Drug and Alcohol Practitioner

Change Grow Liveare a charity dedicated to the belief that we can make a difference to our Service Users lives.

Our core values areBe open be compassionate and be boldand our teams apply these dailyoffering support and respect in a safe environment treating each user as an individual and working with them to find the right treatment and care options.

We are very excited to announce a job opportunity in our West Sussex DAWN Service for a Drug and Alcohol Family Practitioner.

You will be supporting families to access drug and alcohol treatment undertaking assessments and providing interventions around substance use including one to one and groupwork undertaking home visits and linking with a range of other professionals to support people with their mental and physical health and other issues such as domestic abuse.

Our service works across West Sussex and you will be based in one of our locality hubs as well as co-locating with West Sussex County Council.

A comprehensive package of training will be offered to the successful candidates based on individual skills and knowledge.

Where: West Sussex Chichester / Bognor

Hours: 18 hours per week over 3 days (example 9:30am to 16:30)

Contract: Permanent

Please note: Full-time hours at Change Grow Live are 37.5 hours per week. For part-time roles the salary and payments will be pro rata based on contracted hours.

About the role:

• To support families to engage with Drug and Alcohol Services.
• Assist in co-ordinating access to Drug and Alcohol interventions for families as part of a wider multi-disciplinary team.
• To deliver evidenced based harm reduction and psychosocial interventions.
• To proactively refer and support families with accessing appropriate services.
• Participate in assertive outreach to support families access treatment.
• To represent CGL in appropriate forums and networks both locally and nationally advocating for familys wellbeing and recovery.
• To contribute to the promotion of the service.
• To be part of a high performing team that achieves targets as set across a range to key deliverables.
• You will be co-located with West Sussex County Council Family Safeguarding Team working in a multi- disciplinary team alongside Childrens Social Workers Emotional wellbeing practitioners Domestic Abuse Officers and Domestic Abuse Victim practitioners.
• To help facilitate access to pharmacological and psycho-social interventions in a one to one or group-based setting including carrying out home visits. A full UK driving licence and access to your own car is required.

About you:

• The post holder will have knowledge and/or experience of working with families.
• Experience working in drug and alcohol services.
• The ability to travel using own vehicle work remotely and autonomously.
• The experience of engaging with families who have a variety of backgrounds and needs.
• The ability to work with and manage challenging behaviour.
• Commitment knowledge and experience of multiagency working e.g. children services domestic abuse mental health services criminal justice agencies
• Good knowledge of safeguarding relating to adults and children

What we will give to you:

• 25 days of annual leave plus bank holidays. Additionally youll receive one extra day of annual leave for each year of service during your first five years therefore you will enjoy 30 days of leave after five years with us.
• Paid Wellbeing hour each week along with a Wellness hub and Employee Assist Programme
• Contributory pension scheme
• Several benefits incl. discounts for shopping cinema holidays etc.
• A friendly and supportive team
• Training career development & progression opportunities
• Generous Refer-a-Friend Scheme
• Please ensure that when completing your supporting statement you reflect on the details outlined in the job description. This will help us understand how your skills and experiences align with the requirements of the role.

Please ensure that when completing your application form and supporting statement you reflect on the details outlined in the job description. This will help us understand how your skills and experiences align with the requirements of the role.

A note about using AI in your application

AI can be a really helpful tool when putting together your application and were happy for you to use it. However what were most interested in is you.

We want to understand your experiences achievements and strengths so please make sure your application reflects your own story and clearly shows how you meet the essential criteria and the impact youve made in previous roles.

Theres no need to write in a particular style. The strongest applications are those that are authentic specific and clearly demonstrate your skills experience and potential. We look forward to learning more about you.

Direct applications only we will not be engaging agencies for this vacancy.

Please note: This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship. Applicants must already have the right to work in the UK at the time of application. For applicants with time-limited visas unfortunately we are unable to support new visa applications or extensions.

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high number of applications so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.