Dependency and Recovery Practitioner (in Partnership with Essex Probation) -Fixed Term Contract until 31/03/2026
Partnering with Essex Probation, we are now seeking a Dependency and Recovery Worker in Colchester to join our passionate Futures Together team.
The Role
Other organisations may call this role Recovery Worker or Substance Use, Alcohol Recovery Worker, Criminal Justice Worker or Recovery Practitioner. As a Dependency and Recovery Worker, you will provide psychosocial support to people open to Essex Probation who are facing complex and additional needs and want to access treatment and support. You will liaise closely with Probation Practitioners to identify who would benefit from support and offer interventions within the Probation office in your quadrant. You will contribute to assessments for Alcohol Treatment Requirement (ATR), Drug Rehabilitation Requirement (DRR) and Mental Health Treatment Requirements (MHRT) in court, engaging with clients through 1-1s and interventions to comply with the order.
Additionally, you will:
* Liaise with Prisons to ensure a smooth transition into community treatment services for the clients.
* Support Essex Probation to upskill their staff around substance and alcohol use.
* Support people in recovery through relapse prevention and care planning.
* Build effective working partnerships with other agencies.
Your Rewards
* Starting Salary of £24,637 with opportunity to access yearly salary increments subject to appraisal with potential salary increase up to £28,000 (over 5 years)
* Committed to providing a Real Living Wage for you, through accreditation with the Living Wage Foundation
* 25 days’ annual leave plus Bank Holidays (increasing each year to a maximum of 30 days)
* Benefits including season ticket loan, pension scheme and life assurance
* Support through occupational sick pay, eye-care vouchers and regular wellbeing talks and activities
* Continuous training and career development via PXL our dedicated learning management system
The Service
Our Futures Together Service has approximately 30 staff based across South, North, Mid and West Essex, with Team Managers across each site and a Service Manager. This role is based primarily at Colchester Probation with nearby amenities and access by bus, car and train. Day to day, you will work alongside Essex Probation Practitioners and various teams within Phoenix Futures including Futures Together, Essex Alcohol Recovery Community and the Health and Justice Team. This is an exciting new role, secured through additional funding following successful contracts supporting adults within the criminal justice system with multiple and complex needs.
Phoenix Futures have a large number of services in Essex, with opportunities for recognition and progression. We host yearly staff picnics, roadshow events, wellbeing days and more.
About You
To join us as a Dependency and Recovery Worker, you will need:
* Relevant experience of workingin the field of problematic substance and alcohol use with a strong background in substance and alcohol interventions and treatment.
* Evidence of effective partnership working and the ability to network for the benefit of the client and service.
* Evidence of managing a busy caseload and excellent organisational skills.
* To be proficient in the use of Microsoft Outlook and Word and be familiar with relevant database management systems.
* Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
* The flexibility and ability to travel throughout the County of Essex.
* Experience of working within the criminal justice setting (desirable)
* Experience of creating person-centred care plans and/or timetables based on identified needs (desirable)
About Us
Phoenix Futures Group is a charity with over 50 years’ experience and a leading provider of drug and alcohol treatment. Our values are what define us and ensure we work to the highest standards. We believe in being the best, we are passionate about recovery, we value our history and use it to inform our future.
Please note, we will be assessing applications as they are submitted and may close this role should we find sufficient applicants with which to make our shortlist.
We encourage and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and believe it is important to be inclusive of people with lived experience to ensure the needs of the people we support are represented. We are committed to creating an inclusive working environment where everyone is free to be themselves and we ensure equity of opportunity.
We consider all applications, however please note that this position is subject to both DBS and Ministry of Justice vetting so you will be required to disclose any previous offences.
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