Trainee Drug and Alcohol Practitioner
Location:
Hull
Salary:
£18,601.18 per annum
Vacancy Type:
12 month Contract, Part Time
Closing Date:
3rd November 2025
**Please note this is a 12 month contract, this is a part-time role 28 hours per week**
About the Role
Are you passionate about helping others and developing a rewarding career in drug and alcohol recovery services?
Were offering a unique Traineeship opportunity to join our team as a Trainee Drug and Alcohol Practitioner.
As part of this traineeship, youll receive hands-on experience working alongside experienced professionals, gaining valuable insight into the role. Youll shadow a member of the team who will provide ongoing guidance, mentoring, and support, ensuring you receive the training and development needed to become fully competent in the role.
Youll have regular reviews to help you stay on track to successfully complete the traineeship and the compulsory therapy and qualification components (subject to eligibility criteria).
Your time will be split between practical work-based learning and studying towards a nationally recognised qualification.
Key Responsibilities
Through tailored training, supervision, and mentoring, you will develop skills in:
Planning and managing your own caseload effectively
Reviewing ongoing care and liaising with healthcare and partner agencies
Co-facilitating groups and programmes to required standards
Working within a multi-disciplinary and integrated team
Collecting and recording data for audit, research, and reporting purposes
Carrying out assessments (risk, initial, comprehensive) to inform individual treatment journeys
Delivering 1:1 sessions and facilitating group work/programmes
Supporting service users in developing and achieving recovery plans
Gaining competency to carry out the second signatory process
Undertaking other reasonable duties as required by line management
About You
To be successful in this role, you will need to demonstrate:
If in recovery from addiction: a minimum of 2 years abstinence from all substances and a strong commitment to maintaining recovery
(Essential, if applicable)
A strong understanding of the needs of vulnerable adults in recovery, including those with experience of offending or homelessness
An understanding of and commitment to equal opportunities and client confidentiality
The ability to manage your workload effectively and meet deadlines and targets
A clear sense of professional boundaries and the ability to maintain them
Excellent organisational and communication skills
A commitment to completing a nationally recognised qualification
About Us
We are The Forward Trust, the social enterprise with charitable status that empowers people to break the often interlinked cycles of crime and addiction to move forward with their lives. For more than 25 years we have been working with people to build positive and productive lives, whatever their past. We believe that anyone is capable of lasting change. Our services have supported thousands of people to make positive changes and build productive lives with a job, family, friends and a sense of community.
We are committed to our cause and the work we carry out as a charity. Equally the wellbeing and the employees who work for us are also important. Joining us an employee, we will offer you the following benefits:
Flexible working
Training and development opportunities
Simply Health Cashback Scheme (optional)
Season Ticket Loan Scheme
Cycle to work scheme
Crisis Loan Scheme
Electric Car Scheme
3 x Wellbeing Days (pro rata'd for part time employees)
Access to Blue Light Card
25 days (rising to 30 with length of service) Annual Leave plus Bank Holidays
Contributory Pension Scheme
Employer matched contributions of up to 6% in the first two years service and up to 9% thereafter
Death in Service Payment (2x annual salary)
Critical Illness Insurance (subject to qualifying criteria)
Diversity at Forward Trust
The Forward Trust commits to providing opportunities to everyone. We want to ensure we have a diverse team with a range of lived and professional experiences. This includes those with Lived Experience of addiction, offending, or homelessness.
When we recruit, we welcome applications from everyone. This is inclusive of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion and/or belief, marriage and civil partnerships, pregnancy and maternity and socio-economic background. Where operationally possible, we will consider flexible working requests and make reasonable adjustments for all roles.
Employee Screening and Eligibility to Work
We recognise the importance of safeguarding, dependent on role you may be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service Check, details of which will be shared with you at interview.
If successful in your application, you will be required to provide eligibility to work evidence in line with the Eligibility to Work in the UK requirements.
To Apply
If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for the Forward Trust, please click apply to be redirected to their website to complete your application.
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