Outreach Worker - Homelessness & Substance Misuse
Employer:
Location:
City of London, London, SE1 6DF
Pay:
Meets national minimum wage
Contract Type:
Temporary
Hours:
Full time
Disability Confident:
No
Closing Date:
15/11/2026
About this job
- Homelessness & Substance Misuse Location: London
- covering all 33 boroughs Working: Fully remote / community-based Pay: £18+ per hour Umbrella, depending on substance misuse experience Dates: 1 November 2026 - 31 March 2027 Hours: Monday-Friday, 9am-5pm - 37.5 hours per week Full-time only We are currently recruiting Outreach Workers to support people experiencing homelessness and rough sleeping across London, helping them engage with community drug and alcohol treatment services.
About the role This is a fully remote and community-based position with no fixed office base.
You will complete your administration and paperwork from home, while the majority of your working day will be spent meeting clients face to face across London and attending multi-agency meetings.
Laptop provided Work phone provided Oyster card provided for work-related travel You will provide psychosocial and time-limited support to people experiencing homelessness and rough sleeping, helping them overcome barriers and engage with drug and alcohol treatment.
What you'll be doing
- Build relationships with people who may be difficult to engage
- Support clients to access and engage with drug & alcohol treatment services
- Use motivational interviewing, trauma-informed and strengths-based approaches
- Manage a caseload and complete assessments, support plans and reviews
- Complete risk assessments and identify safeguarding concerns
- Meet clients face to face across all 33 London boroughs
- Attend multi-agency meetings and work closely with partner organisations
- Work alongside hostels, homelessness services, outreach teams and community drug & alcohol services
- Provide brief interventions and harm-reduction support
- Complete accurate case notes and administration from home
- Work closely with colleagues and partner agencies to coordinate effective support
What are we looking for?
- Substance misuse / drug & alcohol services
- Homelessness or rough sleeping
- Outreach or community-based support
- Caseload management
- Motivational interviewing
- Trauma-informed support
- Safeguarding and risk management
- Multi-agency working
- Experience supporting people with opiates, alcohol dependency, relapse, harm reduction or treatment pathways would be particularly useful.
You’ll need to be comfortable working remotely, managing your own diary, travelling independently across London and engaging with people who may have complex needs.
- What's on offer? £18+ per hour Umbrella
- depending on substance misuse expertise 1 November 2026 - 31 March 2027 Monday-Friday, 9am-5pm - 37.5 hours per week Fully remote working No fixed office base Oyster card provided for work travel Laptop & phone provided London-wide
- all 33 boroughs Predominantly face-to-face client work If you have experience in substance misuse, homelessness, rough sleeping or outreach and want a role where you can work remotely while making a direct difference in the community, we'd love to hear from you!
Morgan Hunt is an equal opportunities employer, job suitability are assessed on merit in accordance with their skills, qualifications and abilities to perform the relevant duties required in a particular role.
Jobs are provided by the Find a Job Service from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).
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Outreach Worker - Homelessness & Substance Misuse employer: Morgan Hunt UK Ltd
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