Recovery Practitioner

Via; Basildon; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

Via is seeking a compassionate team player to join our detoxification and rehabilitation service. You will support individuals on their recovery journey, work with colleagues across a multidisciplinary team, and help deliver evidence-based, harm-reduction interventions.

The role requires flexibility and a commitment to policy-driven care. Shifts are 3 x 12.5 hours per week, with evening hours (19:30–20:30) and occasional daytime meetings or training.

Qualifications

• Essential compassion and effective communication with service users.

Responsibilities

• Provide compassionate support to individuals on their journey to recovery.
• Work within a dynamic multidisciplinary team delivering detoxification and rehabilitation services.
• Deliver evidence-based, low-threshold interventions and harm reduction guidance.

Skills

Compassion

Communication skills

Calm under pressure

Active listening

Job description

We are looking for someone who is flexible, works well as part of a team and committed to working within set policies, procedures and protocols. We provide compassionate and professional support for individuals on their journey to recovery from drug and alcohol dependency. You will: be part of a dynamic multidisciplinary team that is delivering an excellent detoxification and rehabilitation service. provide support to a group of people who use our service and work collaboratively with colleagues and other key stakeholders. deliver evidence based, low threshold interventions and harm reduction advice. Through a variety of interventions, you will encourage individuals to develop external interests and build on their support networks and develop recovery capital to support community reintegration., Working hours: 3 x 12.5 hours shifts per week 19:30pm - 20:30pm Monday to Sunday including bank holidays and occasional attendance to meetings and training during the day

We're looking for individuals with compassion, good communication skills and the ability to stay calm under pressure. If you're someone who is a good listener, stays curious, and wants to make a difference, we'd love to hear from you.

At Via, our mission is to provide the best health and wellbeing support to as many people as possible, helping them to change their lives for the better. Last year, we supported over 11,000 people across the UK affected by alcohol and drug use. Everything we do is driven by our values:

• Care. Care for people is at the heart of everything we do.
• Be human. We are accessible, genuine and humble. Always learning.
• Do the right thing. We're open, honest and inclusive. We get things done.
• We want to recruit the very best talent. We believe in nurturing a positive workplace culture where our colleagues feel valued, recognised, empowered, and supported.