Drug and Alcohol Practitioner in Havant

Change Grow Live are a charity dedicated to the belief that we can make a difference to our Service Users' lives. Our core values are ‘Be open, be compassionate and be bold’ and our teams apply these daily offering support and respect in a safe environment, treating each user as an individual and working with them to find the right treatment and care options.

We are very excited to announce a job opportunity in our West Sussex DAWN Service for a Drug and Alcohol Family Practitioner. You will be supporting families to access drug and alcohol treatment, undertaking assessments and providing interventions around substance use including one to one and group work, undertaking home visits and linking with a range of other professionals to support people with their mental and physical health and other issues such as domestic abuse. Our service works across West Sussex and you will be based in one of our locality hubs as well as co-locating with West Sussex County Council. A comprehensive package of training will be offered to the successful candidates based on individual skills and knowledge.

Where: West Sussex – Chichester / Bognor

Hours: 18 hours per week over 3 days (example 9:30am to 16:30)

Contract: Permanent

Please note: Full-time hours at Change Grow Live are 37.5 hours per week. For part-time roles, the salary and payments will be pro rata based on contracted hours.

About the role:

• To support families to engage with Drug and Alcohol Services.
• Assist in co-ordinating access to Drug and Alcohol interventions for families as part of a wider multi-disciplinary team.
• To deliver evidenced based harm reduction and psychosocial interventions.
• To proactively refer and support families with accessing appropriate services.
• Participate in assertive outreach to support families access treatment.
• To represent CGL in appropriate forums and networks, both locally and nationally, advocating for family’s wellbeing and recovery.
• To contribute to the promotion of the service.
• To be part of a high performing team that achieves targets as set across a range of key deliverables.
• You will be co-located with West Sussex County Council Family Safeguarding Team, working in a multi-disciplinary team alongside Children’s Social Workers, Emotional wellbeing practitioners, Domestic Abuse Officers, and Domestic Abuse Victim practitioners.
• To help facilitate access to pharmacological and psycho-social interventions in a one to one or group-based setting, including carrying out home visits.

A full UK driving licence and access to your own car is required.

The post holder will have knowledge and/or experience of working with families. Experience working in drug and alcohol services. The ability to travel using own vehicle, work remotely and autonomously. The experience of engaging with families who have a variety of backgrounds and needs. The ability to work with and manage challenging behaviour. Commitment, knowledge and experience of multi-agency working e.g. children services, domestic abuse, mental health services, criminal justice agencies. Good knowledge of safeguarding relating to adults and children.

• 25 days of annual leave, plus bank holidays.
• Additionally, you’ll receive one extra day of annual leave for each year of service during your first five years, therefore you will enjoy 30 days of leave after five years with us.
• Paid ‘Wellbeing’ hour each week along with a ‘Wellness’ hub and Employee Assist Programme.
• Contributory pension scheme.
• Several benefits incl. discounts for shopping, cinema, holidays, etc.
• A friendly and supportive team.
• Training, career development & progression opportunities.
• Generous Refer-a-Friend Scheme.

A note about using AI in your application: AI can be a really helpful tool when putting together your application, and we’re happy for you to use it. However, what we’re most interested in is you. We want to understand your experiences, achievements and strengths, so please make sure your application reflects your own story and clearly shows how you meet the essential criteria and the impact you’ve made in previous roles. There’s no need to write in a particular style. The strongest applications are those that are authentic, specific and clearly demonstrate your skills, experience and potential. We look forward to learning more about you.

Please note: This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship. Applicants must already have the right to work in the UK at the time of application. For applicants with time-limited visas, unfortunately, we are unable to support new visa applications or extensions.

Salary Range (pro rata if part time) CGL points 23 to 28 (£28,557.79 - £32,802.41)

Closing Date 19/8/2026

If you have any questions on this opportunity that you would like to talk through please contact us using the below details: Kelly Grant | Kelly.grant@cgl.org.uk | 07771 334813

This post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check at an enhanced level.