Greenwich - Recovery Practitioner
Would you like the opportunity to develop into a new role within VIA?
The Role
The post holder will be a dynamic, driven individual who is committed to supporting the local Opiate, Alcohol dependant and Non-dependant substance misuse community and their associated needs by:
- Working with the local community, making every contact count through motivational interviewing and brief advice and intervention
- Identifying and targeting known hot spots, including partnership working and joint operations as required
- Supporting the RBG (to collate and gather information from a range of sources, including street drinkers, partner agencies and residents)
- Supporting those in the area into mainstream services and working with local providers to enhance provision for this hard to engage population
- You will have experience of working with people who are experiencing substance misuse difficulties or who are vulnerable.
- The post holder will carry a caseload ensuring that assessments of need are conducted thoroughly, that safeguarding of service users, their families and the wider community are protected from harm.
- You will have responsibility for planning and delivery of effective treatment interventions to those that use our services.
- The post holder will deliver face to face, group work utilising evidenced based interventions.
The Service
Greenwich VIA is an integrated community substance misuse and wellbeing service in Greenwich. We are seeking to recruit a dynamic and passionate Recovery Practitioner to contribute to the success of this service. This is an exciting opportunity to work within a busy service in a vibrant borough.
VIA is committed to the ongoing professional development of all our staff. Through joining VIA, you will receive a warm welcome, peer support, extensive training, regular supervision and the chance to thrive in a lively and aspirational organization.
Location
This role will be in the Royal Borough of Greenwich (821 Woolwich Road,) providing a service across the whole borough but based Charlton. You may be required to work flexibly to provide some evening sessions and from other satellite services throughout Greenwich Borough where you will be able to support the local community.The nearest train stations are Charlton and North Greenwich Station.
For an informal chat about the role please contact Kasia Choluj - Team Leader at kasia.choluj@viaorg.uk
The closing date for applications is Monday 23 September at midnight.
Interviews are likely to take place on Wednesday 02 October 2024.