Specialist Women’s Outreach Worker

For over 24 years Oasis Project (Oasis) has been delivering services for women with drug and alcohol problems and children affected by drug use in the family. We are an innovative organisation aiming to empower women affected by substance misuse. We give help and hope to women and children affected by drug and alcohol problems. Our employees demonstrate understanding of the complex issues facing women substance misusers in order to help empower them to make choices that lead to change.

This role is based in Hastings, East Sussex. There will be some home working but also an expectation for the post holder to work from the office and undertake outreach work.

Oasis is committed to inclusion and diversity and welcomes applications from people with relevant life as well as professional experience, and those with disabilities who are currently under-represented in the organisation. People from Black and Minority Ethnic communities are underrepresented in our organisation and we strongly welcome applications from this group.

What you will do:

As a Specialist Women’s Worker, you will work holistically with a small caseload of women across East Sussex who are vulnerably housed (e.g. living in Temporary or Emergency Accommodation or ‘sofa surfing’) and may have multiple and complex needs including substance misuse, domestic abuse, experience of the Criminal Justice System, and poor mental and physical health. You will work with women on an outreach basis to deliver an intensive, relationship-based model of support. You will drive good practice, working effectively within multi-disciplinary teams and utilising the expertise of Oasis Project to contribute to enhancing safety, health and well-being for the women you work with.

You will have:

• Social Work, Nursing (RMN, RGN) or Counselling Qualification or +3 years’ experience of working in a support role with people with complex needs and substance misuse
• Significant experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team and participating in multi-agency relationship building and working
• An understanding of current issues related to substance misuse
• Experience of delivering interventions promoting behaviour change
• Experience of safeguarding children and vulnerable adults legislation and processes
• Experience of supervising others, or supporting colleagues in their roles to achieve effective outcomes as a team

What we offer:

• 28 days holiday plus bank holidays (pro rata for part time workers)
• We are a Brighton and Hove living wage employer and hold the Investors in People Award
• Contributory pension scheme
• Paid well-being hour once a month
• Company and statutory sick pay scheme
• Family friendly policies
• Learning and development opportunities via a range of methods
• A focus on well-being and balancing flexible working hours alongside organisational priorities
• Relaxed dress code

For a full job description, person specification and application pack for any of these roles please visit our website www.oasisproject.org.uk ; or you can email recruitment@oasisproject.org.uk . If you would like to chat to someone about these roles please contact us on 01273 696970 and we can direct to the appropriate manager. Closing date for applications is 9am on Wednesday 7 December 2022. Interviews will take place week commencing 12 December. They will take place online. Application is by application form only, please do not send a CV as this will not be accepted as an application. We usually receive a high volume of applications, and we advise to apply as early as possible. If you do not hear from us by 12 December you will not have been successful on this occasion.