, raise awareness and promote services, liaising closely with Public Health Specialists, Commissioners, and Health Promotion colleagues across the region to ensure joined-up working.

Contribute to Public Health initiatives and campaigns via all relevant strategic and implementation groups.

Ensure that best practice is adhered to in relation to safeguarding children and adults at risk.

Meet all monitoring and reporting requirements.

Take responsibility for personal development and participate in regular supervision and appraisal.

Ability to build and maintain networks and effective working relationships with a full range of health professionals, statutory officers, and community/voluntary workers

The ability to work with confidence and patience with clients unwilling to engage with services and those that exhibit challenging behaviour

Enjoy a dedicated weekly Wellness Hour, access to our Wellness Hub, and a comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme to support your mental and emotional health.

We’re committed to your development, with extensive training, funded learning, and pathways into senior or specialist roles.

Benefit from transparent pay, a contributory pension scheme, and additional support through our wellbeing resources.

Start with 25 days of annual leave plus bank holidays(pro rata), increasing to the maximum 30 days over five years of service.

Where possible, we’re open to discussing working patterns that help you maintain a healthy work-life balance.

Enjoy discounts on shopping, cinema trips, holidays and more, along with our Refer a Friend scheme.

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high number of applications, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

This post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check at an enhanced level.