Recovery Coordinator (Connecting Communities)

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

Job summary

A charity in Liverpool seeks a Recovery Coordinator dedicated to improving lives through innovative community programs. The role involves engaging with service users within HMP Liverpool, promoting recovery and well-being through targeted interventions and community collaboration. Join a supportive team focused on personal growth and effective outcomes.

Benefits

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Paid ‘Wellness’ hour each week

Contributory pension scheme

Training and career development opportunities

Generous Refer-a-Friend Scheme

Qualifications

• Experience in substance misuse issues and group dynamics.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to manage change and work with diverse professionals.

Responsibilities

• Develop partnerships to improve services and reduce reoffending.
• Provide interventions for service users.
• Engage with community services for support on release.

Skills

Communication

Time Management

Interpersonal Skills

Job description

Recovery Coordinator (Connecting Communities)

Recovery Coordinator (Connecting Communities)

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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.

As a Connecting Communities Recovery Coordinator, you will develop strong partnerships and joint working within the prison and beyond into local communities to actively improve services, seek to reduce reoffending to enhance crime free communities and improve health and well-being outcomes for service users in our care.

You will engage, promote, and deliver mentor training within the prisons, looking for opportunities for this to continue in community services upon release.

Where HMP Liverpool

Full Time Hours 37.5 hours per week

Full Time Salary Range £27,861.26 - £32,002.35 Dependent on experience (pro rata for part time hours)

Contract Type 12 month fixed term contract from start date

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 interventions both group and 11 for hard to reach service users directed at through the gate provision within the secure estate.
• Work as part of a prison Team with outreach elements to community engagement.
• Give advice & interventions for harm reduction, blood borne viruses and overdose prevention advice and naloxone provision.
• Provide assessment and interventions in a prison setting including full release planning for continuity of care on release.
• Support community agencies to gain access to service users pre-release, set up gate pick ups and through the gate provision.
• Engage all service users who may benefit from a substance misuse intervention.
• Create a confidential, safe and secure environment for service users, encouraging engagement with community services on release.
  
  
  

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 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
• Generous Refer-a-Friend Scheme
  
  
  

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

If you require sponsorship, please note that this role is not eligible for a Health and Care Worker visa. You may be eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route but must meet the minimum salary requirements for the role. You can find out more here Skilled Worker visa Overview - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

If this sounds like you and you would like to begin your journey with Change Grow Live, then we would love to talk to you.

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.

The successful candidate will need to complete an enhanced DBS check and obtain HMPPS security clearance.

CGL points 23 to 28 (£27,861.26 - £32,002.35)

N/A - Outside London Weighting Area

9/6/2025

Nicola Liddle | [e-mail] | 01619257000 ext2289

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

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

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• Industries

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