Recovery Motivator

Change Grow Live; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday

Wellness hour weekly

Wellness hub access

Contributory pension

Staff discounts

Career development

Job summary

Change Grow Live is seeking a Recovery Motivator in Nottinghamshire to support individuals with lived experience and help them take first steps into employment. The role involves outreach, driving a health bus, and coordinating with partner services to improve outcomes.

You will work a 37.5-hour week, with flexibility for early mornings and evenings, and you’ll document activities and progress while building trusting relationships.

Qualifications

• Lived experience of drug and/or alcohol misuse.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills plus good IT skills.
• Ability to build relationships with individuals with multiple needs empathetically and non-judgementally.
• Able to work independently and within a team.
• Able to remain calm under pressure.
• Valid UK driving licence held for 2+ years; aged 25+ with no driving convictions.

Responsibilities

• Provide recovery support and motivational interventions within Nottinghamshire Street Outreach Team.
• Drive the health bus and perform vehicle safety checks; maintain vehicle logs.
• Engage service users, support goal setting and recovery plans.
• Record case information accurately and maintain confidentiality.
• Coordinate with internal teams and external agencies to deliver services.
• Promote independence, wellbeing and resilience through practical support.

Skills

Lived experience

Excellent communication

Good IT skills

Relationship building

Calm under pressure

UK driving licence (2+ years)

Job description

Overview

At Change Grow Live, we believe that everyone has the potential to change the direction of their lives. Every day, we provide safe, supportive environments where people are treated with dignity, respect, and understanding.

Guided by our values—Be open, be compassionate, be bold—we are committed to creating opportunities, reducing barriers, and helping people build healthier, more fulfilling futures.

We are now looking for a Recovery Motivator to join our Nottinghamshire service—an opportunity designed to support individuals with lived experience to take their first steps into employment while making a real difference in their community.

Where: Nottinghamshire

Hours: 37.5 hours per week

Contract Type: Fixed Term Contract until 31st March 2028

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:

With this role you’ll be working as part of our Nottinghamshire County Street Outreach Team in the role of Recovery Motivator with driving responsibilities of our health bus .

The team supports people in the community who have experience of rough sleeping/homelessness and are using drugs and/or alcohol.

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.

This role includes all weather work, requires flexibility to cover early morning and evening outreach shifts, helping motivate individuals with their treatment goals and being assertive in engaging people who services may have not been able to in the past.

You’ll have to record information about what you do, so enjoying a bit of paperwork and attention to detail is important. But most of the time you’ll be enjoying working with people from all backgrounds, making a difference to their lives and working in partnership with other providers.

In addition to the core responsibilities of a Recovery Motivator, the post holder will undertake driving duties to support service delivery of the Rough Sleeping Drug and Alcohol Treatment pathway. The role combines motivational support with practical transport assistance to enhance positive outcomes for individuals experiencing multiple disadvantage, homelessness, mental health challenges, substance misuse issues, and social exclusion.

Recovery Support Responsibilities

• Build positive and trusting relationships with service users to support recovery and personal development.


• Encourage engagement with support services, treatment programmes, employment opportunities, and community resources.


• To try and engage long term rough sleepers


• Assist individuals to identify goals and develop recovery plans.


• Promote independence, wellbeing, and resilience through motivational interventions and practical support.


• Maintain accurate case records in line with CGL procedures and confidentiality requirements.


• Work collaboratively with internal teams and external agencies to coordinate support.

Driving Responsibilities

• Drive company van in accordance with road traffic legislation, organisational policies, and health and safety requirements.


• Carry out routine vehicle safety checks and report any defects, maintenance issues, accidents, or damage promptly.


• Maintain accurate vehicle logs, mileage records, fuel receipts, and transportation records as required.


• Ensure vehicles are kept clean, safe, roadworthy, and appropriately equipped.


• Checking the vans supplies daily and making sure that the van is appropriately stocked and all equipment is up to date.

About you:

• Livedexperienceof drug or/and alcohol misuse


• Excellent written and verbal communication skillsalong withgood IT skills


• Be able to build relationships with individuals with multiple needs, whilstremainingempathetic and non-judgemental towards Service Users


• Confident in working alone as well as part of ateam


• Canremain calm underpressure


• Has a valid UK driving licence held for 2 years plus, be over 25 years of age and have no previous driving convictions.

What we will give to you:

• 25 days holiday (+ bank holidays) rising by 1 day for each years’ service(pro rata for PT) Capped at 30days


• Paid ‘Wellness’ hour each week along with a ‘Wellness’ hub and Employee Assist Programme


• Contributory pension scheme


• A great selectionof benefits incl. discounts for shopping, cinema, holidays, etc.


• A friendly and supportive team


• Training, career development & progression opportunities

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 SPOT (20) (£26,296.03 - £26,296.03)

ILW / OLW /Fringe

N/A - Outside London Weighting Area

Closing Date

25/9/2026

If you have any questions on this opportunity that you would like to talk through please contact us using the below details:

Megan Russell | [e-mail] | 07833029148

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