Overview:
Change Grow Live are a charity dedicated to the belief that we can make a difference to our Service Users lives, offering support and respect in a safe environment, treating each user as an individual and working with them to find the right treatment and care options.
Our core values are ‘Be open, be compassionate and be bold’ and our team members apply these daily to achieve our mission of helping people change the direction of their lives, grow as individuals, and live life to its full potential.
A fantastic, new opportunity has arisen to become a Homelessness Outreach Worker, engaging with rough sleepers with the aim of moving them into more settled lifestyles. We hope this role will be for you.
Please note: This is a fixed-term opportunity with funding currently confirmed until 31 March 2027.
Where: Hull
Full Time Hours: 37.5 per week
Full-time hours at Change Grow Live are 37.5 hours per week. For part-time roles, the salary and payments will be pro rata based on contracted hours.
Responsibilities:
About the role:
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Supporting service users from point of entry into the service and through their treatment/recovery journey
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Providing screening, assessment, and recovery planning and onward referral
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Reducing drug and alcohol related harm to service users and the wider community
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Promoting carer, service user and community involvement
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Providing advocacy for access to partnership services
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Working with service users to support social (re)integration, enabling them to lead meaningful and purposeful lives: promoting recovery, resilience, peer support and self-determination
About you:
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Have a strong understanding of substance misuse issues and experience of working within a similar field
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Be an excellent communicator, both verbal and written with good IT skills
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Proactive and able to work on own initiative with excellent time management and prioritising skills
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Have a good working knowledge of mental health interventions, services, and good practice
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Be a supportive team player with strong interpersonal skills with the ability to work in partnership with a wide range of professionals, agencies, and internal/external stakeholders
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Ability to manage change successfully in a way that prioritises the needs of service users
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Understand the importance of information governance processes and commit to follow and apply all necessary safeguards
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Seek out learning opportunities to improve and broaden your professional knowledge and skills and to contribute and oversee the learning and development of others
What we will give to you:
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25 days of annual leave, plus bank holidays. Additionally, you'll receive one extra day of annual leave for each year of service during your first five years, therefore you will enjoy 30 days of leave after five years with us
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Paid ‘Wellness’ hour each week along with a ‘Wellness’ hub and Employee Assist Programme
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Contributory pension scheme
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Several benefits incl. discounts for shopping, cinema, holidays, etc.
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A friendly and supportive team
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Training, career development & progression opportunities
Please ensure that when completing your application form and supporting statement, you reflect on the details outlined in the job description. This will help us understand how your skills and experiences align with the requirements of the role.
As we want to get to know you, not an AI tool. Please make sure your application is written in your own words and genuinely reflects your skills, experience and motivation for this role.
Please note: This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship. Applicants must already have the right to work in the UK at the time of application. For applicants with time-limited visas, unfortunately, we are unable to support new visa applications or extensions.
We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high number of applications, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.
Salary Range (pro rata if part time): CGL points 23 to 28 (£28,557.79 - £32,802.41) ILW / OLW /Fringe: N/A - Outside London Weighting Area Closing Date: 12/8/2026 If you have any questions on this opportunity that you would like to talk through please contact us using the below details:: Jade Murphy |
[email protected] : This post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check at an enhanced level.
