Recovery Coordinator- Complex Case Worker

Change Grow Live; Lethbridge; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

An established charity is seeking a Recovery Coordinator to support individuals on their recovery journey. This role involves assessing needs, providing advocacy, and facilitating group sessions to promote recovery and resilience. You'll work closely with service users, tailoring workshops to address their unique challenges. Join a compassionate team that values personal growth and offers a supportive environment, with opportunities for training and development. This position is perfect for someone passionate about making a difference in the community.

Benefits

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Paid Wellness hour each week

Contributory pension scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Training and career development opportunities

Refer a friend scheme

Discounts for shopping, cinema, holidays

Qualifications

• Experience in substance misuse and group dynamics.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Support service users through their recovery journey.
• Provide assessments and recovery planning.

Skills

Substance Misuse Understanding

Group Management

Communication Skills

Time Management

Mental Health Knowledge

Interpersonal Skills

Change Management

Information Governance

Job description

Overview

Change Grow Live are a charity dedicated to the belief that we can make a difference to our Service Users lives, offering support and respect in a safe environment, treating each user as an individual and working with them to find the right treatment and care options.

Our core values are ‘Be open, be compassionate and be bold’ and our team members apply these daily to achieve our mission of helping people change the direction of their lives, grow as individuals, and live life to its full potential.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Recovery Coordinator- Complex Case Worker who has the skills and experience to assess and engage with our service users, ensuring that they access the right intervention at the right time, in a way that best meets their needs.

Where:Southampton

Full Time Hours: 37.5 per week,Full Time Salary Range: £27,861.26 - £32,002.35 dependent on experience

* Full-time hours at Change Grow Live are 37.5 hours per week. For part-time roles, the salary and payments will be pro rata based on contracted hours.

Responsibilities

About the role:

• Supporting service users from point of entry into the service and through their treatment/recovery journey

• Providing screening, assessment, and recovery planning and onward referral

• Reducing drug and alcohol related harm to service users and the wider community

• Promoting carer, service user and community involvement

• Providing advocacy for access to partnership services

• Working with service users to support social (re)integration, enabling them to lead meaningful and purposeful lives: promoting recovery, resilience, peer support and self-determination

• Research, design and prepare subject matter and materials for groups / pods.

• Deliver structured content within group settings to service users at various stages of recovery

• Engage with debriefing and evaluations with co-facilitators after groups/pods have taken place, reviewing progress and identifying concerns with service users

• Tailor specific workshops around the needs of the service users, such as: anger management, sleep disorders, relationships, etc

About you:

• Have a strong understanding of substance misuse issues and experience of working within a similar field

• Experience of working with groups/pods and managing group dynamics, such as conflict or challenging behaviour.

• Be an excellent communicator, both verbal and written with good IT skills

• Proactive and able to work on own initiative with excellent time management and prioritising skills

• Have a good working knowledge of mental health interventions, services, and good practice

• Be a supportive team player with strong interpersonal skills with the ability to work in partnership with a wide range of professionals, agencies, and internal/external stakeholders

• Ability to manage change successfully in a way that prioritises the needs of service users

• Understand the importance of information governance processes and commit to follow and apply all necessary safeguards

• Seek out learning opportunities to improve and broaden your professional knowledge and skills and to contribute and oversee the learning and development of others

What we will give to you:

• 25 days of annual leave, plus bank holidays. Additionally, you'll receive one extra day of annual leave for each year of service during your first five years, therefore you will enjoy 30 days of leave after five years with us.
• Paid ‘Wellness’ hour each week along with a ‘Wellness’ hub and Employee Assist Programme
• Contributory pension scheme
• A great selection of benefits incl. discounts for shopping, cinema, holidays, etc.
• A friendly and supportive team
• Training, career development & progression opportunities
• Refer a friend scheme.

Please ensure that when completing your application form and supporting statement, you reflect on the details outlined in the job description. This will help us understand how your skills and experiences align with the requirements of the role.

Join us in our journey of empowerment and holistic support, where every individual's well-being is at the heart of what we do.

If you require sponsorship, please note that this role is not eligible for a Health and Care Worker visa. You may be eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route but must meet the minimum salary requirements for the role. You can find out more hereSkilled Worker visa: Overview - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

Salary Range (pro rata if part time)

CGL points 23 to 28 (£27,861.26 - £32,002.35)

ILW / OLW /Fringe

N/A - Outside London Weighting Area

Closing Date

4/6/2025

If you have any questions on this opportunity that you would like to talk through please contact us using the below details:

Mike O'connor | [e-mail] post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check at an enhanced level.