Senior Hope in Action Practitioner (Substance Misuse)

Role Profile – Hope in Action Senior Practitioner

Job Title: Hope in Action Senior Practitioner

Reports To: Programme Lead

Location: Birmingham (home-based with City-wide travel)

Salary: £19,200 per year (full time salary £32,000)

Hours: 22.5 hours per week. Must be flexible to meet the needs of our clients and service and will include Fridays.

Duration: 12 months in the first instance with a view to extending to 30 months in total

Employer: Edu-K-Fun is a small company with a big heart. Our method is to LOVE:  Listen, be Objective, Validate solutions and Evaluate impact. We have been funded by BCC Public Health to deliver the Hope in Action programme across Birmingham.

Hope in Action: Hope in Action is a programme that supports adult parents/carers of children to change their relationship with drugs and/or alcohol. We provide support through mentoring and coaching using a systemic narrative practice approach and work in partnership with other organisations to meet clinical and therapeutic needs.

Job Purpose: To provide high-quality, person-centred support to adults who have a problematic relationship with drug and alcohol use and their significant others. You will work as part of a small team to deliver holistic interventions, care coordination, harm reduction, and recovery planning tailored to individuals’ needs.

Key Responsibilities

• Hold a caseload.
• Complete assessments and develop positive change action plans.
• Deliver 1:1 and group-based psychosocial interventions.
• Provide harm reduction advice.
• Co-ordinate care and signpost to wider services where required.
• Contribute to risk assessments and multi-agency meetings.
• Maintain accurate case notes and adhere to service protocols.          
• Act as a peer supervisor for Hope in Action Practitioners
• Co-deliver team CPD.  
• Support outreach activities and recruitment of new clients.

Person Specification

Essential:

• Minimum 3 years’ experience in substance misuse including Lived Experience
• Experience of independently managing a caseload
• Strong communication and organisation skills
• Understanding of safeguarding and harm reduction principles
• Empathy, resilience, and non-judgmental approach
• Ability to deliver group interventions
• NVQ Level 3 or equivalent (Health & Social Care/Substance Misuse or another relevant subject)

Desirable:

• Training in psychosocial interventions (e.g. Motivational interviewing, CBT, Systemic Narrative Practice)
• Experience supervising or mentoring other practitioners
• Lived experience of recovery welcomed
• Experience of delivering training or CPD
• Familiarity with recording systems                                                                         

How to apply: Please send a copy of your CV with a covering letter. In the letter, please tell us your key values and how you will demonstrate them in this role. Please send these to Penny at the email address provided by Friday 5th June.

If you have any questions or would like to have an informal discussion about this post call (phone number removed).