Recovery and Wellbeing Practitioner

Viaorg; Ellesmere Port; On-site; GBP 26,000 - GBP 31,000; Full time

Job summary

A health and social care organization in Ellesmere Port is seeking a committed professional for a permanent full-time role in substance misuse services. The position requires effective engagement with clients, case management, and collaboration with multi-disciplinary teams. Candidates should have experience in delivering structured treatment and possess strong time management skills. The role offers an annual salary between £26,940 and £30,762, alongside a generous benefits package including 30 days of annual leave and other perks.

Benefits

30 days annual leave

Health and wellbeing initiatives

Financial benefits

Development opportunities

Qualifications

• Must have experience working in substance misuse or a Health and Social Care setting.
• Ability to engage with clients and promote recovery.
• Experience in delivering structured treatment groups.

Responsibilities

• Deliver drug and alcohol services to clients and their families.
• Manage a caseload, including assessments and recovery planning.
• Collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams to ensure compliance with policies.

Skills

Experience in substance misuse services

Empathy

Time management

IT skills

Job description

Job Reference Job 0318 Location Ellesmere Port Salary £26,940.00 to £30,762.00 per annum dependant on experience Vacancy Type Permanent/Full Time Working Hours 37.5 hours per week Application Deadline Sunday, February 22, 2026

The Role

You will have experience of working within substance misuse or a related Health and Social Care setting is essential. You must be committed, resourceful and highly motivated to engage with people using our service within treatment services and promote recovery through their daily practice.

Based within the Ellesmere Port integrated Drug and Alcohol Service, your role will support adults who use our service within the area to achieve their recovery journey goals via 1:1s and structured groupwork programme. Your responsibilities will include:

• To deliver excellent drug and alcohol services to people and their significant others, including family members friends and carers, to facilitate positive outcomes.
• You will need to have experience in working within substance misuse services.
• To manage a case load and co-ordinate and deliver assessment and evidence-based interventions (brief and structured), recovery planning and aftercare planning and risk assessments.
• You will need to have experience of delivering structured treatment groups.
• To work collaboratively with colleagues and key stakeholder across multi-disciplinary teams, ensuring adherence with all Via policies and Safeguarding principles.
• You will deliver harm reduction advice, psychosocial interventions, needle & syringe exchanges, Blood borne virus testing and interventions, drug testing and overdose prevention advice.

An empathetic and non-judgmental approach is imperative, as this role involves working with a wide range of challenging issues and behaviours.

Good time management and IT skills are essential

The service

Cheshire West and Chester is a fully integrated recovery service delivered by Via. We offer free and confidential support for individuals affected by drug and alcohol problems and their families and carers. We believe with the right support; people can make long-lasting transformations in their lives to improve their health and wellbeing

Location: Base, Unity House 4 York Road, Ellesmere Port CH65 0DB

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 and to find out more about VIA visit Who we are | Via.org.uk

To find out more about our service, visit New Beginnings in Cheshire West and Chester.

For an informal discussion about the position, or if you would like to visit the service, please contact [e-mail]

The closing date for applications is Sunday 22 nd February at midnight.

You will need to be available for Interview week commencing 23 rd February 2026

We accept applications via the Via career pages using our short application form, and your CV. 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. Our 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 [e-mail] if you have any recruitment enquiries or if you require this documentation in an accessible format.