ARC Hounslow support people over the age of 18, residing in the borough of Hounslow, who want to break a cycle of addiction to substances or long-term alcohol addiction. We offer a variety of psychosocial and clinical interventions to support clients throughout their treatment journey.
This role will hold a caseload of individuals and specifically provide support to individuals through offering 1-1 and group work interventions.
Job Title: Recovery Practitioner
Job Type: Full-time
Salary : 37.5 hours per week (Rota for late clinic will be required on a Tuesday from 11:00-19:00)
Location: West London, United Kingdom
Deadline: 08/10/2025 23:59
Interview Date: 20/10/2025
Main duties of the job
The post holder will use their specialist knowledge and skills in substance misuse to undertake assessment, care planning, implementing and evaluating the case and treatment of clients. They will perform duty assessments to clients that are new to the service, in addition to acting as keyworker to a defined allocated caseload of clients, under the supervision of designated manager within the team.
The post holder will be responsible for ensuring that the delivery of the care and management of this client group is done in compliance with expected standards and ensuring adherence to policies and procedures.
Person specification
Training and Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Completed Recovery Practitioner training
- Evidence of further training in relation to personal recovery principles
- Commitment to obtain underpinning knowledge through work based learning and mandatory training
Desirable criteria
- Motivational Interviewing Training
- SMART Group Facilitator Training
- Any specific training related to young People
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of working with alcohol/substance users or another comparable field
- An understanding of the complex issues presented by individuals with varying complexity
- Experience of working in collaboration with health providers, probation, the courts, police, youth services, mental health & addictions organisations
- Experience of delivering groups as well as one-to-one interventions related to addictions
- Experience of working with individuals of all ages in a therapeutic/supportive role.
Desirable criteria
- Experience in undertaking evaluations, audit and research
Skills and Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Ability to demonstrate knowledge of recovery principles and values
- Ability to assess and manage caseload of clients, making continuous assessments of the psychosocial, emotional and rehabilitative needs of clients and the development of care plans
- To be conversant with the precepts of harm reduction
- To ensure compliance with risk assessments and management
- Effective time management and communication skills including listening, verbal and written
- To be an effective team player, to be able to work independently, flexibly, reliably and consistently with guidance.
- Evidence of good interpersonal skills and an ability to form boundaried relationships with service users and carers
- To complete all relevant data collection using established Outcome Monitoring Tools and any relevant quality measures to support the delivery of contracted service
- Ability to communicate on all levels and to a broad scope of individuals, both internally and externally to the Trust
- Ability to act calmly and to respond in a professional manner to distress, disturbance and unpredictability
- Ability to challenge issues in relation to stigma, low expectations and discriminatory practice in an effective manner
- Proficient use of clinical systems such as SystmOne; Cerna and/or other relevant systems for documenting client work
Other
Essential criteria
- A preparedness to work flexible hours through prior arrangement as the needs of the job indicate (e.g. some evenings and weekends)
- Ability to travel between locations using own or public transport.
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