Prison In-Reach Recovery Coordinator

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

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave 25 days

Wellness hour weekly

Wellness hub

Pension scheme

Discounts for shopping, cinema, etc.

Training and progression

Refer a friend vouchers

Job summary

Change Grow Live in Sefton is seeking a Prison In-Reach Recovery Coordinator to assess and engage with service users, coordinating resettlement plans from prison and liaising with partner agencies to address substance misuse and offending behaviour.

You will build strong links with prison security and community services, advocate for service users, and support social reintegration while promoting recovery and resilience. This full-time role requires DBS check and security clearance.

Qualifications

• Ability to obtain and maintain prison security clearance.
• Strong understanding of substance misuse and similar field.
• Excellent verbal and written communication with good IT skills.
• Proactive with strong time management and prioritising.
• Knowledge of anti-social behaviour legislation.
• Experience with people with offending backgrounds incl. MAPPA.
• Good working knowledge of mental health interventions.
• Ability to work with professionals, agencies and stakeholders.
• Ability to manage change prioritising service users.
• Knowledge of the criminal justice system.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate comprehensive assessments and resettlement plans from prison by liaising with relevant agencies.
• Act as navigator and advocate for service users.
• Reduce drug and alcohol related harms and promote involvement of carers, service users and community.
• Provide advocacy for access to partnership services.
• Support social reintegration and promote recovery, resilience and self-determination.
• Carry out assessments, map resources and develop action plans addressing offending/substance use.
• Collaborate with prison security and partner agencies within the system.
• Work with the team to identify individuals with substance misuse and reoffending histories.

Skills

Communication

Time management

Team player

IT skills

Proactive

ASB knowledge

Criminal justice

Mental health

Security clearance

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 Prison In-Reach Recovery Coordinatorwho 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.

You will have some experience of engaging with individuals with multiple and/or complex needs and demonstrate a determined approach to finding solutions.

The successful candidate will need to complete an enhanced DBS check and obtain HMPPS security clearance.

Where: Sefton

Hours: Full time, 37.5 Hours per week

Contract Type: Permanent

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:

• The Prison In-Reach Worker will act as the main coordinator providing comprehensive assessments; Coordinate the resettlement plan from prison by liaising with relevant agencies
• The post holder will be the navigator for these interventions, and advocate on behalf of the service user.
• 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
• Carry out comprehensive service user assessments, including mapping of community resources and develop individual action plans that clearly identify how achieving each goal will enable progression in addressing offending/substance use and re/integrating into the community
• Work closely with prison security departments when assessing risk and develop strong links with partner agencies within the prison system
• Work as part of a team to identify people who have a history of substance misuse and reoffending resulting in custodial sentences

About you:

• Ability to obtain and maintain prison security clearance
• Have a strong understanding of substance misuse issues and experience of working within a similar field
• 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
• Knowledge of anti-social behaviour legislation
• Experience of working with people who have offending backgrounds including Multi Agency Public Protection Arrangements.
• 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
• Knowledge of the criminal justice system.

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
• Several benefits incl. discounts for shopping, cinema, holidays, etc.
• A friendly and supportive team
• Training, career development & progression opportunities
• Refer a friend scheme and receive vouchers if candidate is successful.

Please read attached Job Description for a more detailed out line of responsibilities and Person Specifications

A note about using AI in your application

AI can be areally helpfultool 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.

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.

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.

*Please note this post will be subject to HMPSS vetting for prisons and probation services*

Salary Range (pro rata if part time)

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

ILW / OLW /Fringe

N/A - Outside London Weighting Area

Closing Date

25/9/2026

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

Shelby Scott | [e-mail] | 07884 510 280

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