HOPE Team Lead Practitioner

Forward Leeds; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading organization in Sheffield is seeking a HOPE Lead Practitioner to develop a team within a new drug and alcohol service. This permanent, full-time position involves managing service users and ensuring high-quality support while participating in training and outreach efforts.

Benefits

Generous annual leave entitlement

Annual leave purchase scheme

Enhanced occupational sick pay

Enhanced employer contribution to pension

Free Will writing

Blue light card discount

Learning and development opportunities

Flexible working policies

Wellbeing support programs

Employee Assist Programme

Qualifications

• Skills required to lead and develop the HOPE Team.
• Experience in managing cases and assessments.
• Ability to deliver and improve service quality.

Responsibilities

• Manage a caseload of service users with comprehensive assessments.
• Support the Service/Area Manager in quality and KPI improvements.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Team Development

Job description

Waythrough launched in October 2024 following the merger of Humankind and Richmond Fellowship. Our vision is to break down the barriers that stop people getting the support they need to live a life they value. We tackle poverty and disadvantage in communities, through mental health, drug and alcohol, housing and related support.

We have almost 200 services around England – and nearly 3,500 amazing staff and volunteers who run them. Every year our services support around 125,000 people.

Bringing together two big organisations is not a small task and it’ll take a while to fully integrate our systems, processes and approaches. That’s why you will notice the jobs here are still branded ‘Humankind’. Next year we’ll be fully integrating our recruitment systems but for now they are separate.

HOPE Lead Practitioner Role(Health, Outreach, Prevention and Engagement)
Full Time, permanent - 37 hours per week.
Location:Portland House, 243 Moorfields, Shalesmoor, Sheffield S3 8UG

This an exciting opportunity to develop a team within a newly commissioned drug and alcohol service in the City of Sheffield!

The HOPE Team delivers training internally and to partner agencies. Facilitates the needle Syringe Provision across Sheffield and works with the City's most vulnerable and marginalised clients with enhanced needs.
Working hours will be -9am-5pm Monday to Fridays. This is an office-based role with the possibility of being able toattend events/ drop in clinics. Driving licence not required however preferred. Next steps will be a face to face interview.

Do you have to have the skills required to lead/ and develop the HOPE Team?

Key duties:

• - Manage a caseload of service users, completing and reviewing high quality and comprehensive assessments, risk assessments and support plans, including liaising with family members, significant others and professionals / agencies as appropriate.
• -Support the Service/Area Manager to develop, deliver, monitor and improve processes, control systems and work environments to meet quality requirements and contractual needs including KPIs.

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‘The salary advertised above demonstrates the full earning potential for this role, starting salaries will allow for pay progression within the pay band’

Who are we…
Waythrough launched in October 2024 following the merger of Humankind and Richmond Fellowship. Our vision is to break down the barriers that stop people getting the support they need to live a life they value. We tackle poverty and disadvantage in communities, through mental health, drug and alcohol, housing and related support.
We have almost 200 services around England – and nearly 3,500 amazing staff and volunteers who run them. Every year our services support around 125,000 people.
Bringing together two big organisations is not a small task and it’ll take a while to fully integrate our systems, processes and approaches. That’s why you will notice the jobs here are still branded ‘Humankind’. Next year we’ll be fully integrating our recruitment systems but for now they are separate.
Thanks for bearing with us – and don’t forget to check out the Waythrough jobs on the Richmond Fellowship and Aquarius job sitehttps://recoveryfocus.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/Recovery_Focus_Careers .

What can Waythrough can offer you…

️ Generous annual leave entitlement (27 days, plus bank holidays, increasing to 32 after 1 years’ service)

Annual leave purchase scheme

Enhanced occupational sick pay

% Enhanced employer contribution to your workplace pension

️ Free Will writing

️ Blue light card discount

Fantastic learning and development opportunities, including free training courses

Work-life balance- flexible working and family friendly policies

️ Happy, Healthy You! – our wellbeing offers for our workforce

Employee Assist Programme and WaythroughSupport Networks

Waythrough is an equal opportunities employer

We value unique perspectives and experiences that everyone can bring, and fully understand the strength in diversity and inclusion. We encourage applications from all backgrounds, regardless of race, gender, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, or disability. If you have a genuine passion for working for us, we want to hear for you. We also welcome applications from people with lived experience with substance use. If you require support with your application, please contact the Recruitment Team [e-mail]

Salary Period

Salary Period Per Annum

Vacancy Salary Range

Vacancy Salary Range £25,010 to 35,090

DBS Requirement

DBS Requirement Enhanced Adult/Child Barred

Does role require Police/Prison vetting? Not Applicable

Driving licence required for role?

Driving licence required for role? No

Applications Close Date

Applications Close Date 06 Jul 2025

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