Recovery & Wellness Coordinator

Change Grow Live; Great Yarmouth; On-site; Confidential; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave + bank holidays

Wellness hour weekly

Contributory pension

Discounts for shopping/cinema/holidays

Training and progression opportunities

Refer-a-Friend scheme

Job summary

Change Grow Live in Great Yarmouth is recruiting a Recovery Coordinator to manage a caseload of service users and deliver recovery-focused interventions. You will work with partner agencies, assess needs, develop recovery plans and coordinate care to support individuals on their recovery journey.

The role requires travel across Norfolk, excellent communication, and the ability to coordinate care in a multi-disciplinary environment. A driving licence is essential.

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of substance misuse issues and experience of working within a similar field.
• Experience of working with groups/pods and managing group dynamics.
• 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.
• Good working knowledge of mental health interventions, services, and good practice.
• Supportive team player with strong interpersonal skills to work in partnership with professionals and external stakeholders.
• Ability to manage change prioritising the needs of service users.
• Understand information governance processes and commit to safeguards.
• Seek learning opportunities to broaden professional knowledge and skills.

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.
• Working with service users to support social reintegration and meaningful living.
• Research, design and prepare materials for groups/pods.
• Deliver structured content within group settings to service users at various stages of recovery.
• Debriefing and evaluations with co-facilitators after groups/pods, reviewing progress and concerns.
• Tailor workshops around service user needs (anger management, sleep disorders, relationships).

Skills

Substance misuse knowledge

Group facilitation

Effective communication

Time management

Mental health awareness

Interpersonal skills

Stakeholder collaboration

Change management

Information governance

Learning mindset

Job description

Change Grow Live in Great Yarmouth is recruiting a Recovery Coordinator to manage a caseload of service users and deliver recovery-focused interventions. You will work with partner agencies, assess needs, develop recovery plans and coordinate care to support individuals on their recovery journey.

The role requires travel across Norfolk, excellent communication, and the ability to coordinate care in a multi-disciplinary environment. A driving licence is essential.