Criminal Justice Recovery Practitioner

Job Reference: JOB
0332 |

Location:

Merton | Salary: £29,124 - £32,946 (including London weighting where applicable) | Vacancy Type:
Permanent / Full Time |

Working Hours:

37.5 hours per week | Final date to receive applications:
Sunday, March 29, 2026

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.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a fast‑paced and growing organisation. We’re looking for a Criminal Justice Recovery Practitioner for our Merton Service.

We are seeking an enthusiastic and experienced criminal justice drug and alcohol recovery practitioner. The post holder will work closely with partners from probation, prison, courts and police to support and engage service users into recovery‑oriented drug and alcohol treatment.

The key objective of the role is to assist service users to address their offending behaviour and become free from dependency. You will provide outreach satellites in the local Probation office as well as one or more prisons and lead on the service’s links with these agencies. This role offers the successful candidate the chance to make a lasting difference to the lives of our service users.

• Manage a small caseload of clients, including prescribing and providing high‑quality interventions at varying stages of recovery.
• Support and engage service users into recovery‑oriented drug and alcohol treatment.
• Work closely with partners from probation, prison, courts, and police.
• Lead the service’s links with these agencies and provide outreach satellites in the local Probation office.

• Relevant experience as a criminal justice drug and alcohol recovery practitioner.
• Compassion, good communication skills, and the ability to stay calm under pressure.
• A good listener, curious, and want to make a difference.

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Our Team Leader is happy to talk through this role, a typical day, development opportunities, and Via’s national network. You can reach Annabel at