Recovery & Wellbeing Practitioner

3 weeks ago


Peterborough, United Kingdom Phoenix Futures Full time

Recovery & Wellbeing Practitioner, HMP Littlehey

£23,000 pro rata 22.5 hours per week
- Service Area
- East Midlands & Eastern Services
- Geographical Location
- Peterborough, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire
- Status
- Part-time
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Total Salary Pro-Rata
- 23,000
- Posted Date
- 25/07/2023
- Closing Date
- 07/08/2023
- Vacancy Reference Number
- 2927
- Documents
- Role Profile Practitioner.docx

Phoenix Futures is looking to recruit a passionate and solution focused **Senior Practitioner at HMP Littlehey**. As a Senior Practitioner you will be providing harm reduction and support to those with substance misuse issues, and you will provide support in recovery through relapse prevention and care planning. You will also act as an advocate for service users; signposting and referring to the necessary agencies in order to support them throughout their sentence and preparing for release into the community.

Our team of Practitioners build individual treatment plans involving both one-to-one and group facilitation. We aim to address all the core issues of substance misuse, improve life skills, confidence and self esteem. You will have the ability to build and maintain relationships with internal and external agencies.

Employment is dependent on HMPS vetting.

As an individual, we are looking for someone who is:

- Self-motivated
- Can work on their own initiative, but more importantly, as part of a team
- Will need good communication and organisational skills

The Phoenix Futures Group has more than 50 years’ experience of developing and delivering pioneering substance misuse services. We believe in being the best and that is why we constantly strive to learn and innovate, to challenge ourselves, to adapt and to work together with others who can bring valuable expertise. Join us and we will support you to contribute to the creative development of our treatment and recovery approach to meet the needs of our service users, our commissioners and stakeholders.

**Your Rewards**

At Phoenix we value our staff and aim to be an employer of choice. That’s why we have developed a range of benefits, including:

- 25 days’ annual leave plus Bank Holidays (increasing each year to a maximum of 30 days)
- Dependency leave
- Occupational sick pay
- Season ticket loan, pension scheme, life assurance, discounts platform, and cycle scheme
- Continuous training and career development
- Access to a 24/7 Employee Assistance programme including telephone and online access

Phoenix Futures is looking to recruit a passionate and solution focused **Senior Practitioner at HMP Littlehey**. As a Senior Practitioner you will be providing harm reduction and support to those with substance misuse issues, and you will provide support in recovery through relapse prevention and care planning. You will also act as an advocate for service users; signposting and referring to the necessary agencies in order to support them throughout their sentence and preparing for release into the community.

Our team of Practitioners build individual treatment plans involving both one-to-one and group facilitation. We aim to address all the core issues of substance misuse, improve life skills, confidence and self esteem. You will have the ability to build and maintain relationships with internal and external agencies.

Employment is dependent on HMPS vetting.

As an individual, we are looking for someone who is:

- Self-motivated
- Can work on their own initiative, but more importantly, as part of a team
- Will need good communication and organisational skills

The Phoenix Futures Group has more than 50 years’ experience of developing and delivering pioneering substance misuse services. We believe in being the best and that is why we constantly strive to learn and innovate, to challenge ourselves, to adapt and to work together with others who can bring valuable expertise. Join us and we will support you to contribute to the creative development of our treatment and recovery approach to meet the needs of our service users, our commissioners and stakeholders.

**Your Rewards**

At Phoenix we value our staff and aim to be an employer of choice. That’s why we have developed a range of benefits, including:

- 25 days’ annual leave plus Bank Holidays (increasing each year to a maximum of 30 days)
- Dependency leave
- Occupational sick pay
- Season ticket loan, pension scheme, life assurance, discounts platform, and cycle scheme
- Continuous training and career development
- Access to a 24/7 Employee Assistance programme including telephone and online access



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