Outreach Practitioner JOB0267

• Job Reference
• JOB267
• Location
• Camden & Islington
• Salary
• £29,124 - £32,946 per annum inclusive of London Weighting where applicable
• Vacancy Type
• Permanent/Full Time
• Working Hours
• 37.5 hours per week
• Application Deadline
• Sunday, October 26, 2025
• Job Summary
• Are you looking for a sense of purpose in your job? Would you like to support people who have experienced homelessness and addiction?

  Being an assertive outreach worker is varied and rewarding work. It also gives invaluable insight into health and social care systems for anyone looking to go into public health and policy work.

  The main purpose of the role is to provide excellent quality/support with strong communication skills as the post holder will be providing care to people who use our services who may be mentally unwell, have experienced trauma and who have struggled to engage with mainstream services.

  Applicants will be able to work flexible working pattens with partner agencies, to give the best possible care.

  Direct experience in substance misuse is not mandatory, although the applicant must be able to learn on the job and be willing to undertake training.

  The Service

  Via Rough Sleepers Projects is an integrated community service which offers Intensive Recovery Outreach and Dedicated Support to Rough Sleepers in Camden & Islington. The project provides coordinated and wrap around care to rough sleepers/street active individuals with substance misuse issues.

  The service consists of both clinical and psychosocial elements and is CQC registered to provide a range of interventions including BBV and health interventions, OST, and community detox.

  Locationand hours

  Islington and Camden

  Your working hours will be varied from 9am – 5pm, and early mornings 6am - 2pm and evenings 2pm - 8pm.

  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 PackageFor an informal discussion about the position please contactPatricia Ballard, Team Manager on0300 303 4545 orPatricia.Ballard@viaorg.uk

  The closing date for applications is

  Sunday 26 October at midnight.

  The interview date is Friday 3 October 2025. We encourage early applicants as we could close early.

  Interviews may be in person of via Teams

  We only accept applications via

  http://www.viaorg.uk/work-at-via/career-paths/using our application form, sorry we don’t accept CVs. For guidance on how to complete the application visithttp://www.viaorg.uk/work-at-via/how-to-apply/. Please submit your application as soon as possible as we may close adverts at any time if we receive a sufficient number of applications.

  Via welcomes enquiries from everyone, and we value diversity in our workplace. Our commitment to promoting diversity and developing a workplace environment where all staff are treated with dignity and respect is central to our recruitment process.

  We’re a Disability Confident Employer and are committed to the employment and career development of disabled people. We offer an interview to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for our jobs, please confirm in the personal statement part of our application form that you are applying under this scheme.

  Appointment to all our posts are subject to satisfactory completion of our safeguarding checks including DBS and we follow safer recruiting principles

  Please email

  people@viaorg.ukif you have any recruitment enquiries or if you require this documentation in an accessible format.

  Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people of colour are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Via we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

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