Emerging Recovery Practitioner (Trainee)

Wdp; Pennsylvania; On-site; USD 31,000 - 38,000; Part time

Job summary

Via is recruiting a Trainee Recovery Practitioner to support Cheshire West & Chester base, Chester. You will work with individuals affected by substance misuse, providing recovery-focused interventions and compassionate, non-judgmental support on their journey to better health.

Applicants must have lived experience of substance misuse and hold an OCNLR Level 2 Award in Peer Mentoring, or an equivalent qualification. If not already held, completion within 12 months of starting is expected.

Qualifications

• Applicants must have lived experience of substance misuse and hold an OCNLR Level 2 Award in Peer Mentoring, or an equivalent qualification.
• Where this qualification is not already held, the successful candidate will be expected to complete it within 12 months of commencing employment.

Responsibilities

• How to support the recovery team in engaging people who have substance misuse problems, providing them with advice, support and recovery focused interventions to support their recovery and health care needs.
• To manage a low-level protected caseload of people through their recovery journey.
• To carry out triage and comprehensive substance misuse assessments, risk assessments and develop person centred recovery-based care plans.
• To actively promote and undertake a range of screening and harm reduction interventions including alcohol screening, BBV awareness and dry blood spot testing, offering harm reduction advice and engaging service users through the needle syringe programme.
• Identify risks and take appropriate action in accordance with local, national and organisational Safeguarding policies.
• To support people affected by drug and alcohol use to achieve and sustain their recovery, optimising health, and well‑being.
• Being flexible in the hours worked will be expected of the post holder including late evenings.

Skills

Empathy & compassion

Communication skills

Calm under pressure

Education

OCNLR Level 2 Award in Peer Mentoring

Job description

Via is recruiting a Trainee Recovery Practitioner to support Cheshire West & Chester base, Chester. You will work with individuals affected by substance misuse, providing recovery-focused interventions and compassionate, non-judgmental support on their journey to better health.

Applicants must have lived experience of substance misuse and hold an OCNLR Level 2 Award in Peer Mentoring, or an equivalent qualification. If not already held, completion within 12 months of starting is expected.