Recovery Coordinator – Addiction Support & Reintegration

CIH International Housing Group; St Helens; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave + bank holidays

Wellness hour and Wellness hub

Contributory pension scheme

Discounts for shopping, cinema, andhol

Friendly and supportive team

Training, career development & progr.

Refer-a-Friend scheme

Job summary

Change Grow Live seeks a Recovery Coordinator in St Helens to assess and engage with service users, ensuring access to the right intervention at the right time. You will work within the alcohol team, engaging with multidisciplinary colleagues to support recovery and minimise harms.

The role requires empathy, strong communication, and the ability to work independently with excellent time management, contributing to person-centered care and ongoing learning within a supportive team.

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of substance misuse issues and work in a similar field.
• Experience working with groups/pods and managing group dynamics.
• Excellent verbal and written communication with good IT skills.
• Proactive, with strong time management and prioritisation.
• Knowledge of mental health interventions and good practice.
• Ability to collaborate with a wide range of professionals and stakeholders.
• Ability to manage change prioritising service users' needs.
• Commitment to information governance and safeguarding.

Responsibilities

• Support service users from entry through treatment/recovery journey.
• Provide screening, assessment, recovery planning and referrals.
• Manage a caseload.
• Reduce drug and alcohol-related harm in the community.
• Promote involvement of carers, service users and community.
• Advocate for access to partnership services.
• Work with service users to support social reintegration and recovery.
• Research, design and prepare material for groups/pods.
• Deliver structured content within group settings.
• Debrief with co-facilitators after groups and address concerns.
• Tailor workshops to service user needs (anger management, sleep disorders, relationships).

Skills

Substance misuse

Group work

Communication

Time management

Mental health

Interpersonal skills

Information governance

Learning & development

Job description

Change Grow Live seeks a Recovery Coordinator in St Helens to assess and engage with service users, ensuring access to the right intervention at the right time. You will work within the alcohol team, engaging with multidisciplinary colleagues to support recovery and minimise harms.

The role requires empathy, strong communication, and the ability to work independently with excellent time management, contributing to person-centered care and ongoing learning within a supportive team.