Recovery Coordinator

Change Grow Live; Peterborough; Presencial; Confidential; A tiempo parcial

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

25 days annual leave

Wellness hour weekly

Pension scheme

Employee discounts

Training and career progression

Refer-a-Friend scheme

Descripción de la vacante

Change Grow Live, a charity in the UK, is recruiting a Recovery Coordinator in Peterborough to assess and engage with service users and ensure access to the right interventions at the right time. You will support recovery journeys with flexible, person-centred care.

This 30-hour-per-week, permanent role requires strong communication, group facilitation skills and a good understanding of mental health and safeguarding principles. DBS check applies.

Formación

• Strong understanding of substance misuse issues.
• Experience working with groups/pods and managing group dynamics.
• Excellent verbal and written communication with good IT skills.
• Proactive and able to work on own initiative with solid time management.
• Good working knowledge of mental health interventions and services.
• Ability to collaborate with professionals, agencies and stakeholders.
• Understand information governance processes and safeguarding requirements.
• Willingness to learn and develop others.

Responsabilidades

• Support service users from entry into the service and through their treatment/recovery journey.
• Provide screening, assessment, and recovery planning with onward referral.
• Reduce drug and alcohol-related harm for service users and the wider community.
• Promote involvement of carers, service users and the community.
• Advocate for access to partnership services.
• Assist service users in social integration, promoting recovery and self-determination.
• Prepare subject matter and materials for groups/pods and deliver structured content.
• Lead group sessions for service users at various stages of recovery.
• Engage in debriefings with co-facilitators and review progress with service users.
• Tailor workshops to service user needs (anger management, sleep disorders, relationships, etc.).

Conocimientos

Substance misuse expertise

Group facilitation

Excellent communication

Proactive and autonomous

IT literacy

Interpersonal skills

Change management

Information governance

Descripción del empleo

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 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.

Where: Peterborough

Hours: 30 hours a 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:

• 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

About you:

• Have a strong understanding of substance misuse issues and experience of working within a similar field
• 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
• 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 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
• Generous Refer-a-Friend Scheme

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.

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

MISS BRONWEN KEARNEY | [e-mail] | 01733 895624

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