Recovery Practitioner

Job Details

Job Reference: Job0345 Location: Gloucester Salary: £26,940 - £30,762 per annum, depending on experience Vacancy Type: Permanent/Full Time Working Hours: 37.5 Application Deadline: Friday, April 10, 2026

About Via

At Via, our mission is to provide the best health and wellbeing support to as many people as possible, helping them to change their lives for the better.

Last year, we supported over 11,000 people across the UK affected by alcohol and drug use. Everything we do is driven by our values:

Values

• Care. Care for people is at the heart of everything we do.
• Be human. We are accessible, genuine and humble. Always learning.
• Do the right thing. We're open, honest and inclusive. We get things done.

Who We're Looking For

This is an exciting opportunity to join a fast paced and growing organisation. We're looking for a recovery practitioner for our Gloucester Service.

Role Summary

Hold a mixed caseload and support other tasks including assessment, duty and groups in a thriving service, making positive changes in peoples' lives through a non judgemental, recovery based approach that values the strengths and choices of those individuals.

Through joining Via, you will receive a warm welcome, peer support, training, regular supervision and the chance to thrive in a lively and innovative service.

The main purpose of this role is to provide excellent quality of care to people who use our service accessing treatment for substance use and their complex needs, in partnership with our clinical team, counsellors and other professionals involved in client care.

You will have an in depth knowledge and experience of the challenges affecting people with substance use and related health and wellbeing issues.

Responsibilities

• Manage a caseload of clients, including assessment, duty and group facilitation.
• Provide high quality interventions at varying stages of recovery.
• Develop and deliver a wide range of groups.
• Support other areas of service delivery and participate in special interest activities such as smoking cessation and local events.

Qualifications & Skills

• In depth knowledge and experience of challenges affecting people with substance use and related health and wellbeing issues.
• Compassion, good communication skills and ability to stay calm under pressure.
• Good listener, curious, and a desire to make a difference.

Benefits

30 days annual leave for all new starters, health and wellbeing initiatives, financial perks and development opportunities.

Application Process

Applications must be submitted via . We do not accept CVs. Visit for guidance.

Please submit your application as soon as possible as adverts may close when we receive a sufficient number.

Contact

For recruitment enquiries or if you require this documentation in an accessible format, email .

Team leaders: or Dave Reynolds - . Call .