Your new companyWorking for a leading charity who specialise in the Mental Health, Substance Misuse and Homelessness services. Aiming to support and provide service users with an opportunity to lead positive, happy lives in the futureYour new rolePlease note you must be a car driver for this role:The Assertive Outreach role is a new role to the Surrey i-access service and will involve targeted delivery of interventions in community settings.Engaging with vulnerable individuals that are not currently accessing treatment but who may be living a chaotic life with complex drug and/or alcohol needs.These roles will be focussed on engaging Opiate users and other drug and/or alcohol users with community-based treatment provision whilst supporting them to minimise risk of harm.Complexities and vulnerabilities for these individuals will include:
* Physical and mental health,
* High risk drug and/or alcohol use,
* Homelessness and insecure housing,
* Domestic violence and abuse, and isolation.
If you were working with us, here are some things you would have done last week:
1. Worked closely with partners from neighbourhood policing teams, probation, housing, community safety teams and a range of other health and social care agencies to engage and re-engage service users into drug and alcohol treatment.
2. Provided outreach with a focus on eng...