Drug and Alcohol Practitioner in Ilkeston

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.

The Role

This role will be based at our Ilkeston site, working 37.5 hours per week Monday-Friday 9am-5pm on a permanent contract. We are looking for an experienced Drug and Alcohol Practitioner to join our Ilkeston team, managing a caseload of service users presenting with drug and alcohol issues in the Erewash area of the Derbyshire county. The role will involve offering a range of harm reduction interventions and structured key working, helping engage service users in a care‑planned and 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 and facilitating group work sessions as required, using appropriate models, interventions and approaches tailored to meet the individual needs of service users. Furthermore, you will support them in their individual, person‑centred journey to build recovery capital by partnership working with other support agencies and local projects. You will work closely with specialist teams within our service, including recovery connectors, employment workers, rehab workers, counsellors and clinical colleagues. Full role training and shadowing opportunities will be included as part of your induction.

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. 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 Ilkeston area of Derbyshire. There is a staff car park on site. This wonderful, diverse team is knowledgeable and supportive, with a wealth of knowledge to impart.

About You

We are keen to hear from anyone with experience of working within the field of drug and 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 £25,250 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

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 over 50 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.

For more information about the Derbyshire Recovery Partnership service, visit: www.derbyshirerecoverypartnership.co.uk Applications can be made via www.phoenix-futures.org.uk If you’re unsure if this role is for you and you’d prefer to consider a Trainee role / Volunteering within the service first, please look at the opportunities we have currently available on our Phoenix Futures website. If you have drug/alcohol lived experience and would like to gain some skills qualifications and experience in the field of drug and alcohol work before applying for a role like this, please email us at dhcft.derbyshirelivedexperiencecareerpathway@nhs.net so we can talk to you about our new lived experience substance use career pathway in Derbyshire and how it can help you.