Job Reference: JOB0258
Working Hours
37.5 hours per week
Application Deadline
Sunday, October 5, 2025
Job Summary
Make a Real Difference – Help Change Lives
Are you passionate about supporting families and protecting children?
Join us as a Drug & Alcohol Family Safeguarding Recovery Practitioner and be part of an innovative team making meaningful change across Surrey.
The Role
You will support parents who are experiencing drug and alcohol issues and whose children are subject to Child in Need or Child Protection Plans. You’ll deliver expert substance misuse interventions as part of a wider safeguarding strategy, working collaboratively with social workers and other multidisciplinary colleagues.
You’ll help bridge the gap between adult and children’s services, co-facilitate parenting groups, and contribute to safeguarding plans and recovery pathways using a trauma-informed, family-focused approach.
The role will require:
Delivering specialist substance misuse support within children’s safeguarding teams.
Working closely with professionals in domestic abuse, mental health, and social care.
Liaising with i-access and Via’s community drug and alcohol teams to ensure continuity of care.
Supporting and empowering families through group work and one-to-one interventions.
Contributing to assessments and safeguarding plans with a holistic view of family wellbeing.
We’re looking for a compassionate and driven professional with experience in:
Substance misuse or recovery work
Supporting vulnerable families
Safeguarding children and adults
You understand the impact of addiction on family dynamics and are committed to helping parents make positive changes while protecting children from harm.
The Service
This role sits within Surrey’s Family Safeguarding Team (FST) – a nationally recognised, multi-disciplinary model that places adult-focused practitioners directly into children’s safeguarding teams. You’ll be part of a team that includes specialists in domestic abuse, mental health, and substance misuse, all working together to improve outcomes for children and families.
The substance misuse strand is delivered through i-access, an integrated treatment service run in partnership between Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Trust (SABP) and Via.
Why Join Us?
Work in a dynamic, integrated team
Directly impact families’ futures
Access ongoing training, support & clinical supervision
Be part of a nationally recognised, innovative model of care
Flexible and collaborative work environment
Location
This is a peripatetic role across Surrey. You’ll be aligned to one of four local quadrants — Guildford, Redhill, Walton, or Woking — depending on service need and your preference (discussed at interview). Occasional county-wide travel may be required.
To see the generous range of benefits we offer at Via including 30 days annual leave for all new starters, our health and wellbeing initiatives, financial perks and development opportunities – visit our Benefits Package
For an informal chat about the role please contact Michael Shaw, Service Manager via Michael.Shaw@viaorg.uk or 07759 131832.
The closing date for applications is Sunday 5 October at midnight.
Please note, we may conduct interviews before the closing date, so early applications are strongly encouraged.
All our applications are sifted by humans. Please send us applications that reflect your own knowledge, experience and values and not applications that have been generated by artificial intelligence (AI).
We accept applications via https://www.viaorg.uk/work-at-via/career-paths/ using our short application form, and your CV. For guidance on how to complete the application visit https://www.viaorg.uk/work-at-via/how-to-apply/. Please submit your application as soon as possible as we may close adverts at any time if we receive a sufficient number of applications.
Via welcomes enquiries from everyone, and we value diversity in our workplace. Our commitment to promoting diversity and developing a workplace environment where all staff are treated with dignity and respect is central to our recruitment process.
We’re a Disability Confident Employer and are committed to the employment and career development of disabled people. We offer an interview to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for our jobs, please confirm in the personal statement part of our application form that you are applying under this scheme.
Appointment to all our posts are subject to satisfactory completion of our safeguarding checks including DBS and we follow safer recruiting principles.
Please email people@viaorg.uk if you have any recruitment enquiries or if you require this documentation in an accessible format.
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Reference: JOB0258
Posted on: 2025-09-05 13:56:03
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Job Reference: JOB0258
Working Hours
37.5 hours per week
Application Deadline
Sunday, October 5, 2025
Job Summary
Make a Real Difference – Help Change Lives
Are you passionate about supporting families and protecting children?
Join us as a Drug & Alcohol Family Safeguarding Recovery Practitioner and be part of an innovative team making meaningful change across Surrey.
The Role
You will support parents who are experiencing drug and alcohol issues and whose children are subject to Child in Need or Child Protection Plans. You’ll deliver expert substance misuse interventions as part of a wider safeguarding strategy, working collaboratively with social workers and other multidisciplinary colleagues.
You’ll help bridge the gap between adult and children’s services, co-facilitate parenting groups, and contribute to safeguarding plans and recovery pathways using a trauma-informed, family-focused approach.
The role will require:
Delivering specialist substance misuse support within children’s safeguarding teams.
Working closely with professionals in domestic abuse, mental health, and social care.
Liaising with i-access and Via’s community drug and alcohol teams to ensure continuity of care.
Supporting and empowering families through group work and one-to-one interventions.
Contributing to assessments and safeguarding plans with a holistic view of family wellbeing.
We’re looking for a compassionate and driven professional with experience in:
Substance misuse or recovery work
Supporting vulnerable families
Safeguarding children and adults
You understand the impact of addiction on family dynamics and are committed to helping parents make positive changes while protecting children from harm.
The Service
This role sits within Surrey’s Family Safeguarding Team (FST) – a nationally recognised, multi-disciplinary model that places adult-focused practitioners directly into children’s safeguarding teams. You’ll be part of a team that includes specialists in domestic abuse, mental health, and substance misuse, all working together to improve outcomes for children and families.
The substance misuse strand is delivered through i-access, an integrated treatment service run in partnership between Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Trust (SABP) and Via.
Why Join Us?
Work in a dynamic, integrated team
Directly impact families’ futures
Access ongoing training, support & clinical supervision
Be part of a nationally recognised, innovative model of care
Flexible and collaborative work environment
Location
This is a peripatetic role across Surrey. You’ll be aligned to one of four local quadrants — Guildford, Redhill, Walton, or Woking — depending on service need and your preference (discussed at interview). Occasional county-wide travel may be required.
To see the generous range of benefits we offer at Via including 30 days annual leave for all new starters, our health and wellbeing initiatives, financial perks and development opportunities – visit our Benefits Package
For an informal chat about the role please contact Michael Shaw, Service Manager via Michael.Shaw@viaorg.uk or 07759 131832.
The closing date for applications is Sunday 5 October at midnight.
Please note, we may conduct interviews before the closing date, so early applications are strongly encouraged.
All our applications are sifted by humans. Please send us applications that reflect your own knowledge, experience and values and not applications that have been generated by artificial intelligence (AI).
We accept applications via https://www.viaorg.uk/work-at-via/career-paths/ using our short application form, and your CV. For guidance on how to complete the application visit https://www.viaorg.uk/work-at-via/how-to-apply/. Please submit your application as soon as possible as we may close adverts at any time if we receive a sufficient number of applications.
Via welcomes enquiries from everyone, and we value diversity in our workplace. Our commitment to promoting diversity and developing a workplace environment where all staff are treated with dignity and respect is central to our recruitment process.
We’re a Disability Confident Employer and are committed to the employment and career development of disabled people. We offer an interview to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for our jobs, please confirm in the personal statement part of our application form that you are applying under this scheme.
Appointment to all our posts are subject to satisfactory completion of our safeguarding checks including DBS and we follow safer recruiting principles.
Please email people@viaorg.uk if you have any recruitment enquiries or if you require this documentation in an accessible format.
Advertiser: Direct Employer
Reference: JOB0258
Posted on: 2025-09-05 13:56:03
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