Advanced Recovery Practitioner
Job Introduction
Interviews for this role will be taking place on 08/06/2026
You must hold a driving license and have access to your own vehicle to be eligible to apply for this position
We a recruiting an Advanced Recovery Practitioner to work with Families with Complex Needs for our Leicester City service.
The role will involve leading on continue developments around our approach to working with families with complex needs. This will include mentoring and supporting Recovery Workers and holding a caseload of YP service users who are part of complex families. This may involve complex safeguarding, complex pregnancy or inter-generational substance use. Some time may be spent co-locating with other agencies such as social care.
As an Advanced Practitioner we offer a starting salary of £29,244 with annual pay progression up to £33,880 (Dependent on experience you may be offered a starting salary above the initial starting salary).
You will have opportunities to progress your career with a structured learning journey and clearly defined career pathways that will enable you to achieve your long-term goals and work to your strengths.
Whether you are looking to progress into a management and leadership role or to be a specialist in your field at Turning point we will support and encourage you on your career journey
The role will predominantly involve:
- Working with under 18s and YA who are pregnant/expectant partners/parents
- Working with particularly high risk YPs whose parent(s) are using substances (entwining treatment with S2C)
- Steps 2 Cope work and other group work
- Supporting YP/YA RWs with safeguarding cases - coaching and report writing
- Audits on Safeguarding Cases
The Ideal candidate
Essential:
- Exceptional report writing and case notes
- Demonstrable experience in working within a substance use treatment and recovery setting
- Specialist interest depth knowledge of one or more complexities alongside substance use. This may be mental health, long term conditions, criminality, homelessness, Domestic Violence, Young People, etc
- Understanding of risk and risk management, as it applies to substance use and complexity.
- Significant experience of working in health and social care
Desirable:
- RMN; Social Work, psychology, Youth Work (YP role only) or other relevant qualification
About Us
As a leading health and social care provider with more than 300 locations across England, we take real pride in the services we offer.
We run all of our services on a not-for-profit basis; instead, we invest every penny back into our services and people. We never stop believing in change for the better, and we work constantly to improve the lives of the people we support.
What Benefits Will I Receive?
We know reward looks different to each person and so whether its ways to make your money go further, a culture supporting recognition and celebration, or opportunities to boost your career – we want to support you in every way we can with our total reward package that includes:
25 days’ paid holiday a year + Bank Holidays, increasing with each year of service up to 27 days + Bank Holidays. Plus the option to buy additional holidays and spread the cost.
Join our team and discover the comprehensive benefits we offer by following this link to explore all the exciting perks available to our employees.
We reserve the right to close this advert early if we are able to appoint to the vacancy before the advertised closed date.
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