Navigation Practitioner - Via

Job Introduction

Job Reference

JOB0215

Job Summary

Would you like to work in an outreach capacity to support our most vulnerable residents into treatment. Greenwich has a dynamic and experienced team who would love to hear from you.

The Role

We are looking for a dynamic and driven individual who is committed to providing assertive outreach to those who use our services. Could you help engage or re-engage the homeless population into wellbeing services and drug and alcohol treatment. You will be able to work both independently and as part of a supportive team to:

• to carry out triage and comprehensive substance misuse assessments, risk assessments and develop person-centred Recovery Care Plans predominantly with them.
• to conduct street outreach to engage/re-engage homeless individuals misusing substances.
• to conduct assessments at local hospitals and liaise with their substance misuse team on a daily basis.
• to develop strong links and partnerships with a wide range of community groups aimed towards vulnerable people to encourage and promote access into services for people.
• to deliver satellite provisions within local services e.g., GPs, probation, hostels etc.
• to deliver harm reduction advice, well-being, education, and support.
• to work in collaboration with partner agencies in housing, immigration, healthcare, etc.

The Service

Via Greenwich is a fully integrated substance misuse service, providing clinical and psychosocial interventions, operating from a main treatment hub in Woolwich. The team actively promotes recovery and works with individuals that are directly and indirectly affected by substance misuse, working with the local community to improve the health, wellbeing and functioning of Greenwich residents, irrespective of circumstance.   
 
Via Greenwich Navigation team aim to improve service integration, as well as engaging and connecting with partners across the borough to create sustainable pathways.   The team will ensure wrap around support for complex people including those in the Criminal Justice system. 

Location

Via Greenwich, 821 Woolwich Road, Charlton, SE7 8LJ.

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 Package 

For an informal chat about the role please contact Rutanya Ford, Navigation Team Leader via Rutanya.Ford@viaorg.uk

The closing date for applications is Friday 8 August at midnight.

Interviews are likely to take place week commencing 18 August.

All our applications are sifted by humans. Please send us applications that reflect your own knowledge, experience and values and not applications that have been generated by artificial intelligence (AI).

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 visit http://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.uk if you have any recruitment enquiries or if you require this documentation in an accessible format.