Job Summary
Would you like to join us in supporting those effected by drug and alcohol issues to improve their health and wellbeing?
The Role
We are looking for a passionate and motivated Practitioner to work within the Young Person’s Service, Via: The Edge in West Berkshire. The post is predominantly based in Newbury, but some travel across the County will be required.
You will:
1. deliver age-appropriate excellent drug and alcohol services to young people and their significant others, including family members friends and carers, facilitating positive outcomes.
2. deliver early intervention and prevention work, in a variety of youth settings to prevent young people from engaging in substance misusing and risk-taking behaviours and enable young people to develop boundaries, emotional resilience and self-esteem.
3. manage a case load and coordinate and deliver assessment and evidence-based interventions (brief and structured), recovery planning and aftercare planning.
4. work collaboratively with colleagues and key stakeholder across multi-disciplinary teams, ensuring adherence with all Via policies and Safeguarding principles.
Location
Merchant House, 14-20 Oxford Road; Newbury; RG14 1PA (Young Person’s Team office base).
1 Station Road, Newbury, RG14 7LP (overarching Via West Berkshire office base)
Please note: the role will involve some peripatetic working including satellites and outreach, due to this aspect it would be advantageous to have a driving licence.
To see the generous range of benefits we offer at Via including 30 days annual leave for all new starters, our health and wellbeing initiatives, financial perks and development opportunities – visit our Benefits Package
For an informal chat about the role please contact Carmina Pottinger-Swami, Team Leader via
The closing date for applications is January 9th 2026 at midnight.
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Via welcomes enquiries from everyone, and we value diversity in our workplace. Our commitment to promoting diversity and developing a workplace environment where all staff are treated with dignity and respect is central to our recruitment process.
We’re a Disability Confident Employer and are committed to the employment and career development of disabled people. We offer an interview to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for our jobs, please confirm in the personal statement part of our application form that you are applying under this scheme.
Appointment to all our posts are subject to satisfactory completion of our safeguarding checks including DBS and we follow safer recruiting principles.