Recovery Worker

Change Grow Live; England; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

A charitable organization is seeking a Recovery Worker based in HMP Rochester to support prisoners in their recovery journeys. This role involves assisting service users with screening, recovery planning, and community involvement. The ideal candidate will have a strong grasp of substance misuse issues and experience working within related fields. This position offers full-time hours with a salary range of 27,861.26 - 32,002.35 and various employee benefits in a supportive environment.

Benefits

Generous holiday entitlement

Wellness program access

Contributory pension scheme

Employee discounts

Qualifications

• Experience of working in a similar field.
• Proficient in IT.
• Knowledge of mental health interventions.

Responsibilities

• Support service users through their recovery journey.
• Provide screening assessment and recovery planning.
• Promote community involvement.

Skills

Understanding of substance misuse issues

Excellent communication skills

Experience with group dynamics

Strong interpersonal skills

Ability to work independently

Job description

Overview

Change Grow Live are a charity dedicated to the belief that we can make a difference to our Service Users lives offering support and respect in a safe environment treating each user as an individual and working with them to find the right treatment and care options.

Our core values are Be open be compassionate and be bold and our team members apply these daily to achieve our mission of helping people change the direction of their lives grow as individuals and live life to its full potential.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Recovery Worker based in HMP Rochester. Our focus is to facilitate recovery reinforce hope and support lifestyle change with prisoners engaging with our service.

The successful candidate will need to complete an enhanced DBS check and obtain HMPPS security clearance.

Where: HMP Rochester

Full Time Hours: 37.5 per week

Full Time Salary Range : 27861.26 - 32002.35*

• 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

• Supporting service users from point of 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 (re)integration enabling them to lead meaningful and purposeful lives: promoting recovery resilience peer support and self-determination
• Research design and prepare subject matter and materials for groups / pods.
• Deliver structured content within group settings to service users at various stages of recovery
• Engage with debriefing and evaluations with co-facilitators after groups / pods have taken place reviewing progress and identifying concerns with service users
• Tailor specific workshops around the needs of the service users such as: anger management sleep disorders relationships etc

About You

• Have a strong understanding of substance misuse issues and experience of working within a similar field
• Experience of working with groups / pods and managing group dynamics such as conflict or challenging behaviour.
• Be an 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
• Have a good working knowledge of mental health interventions services and good practice
• Be a supportive team player with strong interpersonal skills with the ability to work in partnership with a wide range of professionals agencies and internal / external stakeholders
• Ability to manage change successfully in a way that prioritises the needs of service users
• Understand the importance of information governance processes and commit to follow and apply all necessary safeguards
• Seek out learning opportunities to improve and broaden your professional knowledge and skills and to contribute and oversee the learning and development of others

What We Offer

• Generous holiday entitlement (plus bank holidays) increasing annually for first five years.
• A paid Wellness hour each week and access to our Wellness hub and Employee Assist Programme.
• A contributory pension scheme.
• Discounts on shopping cinema holidays and more.
• A friendly supportive team environment with training career development and progression opportunities.
• Company Refer a Friend Scheme.

Please ensure that when completing your application form and supporting statement you reflect on the details outlined in the job description and the Role Specifics. This will help us understand how your skills and experiences align with the requirements of the role.

If you require sponsorship please note that this role is not eligible for a Health and Care Worker visa. You may be eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route but must meet the minimum salary requirements for the role.

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 points 23 to 28 (27861.26 - 32002.35)

ILW / OLW / Fringe

N / A - Outside London Weighting Area

Closing Date

4 / 1 / 2026

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

Megan Parish

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