Reconnect Advanced Recovery Practitioner

The Methodist Church in Britain; England; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days' holiday + bank holidays

Annual pay progression

Structured learning journey

Career pathways in management or lead/

Job summary

The Methodist Church in Britain is seeking an Advanced Recovery Practitioner to join the RECONNECT team, supporting people transitioning from custody into substance use treatment and linked health, mental health and housing support.

The role involves prison visits, home visits, travel, and frequent driving. Prison vetting must be in place before the start date.

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience in a substance use treatment and recovery setting.
• Significant experience in health and social care.
• Prison vetting required before start.

Responsibilities

• Support a caseload of individuals resettling from custody and engage them in substance use treatment.
• Complete assessments and visit prisons to identify needs on release and ensure continuity of care.
• Work alongside the RECONNECT team, co-located at County Hall.
• Signpost and coordinate support with multi-agency partners for each case.
• Attend and contribute to meetings and coordinate attendance at them.
• Share information on people in treatment with Turning Point.
• Advise Recovery Workers on RECONNECT involvement and transfer cases when engagement ends.
• Travel to prisons, other services and home visits.

Skills

Report writing

Risk management

Education

RMN

Social work/psychology qualification

Job description

Turning Point's RECONNECT team, which supports people leaving prison, is where this Advanced Recovery Practitioner post sits. The caseload runs from six weeks before release to up to six months after, moving people into substance use treatment and linking them to health, mental health and housing support. The post is co-located with the team and involves frequent prison visits, home visits and travel, so a driving licence and car are essential. Prison vetting must be in place before the start date.

What the job involves

• Support a caseload of people resettling from custody, including those leaving prison or immigration centres, and engage them in substance use treatment
• Complete assessments and visit prisons to identify needs on release, ensuring continuity of care after release
• Work alongside the RECONNECT team, co-located at County Hall
• Pick up cases where substance use has been identified
• Liaise regularly with multi-agency partners to signpost and coordinate support on each case
• Attend and contribute to relevant meetings, and coordinate attendance at them
• Share information on people in treatment with Turning Point
• Advise Recovery Workers in the main teams on RECONNECT and transfer cases once structured treatment is engaged and RECONNECT involvement ends
• Act as subject matter expert on substance use and advise RECONNECT colleagues
• Travel to prisons, other services and home visits

Experience

• Demonstrable experience of working in a substance use treatment and recovery setting
• Significant experience of working in health and social care

Skills & knowledge

• Exceptional report writing and case notes
• Understanding of risk and risk management as it applies to substance use and complexity

Checks & eligibility

• Prison vetting in place before starting
• Driving licence and access to a car

Nice to have

• RMN
• Social work, psychology or other relevant qualification

What’s offered

• 25 days' paid holiday a year plus bank holidays, rising to 27 days with length of service
• Option to buy additional holiday and spread the cost
• Annual pay progression
• Structured learning journey and defined career pathways
• Support to move into management, leadership or specialist roles