Recovery Coordinator - Families & Parenting

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

Job summary

Change Grow Live is seeking a Recovery Coordinator to support families coping with substance misuse. The role involves working closely with service users to assess needs and provide tailored support in their recovery journey. You will work in a dynamic team to promote social reintegration and recovery.

Benefits

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Paid 'Wellness' hour each week

Contributory pension scheme

Training and career development opportunities

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of substance misuse and experience in a similar field.
• Ability to manage group dynamics and conflict.
• Good working knowledge of mental health interventions.

Responsibilities

• Supporting service users from point of entry through their recovery journey.
• Providing screening, assessment, and recovery planning.
• Reducing drug and alcohol-related harm to users and community.

Skills

Understanding of substance misuse issues

Excellent communication

Time management

Interpersonal skills

Job description

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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.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Recovery Coordinator - Families and Parenting 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.

With this role you’ll be working as part of an integrated adults and young people's service based in Southwark. You will work between two main sites and across local partnership sites in the borough. The team supports adults and young people with their or their loved ones’ drug and/or alcohol issues, and this role specifically supports families as a whole.

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 Southwark

Full Time Hours 37.5 per week

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

Allowance £4,133.14 Inner London Weighting

Contract Type Fixed Term to 31st March 2026

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
• 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 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
  
  
  

Please read attached Job Description for a more detailed out line of responsibilities and Person Specifications

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

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)

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

Inner London Weighting (£4,133.14)

4/7/2025

30/6/2025

Steffanie Kessenich | [e-mail]

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

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