Outreach Worker

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 support them to access drug and alcohol treatment
• Concentrate 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
• 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
• 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
  
  

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.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Clare Moore Job title: Service Manager Email address: [email protected] Telephone number: 01803 291129