Outreach Worker

Job summary

The principal purpose of our Outreach Worker is to improve the health and wellbeing of people with a range of substance misuse difficulties. This will be achieved by engaging with individuals experiencing substance use and supporting them to access drug and alcohol treatment and concentrating on engaging with individuals who are not currently accessing treatment and will have a particular focus on opiate clients.

Most of time will be spent working out in the community, at a range of venues across Torbay. These will include outside spaces, Shrublands House, Leonard Stocks Hostel and venues where those hard to engage often frequent

Our Outreach Worker will collaborate with staff from the RSI team, mental health teams and town centre wardens as well as other partners in the community, exploring innovative methods to engage individuals into treatment.

We are looking for someone who is passionate about what we do, and with a positive and engaging approach to our service users and staff.

Main duties of the job

• Support people through recovery from drug and alcohol use by practicing an empathetic and always understanding approach
• Act with professionalism and integrity, being a role model to those around them and ensuring everyone has an equal opportunity
• Provide a service that is tailormade to meet the needs of the individual and to understand that our patients / customer needs an adaptable and responsive approach
• Work as part of a team demonstrating effective communication and work collaboratively with colleagues inside and outside of the department
• Be curious and creative about new possibilities, whilst identifying what works well and to do more of it

About us

Why Work With Us

Torbay Recovery Initiatives is committed and working towards becoming a Trauma Informed service. We strive to deliver client focussed, compassionate care that aligns to our Trust values. We are a supportive and friendly team who come from a wide range of backgrounds and experiences. As a team we actively embrace and encourage applications from people who have a lived experience of alcohol and drug treatment and recovery. We are proud to be part of Growth in Action the wider multi-complex needs alliance in Torbay.