Recovery Navigator – Drug & Alcohol Support

Change Grow Live; Crawley; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 33,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday pro rata

Wellness hour weekly

Contributory pension scheme

Staff discounts & benefits

Training and progression opportunities

Job summary

Change Grow Live in Crawley is seeking a dedicated Recovery Coordinator to assess and engage with service users, helping them access the right intervention at the right time.

Based in the East team with some travel across Crawley and Mid Sussex, the role is 18.75 hours per week on a permanent contract. The salary is pro rata to a full-time equivalent, with a benefits package and DBS check required.

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of substance misuse issues or relevant experience.
• Excellent verbal and written communication with good IT skills.
• Proactive, able to work independently with strong time management and prioritising skills.
• Ability to work in partnership with professionals, agencies and stakeholders.
• Understand information governance and safeguarding requirements.
• Willingness to learn and support others' development.

Responsibilities

• Supporting service users from 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.
• Motivational Interviewing.
• Children’s & adult safeguarding.
• Liaison with police, probation, courts, prisons.
• Substance awareness
• Support social reintegration and recovery goals.

Skills

Substance misuse knowledge

Excellent communication

Independent work

Interpersonal skills

Change management

Information governance

Learning and development

Job description

Change Grow Live in Crawley is seeking a dedicated Recovery Coordinator to assess and engage with service users, helping them access the right intervention at the right time.

Based in the East team with some travel across Crawley and Mid Sussex, the role is 18.75 hours per week on a permanent contract. The salary is pro rata to a full-time equivalent, with a benefits package and DBS check required.