Recovery Practitioner

The Salvation Army; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

The Salvation Army in Liverpool is seeking a Recovery Practitioner (Specialist Support Worker) to lead harm reduction and recovery efforts. You will engage locally and nationally with practitioners, promoting dignity and person-centred care for individuals facing homelessness and addiction.

The role involves collaborating with colleagues, delivering training, and developing services to empower lasting positive change.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering person-centred support.
• Background in homelessness, addiction, vulnerability.
• Willingness to develop skills through training and partnerships.

Responsibilities

• People-first thinking: deliver person-centred support.
• Relevant experience: support people experiencing homelessness, addiction, vulnerability, and complex needs.
• Fresh ideas and initiative: work with national addictions team to deliver engaging support programmes.
• Clear communication: share information effectively and maintain accurate records.
• Organisation and adaptability: manage priorities, meet deadlines, work independently and with others.
• Digital know-how: confident using IT systems and learning new tools.
• Growth mindset: potential line management, ongoing learning and contributing to harm reduction work.

Skills

Respect & compassion

Resilience

Practical mindset

Commitment & flexibility

Teamwork

Availability

Job description

Values that matter: a willingness to work in keeping with and promote the values of The Salvation Army Mission, treating people with dignity, empathy, and respect.

Deliver effective harm reduction: provide approved harm reduction supplies, ensuring all distributions are accurately recorded in line with service protocols.

Promote safety and accountability: document overdoses and related incidents promptly, ensuring records are accurate and incidents are escalated in line with organisational procedures.

Lead on drug service partnerships and staff development: act as the specialist point of contact for commissioned drug services, share expertise and deliver staff training, ensuring colleagues complete relevant naloxone training and are equipped to respond appropriately to overdose situations.

What you'll bring to the role:

• Respect and compassion: approaching people without judgement and recognising each person's individual circumstances.
• Resilience: able to manage challenging situations, maintain perspective and respond positively under pressure.
• A practical mindset: confident using initiative, making informed decisions, and adapting your approach when needed.
• Commitment and flexibility: willing to adapt to the changing needs of the service and contribute to its day-to-day running.
• Teamwork and collaboration: building positive working relationships, sharing knowledge, and contributing to a supportive team environment.
• Availability: able to work early, late and weekend shifts on a three-week rolling rota.

Appointment will be subject to;

• Satisfactory references
• A criminal record check DBS Disclosures Enhanced - Adult
• Evidence of your Right to Work in the UK in line with Home Office requirements. As we are not a licensed sponsor, applicants must already have the right to work in the UK. Details on how to prove your Right to Work can be found Darbyshire House is Supported Accommodation for 45 males with complex needs experiencing homelessness.

We're looking for someone who thinks differently, brings fresh ideas and isn't afraid to get stuck in. Someone who sees the person beyond their circumstances and wants to be part of a well-established organisation doing work that matters. As our Recovery Practitioner (known internally as Specialist Support Worker) you'll deliver our recovery and harm reduction programme, engage locally and nationally with likeminded practitioners sharing good practice, and trends, and empower people to make positive changes and take steps towards lasting, positive change.

What you will do:

• People-first thinking: previous experience delivering person-centred support recognising the whole person, their individual needs and what matters to them.
• Relevant experience: a background in supporting people experiencing homelessness, addiction, vulnerability, and complex needs
• Fresh ideas and initiative: work with our national addictions team to deliver engaging support programmes that encourage involvement, choice, and control.
• Clear communication - able to share information effectively, maintain accurate records and communicate with a range of people.
• Organisation and adaptability: able to manage competing priorities, meet deadlines and maintain high standards while working independently and collaboratively.
• Digital know-how: confident using IT systems and software, with a practical approach to learning new tools.
• A mindset for growth: opportunity for line management responsibilities, commitment to ongoing learning, contribution to the local and national harm reduction work, professional development and finding innovative ways to deliver support.