Recovery Outreach Practitioner - Brent

Recovery Outreach Practitioner - Brent

Are you passionate about supporting vulnerable individuals and making a real difference in the community? We are seeking a dedicated Recovery Outreach Practitioner to join our team in Brent on a 3-month contract. If you have experience working with homeless people, substance misuse issues, and street outreach, this is an excellent opportunity to contribute to meaningful recovery outcomes while working with a supportive and professional team.

Job Title: Recovery Outreach Practitioner - Brent
Employment Type: Contract (3 months)
Location: Brent
Salary/Pay Rate: Please contact us for details

Candidate Responsibilities:

As a Recovery Outreach Practitioner, your key responsibilities will include:

• Delivering high-quality, person-centred, low-threshold street-based interventions to individuals who are rough sleeping or at risk of homelessness
• Managing a small, complex caseload including assessments, evidence-based interventions, recovery planning, and aftercare support
• Conducting street outreach to engage and re-engage homeless individuals misusing substances, building trusting relationships with street-active people
• Providing psychosocial one-to-one interventions such as harm reduction advice, overdose prevention (including naloxone), blood-borne virus education, and Opiate Replacement Therapy
• Facilitating access to mutual aid, education, employment, health, and wellbeing services, along with signposting to additional community resources
• Working collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams, housing providers, and local authorities to support service users into treatment and reduce street drinking and anti-social behaviour
• Maintaining accurate, timely case records using designated management systems in compliance with data protection policies
• Actively participating in multi-disciplinary review meetings and safeguarding activities, ensuring adherence to organisational and statutory safeguarding policies

Candidate Requirements:

• 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

Candidate Benefits:

• £250 Training Allowance to support your ongoing development
• Dedicated Specialist Consultant to assist throughout your 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