Recovery & Wellbeing Practitioner
| Posting date: | 08 December 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £12,154 per year |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 27 December 2025 |
| Location: | PE28 0SR |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Phoenix Futures |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 4040 |
Summary
Phoenix Futures is looking to recruit a passionate and solution focused Recovery & Wellbeing Practitioner at HMP Littlehey.
The Role
As a Recovery & Wellbeing Practitioner you will be providing harm reduction and support to those with substance use issues, and you will provide support in recovery through relapse prevention and care planning. You will also act as an advocate for service users; signposting and referring to the necessary agencies in order to support them throughout their sentence and preparing for release into the community.
Our team of Practitioners build individual treatment plans involving both one-to-one and group facilitation. We aim to address all the core issues of substance use, improve life skills, confidence and self esteem. You will have the ability to build and maintain relationships with internal and external agencies.
Employment is dependent on HMPS vetting.
As an individual, we are looking for someone who is:
Self-motivated
Can work on their own initiative, but more importantly, as part of a team
Will need good communication and organisational skills
Successful candidates will be dynamic and forward thinking.
The ideal candidate will have experience working with vulnerable adults presenting with substance, alcohol, and the associated issues.
The Phoenix Futures Group has more than 50 years’ experience of developing and delivering pioneering substance use services. We believe in being the best and that is why we constantly strive to learn and innovate, to challenge ourselves, to adapt and to work together with others who can bring valuable expertise. Join us and we will support you to contribute to the creative development of our treatment and recovery approach to meet the needs of our service users, our commissioners and stakeholders.
Your Rewards
At Phoenix we value our staff and aim to be an employer of choice. That’s why we have developed a range of benefits, including:
Starting salary of £12,154.25 with opportunity to access potential yearly salary increments subject to appraisal.
25 days’ annual leave plus Bank Holidays (increasing each year to a maximum of 30 days)
Opportunity to access potential yearly salary increments subject to appraisal
Dependency leave
Occupational sick pay
Season ticket loan, pension scheme, life assurance, discounts platform, and cycle scheme
Continuous training and career development
Access to a 24/7 Employee Assistance programme including telephone and online access
About Phoenix Futures
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. We work with local authorities, other charities and service providers across the country to deliver innovative programmes and projects that change lives for the better, setting people on the path to health and emotional wellbeing. We provide a diverse range of services, our expertise in psychosocial treatment and support is the common thread that runs through everything we do. People need psychological interventions, social support, meaningful use of time, sense of purpose and a place of safety to sustain their recovery. At our core, we support people, families and communities to recover from drug and alcohol dependency. We encourage and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and believe it is important to include 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.
The Role
As a Recovery & Wellbeing Practitioner you will be providing harm reduction and support to those with substance use issues, and you will provide support in recovery through relapse prevention and care planning. You will also act as an advocate for service users; signposting and referring to the necessary agencies in order to support them throughout their sentence and preparing for release into the community.
Our team of Practitioners build individual treatment plans involving both one-to-one and group facilitation. We aim to address all the core issues of substance use, improve life skills, confidence and self esteem. You will have the ability to build and maintain relationships with internal and external agencies.
Employment is dependent on HMPS vetting.
As an individual, we are looking for someone who is:
Self-motivated
Can work on their own initiative, but more importantly, as part of a team
Will need good communication and organisational skills
Successful candidates will be dynamic and forward thinking.
The ideal candidate will have experience working with vulnerable adults presenting with substance, alcohol, and the associated issues.
The Phoenix Futures Group has more than 50 years’ experience of developing and delivering pioneering substance use services. We believe in being the best and that is why we constantly strive to learn and innovate, to challenge ourselves, to adapt and to work together with others who can bring valuable expertise. Join us and we will support you to contribute to the creative development of our treatment and recovery approach to meet the needs of our service users, our commissioners and stakeholders.
Your Rewards
At Phoenix we value our staff and aim to be an employer of choice. That’s why we have developed a range of benefits, including:
Starting salary of £12,154.25 with opportunity to access potential yearly salary increments subject to appraisal.
25 days’ annual leave plus Bank Holidays (increasing each year to a maximum of 30 days)
Opportunity to access potential yearly salary increments subject to appraisal
Dependency leave
Occupational sick pay
Season ticket loan, pension scheme, life assurance, discounts platform, and cycle scheme
Continuous training and career development
Access to a 24/7 Employee Assistance programme including telephone and online access
About Phoenix Futures
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. We work with local authorities, other charities and service providers across the country to deliver innovative programmes and projects that change lives for the better, setting people on the path to health and emotional wellbeing. We provide a diverse range of services, our expertise in psychosocial treatment and support is the common thread that runs through everything we do. People need psychological interventions, social support, meaningful use of time, sense of purpose and a place of safety to sustain their recovery. At our core, we support people, families and communities to recover from drug and alcohol dependency. We encourage and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and believe it is important to include 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.
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