Practitioner Cannabis Recovery Probation Contract

Title of post: Practitioner Cannabis Recovery Probation Contract

Contract: Fixed term 1 year minimum 

Ref: CSG-D&R-CPAPRIL2025 

Deadline: 04 Sep. 2025

Location: West Yorkshire, Bradford base

Responsible to: Team Leader – Programme Manager

Salary scale: £24,237 – £26,660  p/a 

Hours of Work:

• 37.5 hours per week (excluding a 30 min unpaid meal break)
• Worked Monday to Friday 9.15am until 5.15pm, (although occasional week ends, later evenings and bank holidays may be necessary).

Annual Leave: 32 working days plus bank holidays (pro rata).

Special Provisions: The post is subject to the successful applicant applying for an enhanced disclosure and barring check, the results of which would not necessarily exclude applicants from consideration. Other vetting may be required at probation level.

CREATE STRENGTH GROUP 

Create Strength Group (CSG) provide support to those affected by individuals whose life is impacted by their own, addictive behaviour or that of someone close to them. We have a specialism in recovery and aftercare, helping to maintain abstinence and personal growth. We believe all those with addictive behaviours have the ability to turn their lives around and make positive, sustainable changes to their personal circumstances and the communities they live in. 

ROLE PURPOSE 

An exciting, varied and rewarding opportunity has arisen for a talented and motivated individual to work in partnership with criminal justice partners including Probation, Prisons, Police, Liaison and Diversion Schemes, Courts, as well as Housing, Employment and Mental Health providers to help improve lives and reduce the cycle of drug and alcohol related offending. As part of the 10-year Drug Strategy to tackle drug-related crime and reduce drug-related deaths, we are looking for a Practitioner to join a small team focussed upon recovery from cannabis and cannabinoid addiction.

This role involves providing collaborative recovery planning to substance misusers within the treatment process (drug and alcohol) guiding individual recovery journeys, through treatment to sustained recovery. You will be working in a small team of recovery delivery professionals designing and delivering recovery solutions in collaboration with the probation service across West Yorkshire. Group facilitation skills and training delivery experience of short rolling courses are key to this appointment. This Job Description is not definitive and outlines key accountabilities – colleagues are expected to be flexible regarding their responsibilities and will from time to time be asked to carry out other duties to ensure achievement of organisation goals.

• Carry and be responsible for your own caseload of clients, with support from the Team Leader as required.
• Work collaboratively within the team to promote hope, empowerment, choices, and opportunities that assist service users reaching their full potential as individuals and community members. 
• Ensure quality of service delivery through data analysis and engaging in service quality improvement initiatives.
• Be part of a team that ensures all safeguarding issues for children and adults are identified, raised and dealt with in accordance with Create Strength Group policies, procedures, and local and national requirements.

Additional routine duties:

• To undertake all necessary training and subscribe to continuous personal and professional development. To support the advocacy actions for clients including production of letters, forms, documents, emails and meeting attendance where delegated.
• Ensure timely completion of caseload trackers in accordance with the team protocols.
• To support the management of concerns, complaints and allegations raised about the service or individuals working in the service (staff, volunteers) in accordance with policies and procedures and where delegated.
• Provide excellent data management and monitoring to ensure compliance with data recording, reporting requirements and deadlines.