FTC Practitioner - Wolverhampton

Contract – Full time, Fixed Term Contract until August 31st 2027

This role does not offer eligibility for visa sponsorship.

This role offers a starting salary within Nacro’s pay structure of £28,851 per annum with expected progression to £29,572 per annum within the first year, subject to meeting clear criteria and performance standards, with further pay progression available in the future. Nacro’s pay framework provides transparent progression points and supports ongoing professional development and career growth

At Nacro, we believe that everyone deserves a good education, a safe and secure place to live, the right to be heard, and the chance to start again, with support from someone on their side.

That’s why our housing, education, justice, and health and wellbeing services work alongside people to give them the support and skills they need to succeed. And it’s why we fight for their voices to be heard and campaign together to create lasting change.

We see your future, whatever the past.

As our Practitioner, you will be working as part of the Recovery Near You team, within the Treatment team, to ensure that service users successfully achieve their planned objectives, by delivering effective interventions and taking a multi-agency approach to service delivery to ensure that the right services are available at the right time. You will ensure that front line delivery meets the contract specification and is delivered to a high standard.

You will have a minimum of 12-months experience of working in multi-agency setting, particularly within the Substance Misuse or associated field, as well as line-management experience. The ideal candidate will have excellent communication skills and the ability to engage with and motivate challenging service users from a diverse range of backgrounds, often with multiple and complex needs. Lastly, we are looking for an individual with experience of working as part of a team with a holistic approach to service delivery, particularly with experience in developing and delivering 1-1 psychosocial interventions and group activities.

Duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Design and deliver effective interventions which are solution focused and practical.
• Undertake thorough assessments of need and develop care plans where required.
• Support service users to make progress against their objectives by providing tailored pathway interventions and making supported referrals into other agencies.
• Record, monitor and review progress against individual and service objectives to demonstrate impact and tangible outcomes.
• Empower and motivate service users to identify and achieve desired outcomes. Actively engage with service users in decisions that affect them ensuring they have input in shaping the nature of services delivered to them through involvement activities.

At Nacro, we believe in the power of a diverse and inclusive team. We are a Ban the Box employer and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, including those with criminal records. Convictions are not discussed at application stage and will only be considered later if relevant to the role, assessed fairly, proportionately and confidentially. For advice, contact our confidential Criminal Record Support Service on 0300 123 1999 or helpline@nacro.org.uk.