Recovery Support Specialist

1 month ago


Newbury, West Berkshire, United Kingdom Via Full time
About Via in West Berkshire

Via West Berkshire is a pioneering substance use treatment service, providing comprehensive clinical and psychosocial interventions. Our team is dedicated to promoting recovery and improving the health, wellbeing, and functioning of West Berkshire residents.

Job Role

We are seeking a Volunteer Harm Reduction Recovery Practitioner to support the delivery of interventions for service users. Key responsibilities include:

  • Providing alcohol awareness and harm minimisation advice to service users
  • Supporting practitioners with service-user assessments and follow-up assessments
  • Meeting with service users in their homes with a recovery practitioner
  • Assisting service users to access wider services, including referrals to onward agencies

The ideal candidate will have a passion for the work that we do and a non-judgemental, supportive approach to people facing problems with drugs and alcohol. A positive attitude and the desire to learn are essential.

What Via Can Offer

As a Volunteer Harm Reduction Recovery Practitioner, you will receive:

  • A full induction to your role and continuous local training
  • Access to central staff training opportunities
  • Regular supervision
  • Reimbursement of reasonable travel expenses and lunch expenses

We ask that volunteers commit for a six-month period where possible. If you are interested in this role, please get in touch with us.


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