Recovery Motivator

Change Grow Live; Greater London; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Wellness hour

Pension

Discounts

Job summary

Change Grow Live is recruiting two Recovery Motivators in Camden. The role focuses on engaging service users, ensuring access to the right interventions, and building community links to support recovery.

You will work within a welcoming environment, collaborating with teams to share best practices and develop supportive pathways. The role requires lived experience of drug/alcohol misuse, strong communication, and the ability to travel as needed.

Qualifications

• Lived experience of drug or/and alcohol misuse.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with good IT skills.
• Ability to build relationships with individuals with multiple needs while remaining empathetic and non-judgemental.

Responsibilities

• Provide a welcoming and consistent environment in open access area.
• Create links with local communities and target people affected by drugs and alcohol not in touch with services.
• Attend team meetings and supervision to share good practice and solutions.
• Meet individuals to discuss personal recovery goals and support families to discuss needs.
• Utilise local resources and signpost to relevant agencies.
• Assist in setting up specialist advice and recovery opportunities.

Skills

Lived experience

Communication

Empathy

Teamwork

Travel readiness

Tools

IT skills

Job description

Overview

Believe in People?

The best people have one thing in common.

They care.

AtChange Grow Live, our commitment to making a difference in the lives of those who use our services is unwavering. We provide support, respect, and a safe environment, where we tailor our approach to each individual's needs to find the best treatment and support options.

Guided by our core values ofbeing open, compassionate and bold, our team embodies these principles daily, striving to empower individuals to reshape their lives, foster personal growth, and embrace life to its fullest.

Are you wanting to develop your career in positively impacting the lives of individuals who use our Camden service? If you are a team player genuinely interested in making a difference, we invite you to join our vibrant team.

We have an exciting opportunity for two Recovery Motivatorsto join our team who have the skills and experience to assess and engage with our service users, ensuring that they acess the right intervention at the right time, in a way that best meets their needs.

Location:Camden

Hours: full time, 37.5 per week

Please note - 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:

• Provide a welcoming and consistent environment inopen accessarea

• Createlinks with local communities and work to target people affected by drugs and alcohol who are not in touch with mainstream services – those isolated in communities, unaware of services, or who do not feel services are forthem

• Attendteam meetings/group supervision with the aim of sharing good practice and findingsolutions

• Meet individuals within the community to discuss their personal goalsregardingtheir recovery and to support families affected by drugs and alcohol to discuss their personal goals and supportneeds

• Utilise existing local resources and build local community awareness, signposting to relevantagencies

• Assist the Volunteer and peer Mentor Coordinator in setting up andidentifyingspecialist advice /support and recovery opportunities.

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

• Ableto travel asrequired, including where public transport is notavailable

What we will give to you:

• 25 days of annual leave, plus bank holidays. Additionally, you'll receive one extra day of annual leave for each year of service during your first five years, therefore you will enjoy 30 days of leave after five years with us.

• 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

A note about using AI in your application

AI can be a really helpful tool when putting together your application, and we're happy for you to use it. However, what we're most interested in is you.

We want to understand your experiences, achievements and strengths, so please make sure your application reflects your own story and clearly shows how you meet the essential criteria and the impact you've made in previous roles.

There's no need to write in a particular style. The strongest applications are authentic, specific and clearly demonstrate your skills, experience and potential. We look forward to learning more about you.

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.

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.

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high number of applications, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

Salary Range (pro rata if part time)

CGL SPOT (20) (£26,296.03 - £26,296.03)

ILW / OLW /Fringe

Inner London Weighting (£4,236.47)

Closing Date

23/8/2026

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

Roxy Felsman | [e-mail] | 07780165169

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