Recovery Coordinator

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

Job summary

A charitable organization in Manchester seeks a Recovery Coordinator to support individuals throughout their recovery journey. This role involves assessing service users' needs and providing tailored workshops. Candidates should possess strong communication and time management skills. The position offers full-time hours, competitive salary, and various benefits including holiday and development opportunities.

Benefits

25 days holiday (+ bank holidays)

Paid Wellness hour per week

Contributory pension scheme

Employee Assist Programme

Qualifications

• Experience working with groups and managing group dynamics.
• Proactive and able to prioritize tasks effectively.
• Committed to information governance processes.

Responsibilities

• Support service users through their recovery journey.
• Provide screening, assessment, and recovery planning.
• Tailor workshops to meet service user needs.

Skills

Excellent communication

Time management

Interpersonal skills

Ability to work on own initiative

Job description

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. 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.

Full-time hours, salary and location

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. Salary Range: £27,861.26- £32,002.35. Location: HMP Hindley, Bickershaw.

Responsibilities

• 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
• 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
• Research, design and prepare subject matter and materials for groups / pods.
• Deliver structured content within group settings to service users at various stages of recovery
• Engage with debriefing and evaluations with co-facilitators after groups/pods have taken place, reviewing progress and identifying concerns with service users
• Tailor specific workshops around the needs of the service users, such as: anger management, sleep disorders, relationships, etc

Qualifications

• 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.
• 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.

Benefits

• 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.
• 25 days holiday (+ bank holidays) rising by 1 day for each year of 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.