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About the Role

Change Grow Live is a charity dedicated to making a difference in the lives of service users by offering support and respect in a safe environment. The Foreign Nationals Outreach Worker will assess and engage with service users, ensuring they access the right intervention at the right time. This role supports individuals with substance misuse, who are experiencing rough sleeping, or at risk of homelessness, with a specialization in engaging EU Nationals.

Responsibilities

Report to the Outreach and Community Team Leader within the outreach in Barnet.
Hold a caseload of EU Foreign Nationals experiencing rough sleeping and substance misuse issues.
Collaborate with internal teams and partner agencies (Housing, domestic abuse services, Dual Diagnosis Mental Health) to support service users with complex needs.
Engage with Foreign Nationals who are rough sleeping and sex working through street-based outreach sessions.
Act as the main coordinator for a small caseload of service users, providing comprehensive assessments and Drug and Alcohol support.
Provide screening, assessment, recovery planning, and onward referral.
Reduce drug and alcohol-related harm to service users and the wider community.
Provide advocacy for access to partnership services.
Complete planned outreach projects with partner agencies, including street counts and satellite delivery for vulnerable groups.
Support social (re)integration, promoting recovery, resilience, peer support, and self-determination.
Work with the Police, the Home Office, and anti-trafficking agencies when necessary to address issues relating to exploitation and trafficking.

Requirements

Have a strong understanding of substance misuse issues and experience of working within a similar field.
Be able to communicate effectively with service users from at least two EU member states (Czech, Slovakian, Lithuanian, Polish, Latvian, Hungarian, Romanian).
Be proactive and able to work on own initiative with excellent time management and prioritising skills.
Knowledge of services available in various countries of origin.
Be a supportive team player with strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work in partnership with a wide range of professionals, agencies, and internal/external stakeholders.
Understand the importance of information governance processes and commit to follow and apply all necessary safeguards.
Seek out learning opportunities to improve and broaden professional knowledge and skills, and to contribute and oversee the learning and development of others.
Experience of working with people who have been trafficked or victims of modern-day slavery.
Must already have the right to work in the UK at the time of application.
This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

Skills

Substance misuse assessment
Intervention planning
Community engagement
Caseload management
Cross-agency collaboration
Advocacy
Harm reduction
Social reintegration support
Information governance
Interpersonal skills
Time management
Prioritisation

Location

Barnet

Work Type

Full Time
Permanent

Experience Level

Experience of working within a similar field
Experience of working with people who have been trafficked or victims of modern-day slavery

Salary/Compensations

CGL points 23 to 28 (£28,557.79 - £32,802.41)
Outer London Weighting (£2,250.61)

Benefits

25 days holiday (+ bank holidays) rising by 1 day for each years’ service (Capped at 30 days)
Paid ‘Wellness’ hour each week
‘Wellness’ hub
Employee Assist Programme
Contributory pension scheme
Discounts for shopping, cinema, holidays, etc.
Training, career development & progression opportunities
Refer a friend scheme

About the Company

Change Grow Live is 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.