Senior Drug and Alcohol Practitioner

Senior Drug and Alcohol Practitioner
HMP Wandsworth, London
Salary: From £23,052 depending on experience + £4,335 Regional Allowance

We are RAPt, a UK leading provider of drug and alcohol treatment services, including 12-Step programmes. We deliver treatment and aftercare programmes - in prisons and in the community - which help people move away from addiction and crime. These services provide a variety of support, including advice, counselling, group work and intensive treatment.

At RAPt we believe that all people who are addicted to or misusing substances should have access to support which is effective in breaking their addiction or misuse. People should be given help and support to address all their needs, so they can transform their lives permanently, including turning away from crime.
Official figures show that the majority of drug addicts who complete the RAPt 12-Step rehab in prison stay drug and crime free on release, compared with a minority of those who don't receive an intensive programme. Figures analysed from official police records of more than 650 prisoners released between 2004 and 2009, showed that a staggering 73% of offenders with drug problems who received only low intensity treatments reoffended. In contrast, fewer than half (44%) of drug addicted prisoners who went through RAPt's 12-Step intensive rehab released within the same period reoffended - a 29% reduction
Senior Drug and Alcohol Practitioner - Role Overview:
Our programmes work, and because of this, after a recent round of re-contracting, we are delighted to be going through a period of expansion (30% growth 2012-2013), and want to add new and expanded functions to enable us to deliver our vision of high quality and effective recovery services.
We currently have an exciting opportunity for an experienced 12-Step recovery professional to join our team at HMP Wandsworth. Working in a busy, successful team of Practitioners you will be managing a caseload of clients, running workshops, both CBT and 12-Step based, and referring to our partner organisations.
You will be responsible for overseeing the quality of the Interventions delivered by the substance misuse working in your team. Working directly with the Deputy Service Manager you will ensure that agreed performance targets are met. In conjunction with your team you will provide a range of interventions to our clients.
To be successful in this role you will have experience of supervising or managing the work of other within the drug and alcohol misuse sector and a Level 3 or 4 Award in a relevant subject (or be willing to undertaken appropriate training). You will be IT literate and able to write reports to an acceptable standard.

You will have strong experience working with our client group (or similar) and a strong commitment to the 12-Step program, and RAPts mission and vision.
RAPt offers an excellent benefits package including work-related clinical supervision allowance