Recovery Coordinator

Change Grow Live; Birmingham; On-site; Confidential; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Holiday entitlement

Wellness support

Pension scheme

Refer a friend bonus

Job summary

Change Grow Live is recruiting for a Recovery Coordinator to assess and engage with service users, ensuring access to the right interventions at the right time within our East Birmingham team.

Based at 111 Church Lane, Stechford, Birmingham, the role is full-time (37.5 hours per week) on a permanent basis, with pro rata for part-time hours where applicable.

Qualifications

• Excellent verbal and written communication.
• Proactive and able to work on own initiative.
• Good IT skills and familiarity with information governance.

Responsibilities

• Support service users from entry into the service and through their treatment/recovery journey.
• Provide screening, assessment, and recovery planning and onward referral.
• Facilitate group sessions.
• Work to reduce drug and alcohol related harm to service users and the wider community.
• Promote involvement of carers, service users and the community.
• Advocate for access to partnership services.
• Support social integration and recovery in a collaborative, person-centred way.

Skills

Strong communication

IT skills

Time management

Interpersonal skills

Partnership working

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, grow as individuals, and live life to its full potential.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Recovery Coordinator 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.

We're looking for Drug & Alcohol Workers to join our busy and vibrant East Birmingham Team based at 111 Church Lane, Stechford, Birmingham, B33 9EJ.

No two days are the same and we treat every person who comes into our service as an individual, so being flexible, curious and a good listener are key.

East Birmingham Team based at 111 Church Lane, Stechford, Birmingham, B33 9EJ

Hours 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.

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
• Facilitating group sessions
• 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
• 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 holiday (+ bank holidays) rising by 1 day for each years’ service “Capped at 30 days”
• 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 £250 in vouchers if candidate is successful

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.

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.

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

N/A - Outside London Weighting Area

18/9/2026

11/9/2026

Manjit Malhi | [e-mail]

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