Keyworker - Street Injecting Support Service

Exciting Opportunity to Join Our Team Post: Keyworker Street Injecting Support Service NI64/08/26/1v-2 Salary: Grade 5 salary scale: £26,679 - £31,325 per annum Hours: 37.5 hours per week Contract Status: Fixed Term Until 31st May 2027 Location: Belfast City Centre About the service: Extern SISS delivers outreach support to people who inject drugs (PWID) in Belfast city centre to access services such as housing and health care. The team also removes inappropriately discarded injecting equipment in the community and engage with stakeholders, city centre businesses and other support agencies with the aim of reducing the impact of injecting drug use, developing partnership working and providing advice and guidance on problematic substance use issues and responding to overdose incidents. Keyworkers will offer PWID bespoke harm reduction advice, 1-1 listening ear support, and signposting to local support services. The service operating hours are 9am-9pm Mon-Friday and 9am-5pm Saturday and Sunday. Successful postholders will be included in the project rota. Extern SISS operates a low threshold, high tolerance approach to practice with service users who are often marginalised and vulnerable. The service promotes core values of respect, support and acceptance and is delivered using a trauma informed approach. Full details of the role and the essential criteria are detailed in the Job Description and Person Specification available at the following link; ..... full job details .....