Drug Testing on Arrest Recovery Coordinator

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

Job summary

A community support organization in Southampton seeks a dedicated professional to support clients dealing with substance misuse issues. The role involves providing assessments, referrals, and advocating for client needs. Applicants should possess strong communication skills, a proactive mindset, and a good understanding of mental health interventions. This position offers 25 days of holiday, wellness benefits, and career development opportunities.

Benefits

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Paid wellness hour

Contributory pension scheme

Discounts for shopping and entertainment

Training and career development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience working in a similar field.
• Ability to manage group dynamics effectively.
• Strong prioritising and time management skills.
• Commitment to safeguarding procedures.

Responsibilities

• Support clients who have tested positive for Class A drugs.
• Provide screening and assessment for service users.
• Promote recovery and resilience within the community.

Skills

Strong understanding of substance misuse issues

Excellent communication skills

IT skills

Proactive initiative

Knowledge of mental health interventions

Interpersonal skills

Ability to manage change

Job description

Where

Southampton Police Station

Hours

37.5 hours per week

Salary

£27,861.26 - £32,002.35 (pro rata for part time)

Contract Type

Fixed Term until 31‑Mar‑2026

About the role

• This job role will be based at Southampton Central Police station to support clients who have tested positive for Class A drugs on arrest.
• Supporting service users at point of entry into the service and reviewing known service users.
• Providing screening and assessment, 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.

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, able 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 safeguarding procedures.
• 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 holiday (+ bank holidays) rising by 1 day for each year’s service (capped at 30 days).
• Paid ‘Wellness’ hour each week along with a ‘Wellness’ hub and Employee Assist Programme.
• Contributory pension scheme.
• Several benefits, including discounts for shopping, cinema, holidays, etc.
• A friendly and supportive team.
• Training, career development & progression opportunities.
• Refer a friend scheme and receive £250 in vouchers if the candidate is successful.

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.

Direct applications only – we will not be engaging agencies for this vacancy.

This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship. Applicants must already have the right to work in the UK at the time of application. For applicants with time‑limited visas, we are unable to support new visa applications or extensions.

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high number of applications, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

Candidate is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check at an enhanced level.