Drug and Alcohol Practitioner

LLOYD'S REGISTER INTERNATIONAL; Swadlincote; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave

Pension scheme

Life assurance

Wellbeing talks and activities

Training and career development

Job summary

Phoenix Futures Group in Swadlincote is seeking a Drug and Alcohol Practitioner to support adults who are involved with the criminal justice system. You will coordinate care, deliver 1:1 and group psychosocial and harm-reduction interventions, and help reduce drug/alcohol use and reoffending while collaborating with local services.

The role covers outreach within Swadlincote and South Derbyshire, requires a driving licence, and offers training and a permanent contract.

Qualifications

• Must have driving licence and access to own vehicle for work.
• Willing to learn and work in drug and alcohol field with commitment to helping people involved in the criminal justice system.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate care and deliver 1:1 and group psychosocial and harm reduction interventions.
• Engage people in Swadlincote and South Derbyshire; work with those on licence conditions, ATR/DRR orders, or IOM.
• Liaise with Courts, Liaison and Diversion, Prison healthcare, Probation and other services to plan community-based care.

Job description

Drug and Alcohol Practitioner

The Derbyshire Recovery Partnership are looking to recruit a passionate and enthusiastic individual to be our new drug and alcohol workerin Swadlincote. This role will be working with people involved in the criminal justice system, who may be leaving prison or are already living in the local community.

There will be plenty of drug and alcohol and criminal justice training provided; it's not essential to already have experience of this. We're looking for transferrable skills and someone who is keen to learn and excited about this field of work and helping people that have been/are involved with criminality.

The Role

In this role you will be trained to co-ordinate care and deliver 121 and groups focused on psychosocial and harm reduction interventions to people who use our service. This cohort of people accessing our service may be subject to licence conditions, Alcohol Treatment Requirement (ATR) and Drug Rehabilitation Requirement (DRR) court orders, and may be involved with the Integrated Offender Management (IOM) team, Courts, Liaison and Diversion, Prison healthcare, Probation services. The focus of this role is helping engage people to address their drug/alcohol use and reduce criminality, improving their health outcomes and quality of life.

This role involves managing a small caseload where you will provide a high intensity and frequency of support to people living in the Swadlincote and South Derbyshire community.

There is also an opportunity to apply for prison vetting and once cleared you can conduct some prison in-reach with people who will shortly be leaving prison to return to their local community in Derbyshire. We conduct prison in-reach primarily in HMP Foston Hall, HMP Nottingham and HMP Ranby, and in-reach will involve assessing the treatment needs of people leaving prison and supporting them by involving other services as you plan comprehensive community-based care. You will liaise closely and regularly with other relevant professionals and involve specialist local services within your role.

This role will be based in at our Swadlincote office, working 37.5 hours per week; Monday-Friday 9am-5pm, on a permanent contract. Due to the outreach and responsive nature of this role, applicants must have a driving licence and access to their own vehicle for work and travel expenses for outreach are reimbursed.

Successful applicants will be able to demonstrate a clear passion for working with people using drugs and/or alcohol that are also involved in the criminal justice system. Applicants will have an innovative, motivating and proactive approach to their work.

Your Rewards

• Starting salary of £26,298 with opportunity to access potential yearly salary increments subject to appraisal, meaning potential salary increase up to£28,000 per annum
• 25 days' annual leave plus Bank Holidays (increasing each year to a maximum of 30 days) (pro rata)
• Benefits including season ticket loan, pension scheme and life assurance
• Support through occupational sick pay, eye-care vouchers and regular wellbeing talks and activities
• Continuous training and career development via PXL our dedicated learning management system
• Access to a 24/7 Employee Assistance programme including telephone and online access
• Access to healthcare discounts including Blue Light Discount
• A rewarding role with the opportunity to help us support people on their journey to recovery and change their lives for the better.
• We'll ensure you get all the training and support you need to thrive and succeed in your role and find your place amongst our incredible and collaborative team.

About Phoenix Futures:

Phoenix Futures Group is a charity with almost 60 years' experience and a leading provider of drug and alcohol treatment. Our values are what define us and ensure we work to the highest standards. We believe in being the best, we are passionate about recovery, we value our history and use it to inform our future. We work with local authorities, other charities and service providers across the country to deliver innovative programmes and projects that change lives for the better, setting people on the path to health and emotional wellbeing.

We provide a diverse range of services, our expertise in psychosocial treatment and support is the common thread that runs through everything we do. People need psychological interventions, social support, meaningful use of time, sense of purpose and a place of safety to sustain their recovery. At our core, we support people, families and communities to recover from drug and alcohol dependency.

We encourage and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and believe it is important to include people with lived experience to ensure the needs of the people we support are represented. We are committed to creating an inclusive working environment where everyone is free to be themselves and we ensure equity of opportunity.

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