Role: Housing Support Worker (Substance Misuse)
Based: Wandsworth across 5 premises, including high, medium, and low support
Rate of Pay: £25,630 to £30,490 plus inner London allowance - £4,304
Start Date: ASAP
Duration: Permanent
Hours: 35 hours/ Monday to Sunday
Shifts: Early 0800 – 1530/ Late (Apply online only)
Supporting Futures are recruiting on behalf of an inspirational national charity who have over 50 years’ experience supporting people to rebuild their lives and empowering positive change.
They are looking for Housing Support Workers to join their innovative Southwest London-based Substance Misuse service, which provides housing and support to drug and alcohol users with high, medium, and low support needs
The service works with rough sleepers and/ or those who are at risk of becoming rough sleepers and provides them with first-stage accommodation and supports them through both substance misuse and housing pathways.
You will be responsible for key working clients across 5 premises and will be supporting them with all their practical and emotional needs, working to ensure their safe use of substances and minimise their risk. You will be working closely with partner agencies, including in-house and external recovery programmes, health providers, housing, probation, and specialist charities.
The high support service is a wet service where clients are allowed to use substances on site in a controlled and monitored manner (in line with the organisation's policies). The service operates in a non-judgmental manner and works intensively with its clients to minimise use, harm, and overall risks.
Through their unique approach, they have had some excellent outcomes and have supported clients to thrive through addressing their substance use using a harm reduction approach.
What they are looking for:
Candidates must have at least 2 years’ experience working within Substance Misuse Services
Adult Safeguarding Experience
Knowledge and/ or understanding of the issue relating to substance abuse (working or personal experience accepted)
An understanding of the needs of drug/alcohol users and knowledge of harm reduction techniques
Naloxone trained
Knowledge of complex needs and homeless legislation
Knowledge of the range of community drug services and models of treatment
Knowledge of brief intervention methods and motivational interviewing
Desirable Health & Social Care Level 3 – you will be expected to undertake training to achieve this
They are looking for some with a can-do attitude, common sense, and who can work in a flexible and non-judgmental attitudeSupporting Futures Consulting acts as both an employer and an agency