Recovery Support Practitioner

The Matthew Project; Norwich; On-site; GBP 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A community-focused charity in Norwich is seeking a Recovery Support Practitioner to enhance its award-winning recovery services. In this role, you will provide 1:1 and group support, develop peer mentor roles, and work closely with staff across various shifts, including weekends. An enhanced DBS check is required prior to starting. This position offers an opportunity to join a compassionate team dedicated to helping individuals affected by drugs, alcohol, and mental health issues.

Qualifications

• Enhanced DBS check required before starting.

Responsibilities

• Deliver 1:1 and group work to support people.
• Be involved in recruiting and developing peer mentor roles to support the recovery community.
• Work in partnership with weekday and weekend staff and provide flexible cover, including weekends on a rota basis.

Job description

Overview

Job Title: Recovery Support Practitioner
Location: Norwich
Starting Salary: £24,696 per annum
Working Hours: 37 hours (worked over a seven-day week by rota)
Contract: Permanent

We are expanding our team of recovery support practitioners who are offering an award-winning service from our Next Steps Recovery Centre in Norwich, which operates seven days a week. You will support people by delivering 1:1 and group work. We have an amazing supportive recovery community, and you will be involved in the recruitment and development of peer mentor roles that support this. You will work in partnership with the weekday and weekend staff and flexibly to provide cover during other hours when appropriate, including weekends on a rota basis.

The Matthew Project is a value driven charity working across Norfolk giving help and hope through programmes with adults, young people and communities affected by drugs and alcohol, and mental health issues.

Our values and ethos originate from a Christian perspective, and we seek to employ people of all backgrounds who respect and align with those values, whether from a position of faith or not.

The role will require the completion of an enhanced DBS process before starting.

Responsibilities

• Deliver 1:1 and group work to support people.
• Be involved in recruiting and developing peer mentor roles to support the recovery community.
• Work in partnership with weekday and weekend staff and provide flexible cover, including weekends on a rota basis.

Qualifications and Requirements

• Enhanced DBS check required before starting.
• Note: The role is based at the Next Steps Recovery Centre in Norwich and operates seven days a week on a rota.

How to Apply

Please click the link below which will take you to the Matthew Project’s website where the job vacancy advert and a full job description and person specification are published, along with a link to the application form: Careers | The Matthew Project.

Alternatively, you can click on a direct link to the application form: Recovery Support Practitioner – Fill in form.

If you require a paper version of the application form and job description, please telephone [phone] or email [e-mail], ensuring you provide your name and postal address.

Important Dates

• Closing Date for applications: Thursday 8th January 2026 at 12.00 pm (noon).
• Interview Date: Friday 16th January 2026 at 70-80 Oak Street, Norwich, NR3 3AQ.