Come and join us as an Outreach recovery practitioner working in the borough of Kingston upon Thames. The Role This is an exciting opportunity to support the homeless population into treatment to address drug and alcohol needs. You will be: • Engaging with vulnerable individuals who are or may be at risk of homelessness and have experienced housing challenges, with substance misuse, alcohol, and mental health difficulties as part of a multi-disciplinary team. • Making positive changes in peoples’ lives, through a non-judgmental, recovery-based approach that values the strengths and choices of those individuals. The role will require dynamic partnership working; liaising with a broad range of services to provide wrap-around risk management focussed care. Assertively and creatively trying to engage individuals who may be treatment resistant or re-engage those that have had unsuccessful episodes of treatment in the past. The Service Via Kingston is a fully integrated substance misuse service, providing clinical and psychosocial interventions, operating from a main treatment hub in Surbiton. The team actively promotes recovery and works with individuals that are directly and indirectly affected by substance misuse, working with the local community to improve the health, wellbeing and functioning of Kingston residents, irrespective of circumstance. Location The role is based at the Via Kingston, but at times may involve travel to external meetings and satellites within the borough, and to other Via locations as needed. To see the generous range of benefits we offer at Via including 30 days annual leave for all new starters, our health and wellbeing initiatives, financial perks and development opportunities – visit our Benefits Package For an informal chat about the role please contact Michelle Lally, Nurse Team Leader (Rough Sleepers team) [email protected], or Paul Dryland, Team Leader via [email protected] or 07761 041334. The closing date for applications is Wednesday 4 September at midnight. Interviews are likely to take place week commencing 9 September.