Recovery & Wellbeing Practitioner

Wdp; Ellesmere Port; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 31,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading organization in Ellesmere Port is looking for a passionate Recovery Practitioner to support individuals in their recovery from substance misuse. The role involves one-on-one support and facilitating group work, requiring experience in health and social care. Join a team that believes in empowering change and offers generous benefits, including 30 days annual leave and ongoing development opportunities.

Benefits

30 days annual leave

Health and wellbeing initiatives

Financial perks

Development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience of working within substance misuse or related health and social care settings.
• Committed and motivated to engage with service users.
• Ability to work with challenging issues and behaviors.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality drug and alcohol services to individuals.
• Manage caseload, conducting assessments and delivering recovery plans.
• Facilitate structured treatment groups and provide harm reduction services.

Skills

Empathy

Motivation

Resourcefulness

Education

Experience in substance misuse services

Job description

Job Reference JOB0211 Location Ellesmere Port Salary £26,940 - £30,762 per annum (FTE) - pro rata Vacancy Type Permanent/Part Time Working Hours 30 hours per week Application Deadline Wednesday, July 30, 2025 Job Summary

Passionate about supporting recovery? Join our Ellesmere Port team to empower individuals through one-to-one support and groupwork in a dynamic, person-centred drug and alcohol service.

The Role

You will have experience of working within substance misuse or a related Health and Social Care setting is essential. You must be committed, resourceful and highly motivated to engage with people using our service within treatment services and promote recovery through their daily practice.

Based within the Ellesmere Port integrated Drug and Alcohol Service, your role will support adults who use our service within the area to achieve their recovery journey goals via 1:1s and structured groupwork programme.

An empathetic and non-judgmental approach is imperative, as this role involves working with a wide range of challenging issues and behaviours.

Your responsibilities will be to:

• Deliver high-quality drug and alcohol services to individuals and their support networks.
• Manage a caseload, conducting assessments, risk evaluations, and delivering evidence-based interventions and recovery plans.
• Facilitate structured treatment groups and provide harm reduction services, including needle exchange, BBV testing, and overdose prevention.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and stakeholders, adhering to Via policies and safeguarding standards.

You must have experience in substance misuse services and structured treatment delivery.

The Service

Cheshire West and Chester is a fully integrated recovery service delivered by Via We offer free and confidential support for individuals affected by drug and alcohol problems and their families and carers. We believe with the right support; people can make long-lasting transformations in their lives to improve their health and wellbeing.

Location

Unity House, 4 York Road, Ellesmere Port, CH65 0DB.

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 our Benefits Package

For an informal chat about the role please contact Amanda Casey, Team Manager via [e-mail]

The closing date for applications is Wednesday 30 July at midnight.

All our applications are sifted by humans. Please send us applications that reflect your own knowledge, experience and values and not applications that have been generated by artificial intelligence (AI).

We accept applications via https://www.viaorg.uk/work-at-via/career-paths/ using our short application form, and your CV. For guidance on how to complete the application visit https://www.viaorg.uk/work-at-via/how-to-apply/ . 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.

Please email [e-mail] if you have any recruitment enquiries or if you require this documentation in an accessible format.

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