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Reconnect Advanced Recovery Practitioner
Job in
Liverpool, Merseyside, L1, England, UK
Listed on 2026-11-01
Listing for:
The Methodist Church in Britain
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-11-01
Job specializations:
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Social Work
Substance Abuse Counselor, Community Health -
Healthcare
Substance Abuse Counselor, Community Health
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Turning Point's RECONNECT team, which supports people leaving prison, is where this Advanced Recovery Practitioner post sits. The caseload runs from six weeks before release to up to six months after, moving people into substance use treatment and linking them to health, mental health and housing support. The post is co-located with the team and involves frequent prison visits, home visits and travel, so a driving licence and car are essential.
Prison vetting must be in place before the start date.
- Support a caseload of people resettling from custody, including those leaving prison or immigration centres, and engage them in substance use treatment
- Complete assessments and visit prisons to identify needs on release, ensuring continuity of care after release
- Work alongside the RECONNECT team, co-located at County Hall
- Pick up cases where substance use has been identified
- Liaise regularly with multi-agency partners to signpost and coordinate support on each case
- Attend and contribute to relevant meetings, and coordinate attendance at them
- Share information on people in treatment with Turning Point
- Advise Recovery Workers in the main teams on RECONNECT and transfer cases once structured treatment is engaged and RECONNECT involvement ends
- Act as subject matter expert on substance use and advise RECONNECT colleagues
- Travel to prisons, other services and home visits
- Demonstrable experience of working in a substance use treatment and recovery setting
- Significant experience of working in health and social care
- Exceptional report writing and case notes
- Understanding of risk and risk management as it applies to substance use and complexity
- Prison vetting in place before starting
- Driving licence and access to a car
- RMN
- Social work, psychology or other relevant qualification
- 25 days' paid holiday a year plus bank holidays, rising to 27 days with length of service
- Option to buy additional holiday and spread the cost
- Annual pay progression
- Structured learning journey and defined career pathways
- Support to move into management, leadership or specialist roles
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