Opiate Recovery Coordinator

Change Grow Live; Greater London; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave

Wellness hour

Wellbeing resources

Pension scheme

Employee discounts

Learning and development

Career progression

Inclusive culture

Job summary

Change Grow Live in London is looking for an Opiate Recovery Coordinator to join the Tower Hamlets Opiate Team. You will assess and engage service users, ensuring access to the right intervention at the right time within a supportive, recovery-focused framework.

The role offers full-time hours (37.5 per week) with pro rata salary and benefits. You will work with a multidisciplinary team to deliver psychosocial interventions, care coordination, risk assessment, and person-centred reviews.

Qualifications

• Experience with people facing multiple and complex challenges.
• Understanding of recovery-focused approaches, harm reduction and person-centred practice.
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills.
• Ability to engage with people from diverse backgrounds and experiences.
• Knowledge of safeguarding, risk management and professional boundaries.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and maintain high-quality case management.
• Commitment to equality, inclusion and empowering others.

Responsibilities

• To support opiate service users who are prescribed opiate substitute medication.
• Care co-ordination responsibilities alongside the tasks of recovery planning, risk assessing, risk management planning and client-centred reviews.
• Deliver psychosocial interventions to reduce disengagement, reduce harm and associated criminality.
• 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.

Skills

Recovery-focused approaches

Risk management

Communication

Diversity engagement

Job description

Overview

AtChange Grow Live,our commitment to making a difference in the lives of those who use our services is unwavering. We provide support, respect, and a safe environment, where we tailor our approach to each individual's needs to find the best treatment and support options.

Guided by our core values ofbeing open, compassionate and bold, our team embodies these principles daily, striving to empower individuals to reshape their lives, foster personal growth, and embrace life to its fullest.

We have an exciting opportunity for an Opiate RecoveryCoordinatorto join our Tower Hamlets Opiate Team 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.

Our service thrives as a dynamic and collaborative team, featuring dedicated staff including a service manager, medical professionals, caring nurses, empathetic recovery staff, dedicated volunteers, efficient administrators, and supportive peer mentors.

Location: Tower Hamlets

Hours: Full Time,37.5 per week

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:

• To supportopiate service users who are prescribed opiate substitute medication
• Care co-ordination responsibilities alongside the tasks of recovery planning, risk assessing, risk management planning and client-centred reviews.
• Deliver psychosocial interventions to reduce disengagement, reduce harm and associated criminality.
• 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

About You

We're looking for someone who combines compassion, resilience and a genuine commitment to supporting people to achieve positive outcomes.

You may already have experience within substance use services, health and social care, criminal justice, housing, mental health services or other environments supporting individuals with complex needs.

You'll bring:

• Experience working with people facing multiple and complex challenges
• An understanding of recovery-focused approaches, harm reduction and person-centred practice
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills
• Confidence engaging with people from diverse backgrounds and experiences
• Knowledge of safeguarding, risk management and professional boundaries
• The ability to manage competing priorities and maintain high-quality case management
• A commitment to equality, inclusion and empowering others

Most importantly, you'll believe in people's ability to change and be passionate about helping them achieve their goals.

What you'll receive in return

At Change Grow Live, we know our people are our greatest asset.

That's why we invest in creating an environment where colleagues can thrive, develop and build rewarding careers.

Our benefits include:

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, rising to 30 days with service
• A paid weekly Wellness Hour
• Access to our wellbeing resources and Employee Assistance Programme
• Contributory pension scheme
• A range of employee benefits and high-street discounts
• Extensive learning and development opportunities
• Career progression within one of the UK's leading health and social care charities
• A supportive, inclusive and values-driven culture

A NOTE ABOUT USING AI IN YOUR APPLICATION

AI can be a really helpful tool when putting together your application, and we're happy for you to use it. However, what we're most interested in is you.

We want to understand your experiences, achievements and strengths, so please make sure your application reflects your own story and clearly shows how you meet the essential criteria and the impact you've made in previous roles.

There's no need to write in a particular style. The strongest applications are those that are authentic, specific and clearly demonstrate your skills, experience and potential. We look forward to learning more about you.

Direct applications only. We are not engaging recruitment agencies for this vacancy.

Please note: 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, unfortunately, we are unable to support new visa applications or extensions. More information about eligible roles and occupations can be found here:Skilled Worker visa: Overview - GOV.UK

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.

Salary Range (pro rata if part time)

CGL points 23 to 28 (£28,557.79 - £32,802.41)

ILW / OLW /Fringe

Inner London Weighting (£4,236.47)

Closing Date

9/11/2026

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

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