Overview
Recovery Outreach Practitioner – Brent
We are seeking a dedicated Recovery Outreach Practitioner to join our team in Brent on a 3-month contract. The role involves working with homeless individuals and those affected by substance misuse, delivering recovery-focused outreach and support within a collaborative team.
Responsibilities
- Deliver high-quality, person-centred, low-threshold street-based interventions to individuals who are rough sleeping or at risk of homelessness
- Manage a small, complex caseload including assessments, evidence-based interventions, recovery planning, and aftercare support
- Conduct street outreach to engage and re-engage homeless individuals misusing substances, building trusting relationships with street-active people
- Provide psychosocial one-to-one interventions such as harm reduction advice, overdose prevention (including naloxone), blood-borne virus education, and opioid replacement therapy
- Facilitate access to mutual aid, education, employment, health, and wellbeing services, and signpost to additional community resources
- Work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams, housing providers, and local authorities to support service users into treatment and reduce street drinking and anti-social behaviour
- Maintain accurate, timely case records using designated management systems in compliance with data protection policies
- Actively participate in multi-disciplinary review meetings and safeguarding activities, ensuring adherence to organisational and statutory safeguarding policies
Qualifications
- Experience working with substance misuse services or socially excluded/vulnerable groups
- Ability to work calmly under pressure and meet deadlines
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with a team-oriented approach
- Demonstrable ability to deliver high-quality service to people with complex needs
- Strong IT skills, including Microsoft Office, digital platforms, and case management systems (e.g., Nebula, System One)
- NVQ/QCF/RCF Level 3 in Health and Social Care or equivalent (or willingness to complete within 2 years)
- Knowledge of relevant health and social care regulatory frameworks (CQC, NICE, etc.)
- Valid driver’s license is desirable but not essential
Benefits
- £250 Training Allowance to support ongoing development
- Dedicated Specialist Consultant to assist throughout placement
- Work with thousands of clients nationwide, gaining diverse experience
- Daily payroll runs ensuring timely payments
- Free Candidate Registrations
- Referral and Loyalty Bonus Schemes
- Sign Up Bonus available
- Free compliance checks to support your application and ongoing employment
Recovery Outreach Practitioner - Brent employer: Service Care Solutions Ltd
As a Tribunal & Mediation Officer with our local authority, you will be part of a dedicated team committed to making a meaningful impact in the lives of children with special educational needs and disabilities. Our hybrid working model offers flexibility, allowing you to balance remote work with occasional office attendance in the vibrant South East, while our supportive work culture fosters professional growth and collaboration with various stakeholders. Join us to contribute to vital casework and dispute resolution, all while enjoying competitive remuneration and the opportunity to enhance your expertise in SEND legislation.
Contact Details:
Service Care Solutions Ltd Recruitment Team
