Alcohol Practitioner

Want to develop a career working in substance use treatment? Then come to work with our passionate and dedicated team, committed to supporting a change in the lives of those using drugs and alcohol.

This role will be based at our Chesterfield site, working 22.5 hours per week within Monday-Friday 9am-5pm on a permanent contract. The key work team is made up of drug and alcohol practitioners with specialisms - for this particular role we are looking for an experienced Alcohol Practitioner.

Within this role you will manage a caseload of service users presenting with alcohol issues, utilising our alcohol pathway as you deliver a range of harm reduction interventions and structured key working, helping engage people in a recovery focussed way to attain improved health outcomes and achieve their personalised treatment goals. This will involve you effectively organising and delivering 1-2-1 care-planned support using appropriate models, interventions and approaches tailored to meet the individual needs of service users. You will work closely with the service's health improvement nurses, fibro scan technicians and alcohol non-medical prescribers.

Furthermore, you will support people in their individual, person-centred journey by partnership working with other support agencies and specialist teams within our service, including hospital alcohol liaison workers, recovery connectors, employment workers, rehab workers and counsellors. Full role training and shadowing opportunities will be included as part of your induction.

If you want to help other people change their lives, we'd love to have you in our team. You'll give people support and inspiration that will help them change their lives for the better.

The Location: This role will be based in the Chesterfield area of Derbyshire. There are good public transport links and a staff car park on site (you do not need to drive as part of this role). The Chesterfield team is our largest office site, offering a wealth of knowledge, diversity and support.

About You: We are keen to hear from anyone with experience of working within the field of drug and/or alcohol use, and/or has lived experience, and is very motivated and passionate about recovery and supporting others. We welcome applications from individuals that have good communication skills, both written and verbal, are highly motivated, can use their own initiative, and have good organisational and diary management skills. Administrative skills are also vital for this role to maintain good record keeping and to have a keen eye for data detail.

Your Rewards: Starting salary of £26,298 with opportunity to access potential yearly salary increments subject to appraisal, meaning potential salary increase up to £28,000 per annum (pro rata). 25 days’ annual leave plus Bank Holidays (increasing each year to a maximum of 30 days)(pro rata). Benefits including season ticket loan, pension scheme and life assurance. Support through occupational sick pay, eye-care vouchers and regular wellbeing talks and activities. Continuous training and career development via PXL our dedicated learning management system. Access to a 24/7 Employee Assistance programme including telephone and online access.

As we work in partnership with the Healthcare Foundation Trust in Derbyshire, staff have access to some NHS-related training and opportunity to apply for discounts eg Blue Light. A rewarding role with the opportunity to help us support people on their journey to recovery and change their lives for the better. We’ll ensure you get all the training and support you need to thrive and succeed in your role and find your place amongst our incredible and collaborative team.

About Phoenix Futures: Phoenix Futures Group is a charity with almost 60 years’ experience and a leading provider of drug and alcohol treatment. Our values are what define us and ensure we work to the highest standards. We believe in being the best, we are passionate about recovery, we value our history and use it to inform our future. We work with local authorities, other charities and service providers across the country to deliver innovative programmes and projects that change lives for the better, setting people on the path to health and emotional wellbeing. We provide a diverse range of services, our expertise in psychosocial treatment and support is the common thread that runs through everything we do. People need psychological interventions, social support, meaningful use of time, sense of purpose and a place of safety to sustain their recovery. At our core, we support people, families and communities to recover from drug and alcohol dependency. We encourage and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and believe it is important to include people with lived experience to ensure the needs of the people we support are represented. We are committed to creating an inclusive working environment where everyone is free to be themselves and we ensure equity of opportunity.