Recovery Support Practitioner – Step-Down Housing

New Start; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 26,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

3 days on 3 days off shift

Contributory pension

225 hours annual leave rising to 306

Learning and development up to Level 5

Medicash enrolment on probation

Job summary

New Start is a family-run, not-for-profit organisation delivering residential and supported accommodation services for vulnerable groups across Merseyside. We seek a Relational Support Practitioner to join our Step-down recovery service in Liverpool, supporting residents and helping maintain a safe, therapeutic environment.

The role operates on a 3-days on, 3-days off shift (40.25 hours/week) within a trauma-informed, psychologically informed framework, with opportunities for learning and career

Qualifications

• Experience supporting individuals in abstinence-based, recovery settings.
• Ability to record case notes, support plans and risk assessments.
• Desirable: experience with homelessness and housing challenges.

Responsibilities

• Promote and facilitate therapeutic support in an abstinence-based setting.
• Support service users to achieve goals defined in their recovery plan.
• Encourage engagement with specialist agencies and services such as primary care and mental health services.
• Foster group living environments that empower recovery communities.
• Organize meetings and reviews including statutory case conferences and appointments.
• Promote on-site engagement activities and personal development.

Skills

People skills

Recovery support

Health & safety

Education

NVQ Level 3 in Housing/Health and Social Care

Tools

IMS

Mainstay

Capita systems

Job description

New Start is a family-run, not-for-profit organisation delivering residential and supported accommodation services for vulnerable groups across Merseyside. We seek a Relational Support Practitioner to join our Step-down recovery service in Liverpool, supporting residents and helping maintain a safe, therapeutic environment.

The role operates on a 3-days on, 3-days off shift (40.25 hours/week) within a trauma-informed, psychologically informed framework, with opportunities for learning and career