Recovery Worker

Change Grow Live; Greater London; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday

Wellness hour

Pension scheme

Discounts

Training & progression

Refer-a-Friend scheme

Job summary

Change Grow Live in Barnet is seeking a Recovery Worker focused on opiate dependence to engage and assess service users, ensuring timely, personalised interventions across their treatment journey.

You will deliver screening, assessment and recovery planning, reduce opiate-related harm, promote involvement of carers, service users and the wider community, and provide advocacy for access to partner services. You will also run structured groups and workshops at various stages of recovery.

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of substance misuse issues.
• Experience of working with groups/pods and managing group dynamics.
• Excellent verbal and written communication with good IT skills.
• Proactive and able to work on own initiative with strong time management.
• Good working knowledge of mental health interventions and best practices.
• Supportive team player with strong interpersonal skills for partnership work.
• Ability to manage change prioritising service user needs.
• Understanding of information governance processes and safeguards.
• Commitment to learning and developing others.

Responsibilities

• Support service users from entry into the service through their treatment journey.
• Provide screening, assessment and recovery planning and onward referral.
• Reduce opiate-related harm to service users and the wider community.
• Promote carer, service user and community involvement.
• Provide advocacy for access to partnership services.
• Deliver structured content within group settings to service users at various stages of recovery.
• Engage with debriefing and evaluations with co-facilitators after groups for progress review.
• Tailor workshops to service user needs (e.g., anger management, sleep disorders, relationships).
• Support the alcohol team with the monthly community detox.
• Evening and weekend work required.

Skills

Substance misuse knowledge

Group facilitation

Communication skills

Proactive / self-motivated

Mental health interventions knowledge

Team player

Change management

Information governance awareness

Professional development

Job description

Overview

Believe in People?

The best people have one thing in common.

They care.

At Change Grow Live, we're driven by the belief that we can truly impact the lives of our service users. We offer a safe, supportive environment, honouring each individual and working collaboratively to identify the best treatment and care options. Our core values - 'Be open, be compassionate, and be bold' - guide us daily as we help people reshape their lives, grow as individuals, and embrace life to the fullest.

Exciting Opportunity: Recovery Worker (focusing on opiate dependence)

Are you experienced, skilled, and passionate about making a meaningful difference? We are recruiting for a Recovery Worker to join our Barnet service to engage and assess our service users, ensuring they receive timely, personalised interventions that cater to their unique needs.

Where: Barnet

Full Time Hours: 37.5 per week

Contract Type: Permanent

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

About the role:

• 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 opiate 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
• Supporting the alcohol team with the monthly community detox
• Evening and weekend work required

About you:

• Have a strong understandingof 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 writtenwith good IT skills
• Proactiveand able to work on own initiativewith excellent time management and prioritising skills
• Have a good working knowledgeof mental health interventions,services,and good practice
• Be a supportive team player with strong interpersonal skillswith 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 will give to you:

• 25 days holiday (+ bank holidays) rising by 1 day for each years’ service“Capped at 30 days”
• Paid ‘Wellness’ hour each week along with a ‘Wellness’ hub and Employee Assist Programme
• Contributory pension scheme
• Severalbenefits incl. discounts for shopping, cinema, holidays, etc.
• A friendly and supportive team
• Training, career development & progression opportunities
• Generous Refer-a-Friend Scheme

Direct applications only — we will not be engaging agencies for this vacancy.

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. More information about eligible roles and occupations can be found here: Skilled Worker visa: Overview - GOV.UK

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.

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 those that are authentic, specific and clearly demonstrate your skills, experience and potential. We look forward to learning more about you.

Join us in our journey of empowerment and holistic support, where every individual's well-being is at the heart of what we do.

Salary Range (pro rata if part time)

CGL points 23 to 28 (£28,557.79 - £32,802.41)

ILW / OLW /Fringe

Outer London Weighting (£2,250.61)

Closing Date

4/10/2026

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

Raymond Jay | [e-mail]

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