Recovery Coordinator – Opiate Team (Full-Time)

CIH International Housing Group; Swindon; On-site; GBP 3,286,000 - 3,287,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Wellness hour weekly

Contributory pension

Staff discounts

Training and progression opportunities

Refer-a-friend scheme

Job summary

Change Grow Live is seeking a Recovery Coordinator in Swindon to join the Opiate Team. You will assess and engage service users, ensuring access to appropriate interventions and guiding them through recovery pathways.

The role focuses on screening, planning, referrals and reducing harm, with emphasis on safeguarding, partnership working and empowering service users toward meaningful, independent lives.

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of substance misuse issues or experience in a related field.
• Excellent verbal and written communication with good IT skills.
• Proactive, able to manage time and priorities effectively.
• Able to work collaboratively with a wide range of professionals and stakeholders.
• Commitment to information governance and safeguarding requirements.

Responsibilities

• Support service users from entry through treatment and recovery.
• Provide screening, assessment, and recovery planning with onward referral.
• Reduce drug and alcohol harm to service users and the wider community.
• Promote involvement of carers, service users and community.
• Provide advocacy for access to partnership services.
• Demonstrate Motivational Interviewing techniques.
• Uphold safeguarding for children and adults; liaise with police, probation, courts, prisons.
• Support social reintegration and promote recovery, resilience and self-determination.

Skills

Substance misuse knowledge

Strong communication

Time management

Initiative

Team collaboration

Education

Experience in similar field

Job description

Change Grow Live is seeking a Recovery Coordinator in Swindon to join the Opiate Team. You will assess and engage service users, ensuring access to appropriate interventions and guiding them through recovery pathways.

The role focuses on screening, planning, referrals and reducing harm, with emphasis on safeguarding, partnership working and empowering service users toward meaningful, independent lives.