Programme/Groupwork Facilitator

Change Grow Live; Crawley; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 33,000; Part time

Job summary

A charity focused on recovery in Crawley is seeking a Programme/Groupwork Facilitator to lead and develop group work programmes related to drug and alcohol recovery. This part-time role involves providing core psychosocial interventions, conducting assessments, and collaborating with clinical teams. The successful candidate will have experience working with groups and knowledge of motivational interviewing. Benefits include flexible hours, generous holiday, and a supportive team environment.

Benefits

25 days holiday (+ bank holidays)

Flexible working arrangements

Paid ‘Wellness’ hour

Contributory pension scheme

Training and career development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience with core psychosocial interventions relevant to drug and alcohol recovery.
• Ability to handle group dynamics including conflict and challenging behavior.
• Knowledge of evidence-based practices in recovery.

Responsibilities

• Deliver and develop group/pod work programmes.
• Participate in multidisciplinary assessments and planning.
• Collaborate with clinical colleagues to support interventions.
• Support onward referrals to treatment and community agencies.

Skills

Experience of working with groups/pods

Ability to identify the needs of groups

Knowledge of CBT and REBT

Experience of Motivational Interviewing

Experience with substance use challenges

Job description

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 and grow as individuals.

As a Programme/Groupwork Facilitator at Change Grow Live, your focus will be on delivering and developing group/pod work programmes, such as Foundations of Recovery. You will work with other programme facilitators and professionals within your project to design and deliver groups/pods, using evidence based practice, covering the most appropriate issues to your service users.

With this role you’ll be working as part of West Sussex Drug and Alcohol Wellbeing Network countywide team, however your base will be in Crawley.

Location and working details

Where: Crawley

Part Time Hours: 18.75 per week

Full Time Salary Range: £27,861.26 – £32,002.35*

*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.

About the role

• Provide core psychosocial interventions relevant to drug and alcohol recovery, including 1:1 key work, pod/group based work, harm minimisation and brief interventions
• Participate in multi‑disciplinary assessments, risk management and planning using whole person and trauma‑informed approaches
• Work in collaboration with prescribing and clinical colleagues to support the delivery of specialist interventions
• Support with onward referral to a range of treatment and community support agencies

About you

• Experience of working with groups/pods and managing group dynamics such as conflict and challenging behaviour
• Ability to identify the needs of groups
• Knowledge of CBT, REBT, Drug and Alcohol recovery work
• Experience of Motivational Interviewing and Psychosocial Interventions
• Experience of how to work with challenges associated with substance and alcohol use e.g., cravings and triggers.

What we will give to you

• 25 days holiday (+ bank holidays) rising by 1 day for each years’ service- capped at 30 days
• Flexible working arrangements
• 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

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

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

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.

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.