Recovery Practitioner

Via Westminster Drug Project; London; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading community service in Greenwich is looking for a dynamic Recovery Practitioner. The role involves supporting those experiencing substance misuse through comprehensive engagement and treatment delivery. Candidates should have relevant experience in managing and delivering interventions within a vibrant and supportive environment.

Benefits

30 days annual leave

Health and wellbeing initiatives

Financial perks

Development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience working with vulnerable populations.
• Ability to manage a caseload and conduct thorough assessments.
• Knowledge of safeguarding practices.

Responsibilities

• Support local community with substance misuse interventions.
• Plan and deliver treatment interventions effectively.
• Work collaboratively with local providers.

Skills

Motivational interviewing

Intervention strategies

Community engagement

Education

Experience in substance misuse

Job description

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You will be a dynamic, driven individual who is committed to supporting the local Opiate, Alcohol dependant and non-dependant substance misuse community and their associated needs by:

• Working with the local community, making every contact count through motivational interviewing and brief advice and intervention.
• Identifying and targeting known hot spots, including partnership working and joint operations as required.
• Supporting the RBG (to collate and gather information from a range of sources, including street drinkers, partner agencies and residents).
• Supporting those in the area into mainstream services and working with local providers to enhance provision for this hard to engage population.

You will also:

• have experience of working with people who are experiencing substance misuse difficulties or who are vulnerable.
• carry a caseload ensuring that assessments of need are conducted thoroughly, that safeguarding of those who use our services, their families and the wider community are protected from harm.
• have responsibility for planning and delivery of effective treatment interventions.
• deliver face to face, group work utilising evidenced based interventions.

The Service

Greenwich Via is an integrated community substance misuse and wellbeing service in Greenwich. We are seeking to recruit a dynamic and passionate Recovery Practitioner to contribute to the success of this service. This is an exciting opportunity to work within a busy service in a vibrant borough.

Location

821 Woolwich Road, SE7 8LJ.

To see the generous range of benefits we offer at Via including 30 days annual leave for all new starters, our health and wellbeing initiatives, financial perks and development opportunities – visit ourBenefits Package

Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people of colour are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Via we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

For an informal chat about the role please contact Stuart Gilfrin, Team Leader via

The closing date for applications is Sunday 30 June.

Interviews are likely to take place on Monday 8 July.

We only accept applications via using our application form, sorry we don’t accept CVs.For guidance on how to complete the application visit. Please submit your application as soon as possible as we may close adverts at any time if we receive a sufficient number of applications.

Via welcomes enquiries from everyone, and we value diversity in our workplace. Our commitment to promoting diversity and developing a workplace environment where all staff are treated with dignity and respect is central to our recruitment process.

We’re a Disability Confident Employer and are committed to the employment and career development of disabled people. We offer an interview to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for our jobs, please confirm in the personal statement part of our application form that you are applying under this scheme.

Appointment to all our posts are subject to satisfactory completion of our safeguarding checks including DBS and we follow safer recruiting principles.