Recovery Worker

Change Grow Live; Hove; On-site; Confidential; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave

Wellness hour and Wellness hub

Contributory pension

Discounts

Friendly team

Training & progression

Refer-a-Friend scheme

Job summary

Change Grow Live seeks a Recovery Coordinator based in Brighton and Hove to assess and engage service users, ensuring timely access to the right interventions within an inpatient rehabilitation setting. The 6-month fixed-term contract is for 37.5 hours per week, with potential extensions.

You will conduct screening, assessment and recovery planning, provide onward referrals, and promote user involvement while safeguarding information governance.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering interventions for service users affected by substances.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills with proficient IT abilities.
• Proactive, independent worker with excellent time management.
• Solid understanding of mental health interventions and practices.
• Collaborative team player with strong interpersonal skills and stakeholder engagement.

Responsibilities

• Provide unwavering support to service users from initial contact through treatment and recovery.
• Screening, assessment, recovery planning and onward referral.
• Reduce drug and alcohol-related harm to service users and community.
• Promote carer, service user and community involvement.
• Advocate for access to partnership services.
• Support social reintegration and recovery-focused goals.

Skills

Substance misuse interventions

Verbal & written communication

IT skills

Time management

Mental health knowledge

Interpersonal skills

Stakeholder collaboration

Adaptability

Information governance

Job description

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 Coordinator who has the skills and experience to assess and engage with our service users, ensuring that they access the right intervention at the right time, in a way that best meets their needs.

With this role you’ll be working as part of the St Thomas Rehab Service, based in Brighton and Hove. Initially, the cotract is for 6 months with potential for extensions. The team supports people with their drug and alcohol issues in an inpatient rehabilitation service.

Where Hove

Hours 37.5 per week

Contract Type 6 Month Fixed Term Contract

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

• Provide unwavering support to service users from their initial contact with our service throughout their treatment and 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

What we are looking for

• Possess knowledge and experience in delivering interventions for service users affected by substances.
• Excel in both verbal and written communication, with proficient IT skills.
• Demonstrate proactive qualities, working independently with excellent time management and prioritising skills.
• Hold a strong understanding of mental health interventions, services, and best practices.
• Thrive as a supportive team player with exceptional interpersonal skills, capable of collaborating with a diverse range of professionals, agencies, and internal/external stakeholders.
• Exhibit the ability to navigate change effectively, always prioritising the needs of service users.
• Recognise the significance of information governance processes and commit to adhering to all necessary safeguards.

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
• Several benefits incl. discounts for shopping, cinema, holidays, etc.
• A friendly and supportive team
• Training, career development & progression opportunities
• Generous Refer-a-Friend Scheme

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.

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

20/9/2026

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

N/A - Outside London Weighting Area