Join Our Team as a Women's Recovery Practitioner!
Are you passionate about making a difference in the lives of women with complex needs? Do you have experience in providing holistic support and interventions? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you!
Position: Women's Recovery Practitioner
Location: Gloucester Women's Centre/VIA Hubs
Salary: £25,000 – £27,000 per annum dependent on experience
Hours: Full Time – 35 hours per week
Duration: Permanent
At The Nelson Trust, our mission is to ensure that any woman experiencing multiple-complex needs has the opportunity to access our Women's Centres, where she can get the support she needs. Our model offers gender-responsive, trauma-informed practical and emotional support to address unmet needs, including housing, substance misuse, health, finance, previous trauma, children and families, and education, training, and employment. We aim to reduce social harms and re-offending while empowering women to reach their full potential.
As a Women's Recovery Practitioner, you will provide holistic support for women with substance misuse needs in a gender-specific, trauma-informed service. You will work collaboratively with various support agencies to ensure continuity of care and help women achieve their goals.
Key Responsibilities:
- Manage a caseload of women with substance misuse needs.
- Provide 1:1 practical and emotional support.
- Facilitate group interventions and comprehensive assessments.
- Collaborate with partner organisations and attend multi-agency meetings.
- Deliver evidence-based psychosocial interventions and harm reduction advice.
- Support women in their treatment journey to long-term recovery.
Requirements:
- Experience working with women with multiple unmet needs and substance misuse.
- Knowledge of trauma-informed approaches and the criminal justice system.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
- Ability to manage a caseload and work collaboratively with partner organisations.
- Commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of service users.
Due to the nature of the work undertaken in our women's centres, this position is open only to female applicants. This post is exempt under the Equality Act 2010, Schedule 9, Part 1 .
If you are dedicated to making a positive change in the lives of women and meet the requirements, please apply today!
