Recovery Practitioner
| Posting date: | 19 March 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £26,940 to £30,762 per year |
| Additional salary information: | Salary is depending on experience |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 10 April 2026 |
| Location: | Gloucester, Gloucestershire |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Via |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | Job0345 |
Summary
Who we are
At Via, our mission is to provide the best health and wellbeing support to as many people as possible, helping them to change their lives for the better.
Last year, we supported over 11,000 people across the UK affected by alcohol and drug use. Everything we do is driven by our values:
• Care. Care for people is at the heart of everything we do.
• Be human. We are accessible, genuine and humble. Always learning.
• Do the right thing. We’re open, honest and inclusive. We get things done.
We want to recruit the very best talent. We believe in nurturing a positive workplace culture where our colleagues feel valued, recognised, empowered, and supported.
What we’re looking for
This is an exciting opportunity to join a fast-paced and growing organisation.
We’re looking for a recovery practitioner for our Gloucester Service
Job Summary
This is an exciting opportunity to hold a mixed caseload and support other tasks including assessment, duty and groups in a thriving service, making positive changes in peoples’ lives, through a non-judgmental, recovery-based approach that values the strengths and choices of those individuals.
Through joining Via, you will receive a warm welcome, peer support, training, regular supervision and the chance to thrive in a lively and innovative service.
The main purpose of this role is to provide excellent quality of care to people who use our service accessing treatment for substance use and their complex needs, in partnership with our clinical team, counsellors and other professionals involved in client's care.
You will have an in-depth knowledge and experience of the challenges affecting people with substance use and related health and wellbeing issues.
Working as part of a dynamic team you will be responsible for managing a caseload of clients, to include prescribing, providing a good quality of interventions at varying stages of their recovery as well as developing and delivering a wide range of groups.
The duties are varied, and no two days will be the same.
Duties may include supporting other areas of service delivery as well as helping to take part in a wide range of special interests and activities that support health and wellbeing such as smoking cessation and local events.
The Service
Adult Drug and Alcohol Services across Gloucestershire transferred to Via on 1st April 2024. The role is part of Via’s structure and provides a great opportunity to build on existing service strengths, drive new developments and make a positive impact as part of this new contract.
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
We only accept applications via http://www.viaorg.uk/work-at-via/career-paths/ using our application form, sorry we don’t accept CVs. For guidance on how to complete the application visit http://www.viaorg.uk/work-at-via/how-to-apply/. Please submit your application as soon as possible as we may close adverts at any time if we receive a sufficient number of applications.
Via welcomes enquiries from everyone, and we value diversity in our workplace.
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.
Please email people@viaorg.uk if you have any recruitment enquiries or if you require this documentation in an accessible format.
Appointment to all our posts are subject to satisfactory completion of our safeguarding checks including DBS and we follow safer recruiting principles.
Please email people@viaorg.uk if you have any recruitment enquiries or if you require this documentation in an accessible format.
This is not just a job – you’ll help people rebuild their lives, reconnect with their family and friends, return to work or education, and much more.
We’re looking for individuals with compassion, good communication skills and the ability to stay calm under pressure.
If you’re someone who is a good listener, stays curious, and wants to make a difference, we’d love to hear from you.
Deadline10/04/2026 at midnight
Salary: £26,940 - £30,762 per annum, depending on experience
Vacancy type: Permanent
Working hours: 37.5
Interviews are likely to take place week commencing the 20th of April 2026.
Our team leaders are happy to talk through this role, what a typical day might look like, development opportunities, and Via’s national network. you can reach Richard.Macnamara@viaorg.uk or Dave Reynolds - David.Reynolds@viaorg.uk Team Leaders; or, call us on 01452 223014.
Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme
Disability Confident
About Disability Confident
A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident.