Recovery Worker

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

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave

Wellness hour

Pension scheme

Discounts

Friendly team

Training & progression

Refer-a-Friend

Job summary

Change Grow Live in Lancaster is recruiting a Recovery Worker to assess and engage service users, ensuring access to the right intervention at the right time. This part-time role is 23.5 hours per week and permanent, with pro rata pay for part-time hours.

You will support the recovery pathway, conduct screening and recovery planning, promote engagement with carers and communities, and deliver structured content in group settings.

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of substance misuse issues and experience in a similar field.
• Experience working with groups/pods and managing group dynamics.
• Excellent verbal and written communication with good IT skills.

Responsibilities

• Support service users from entry into the service through their treatment/recovery journey.
• Provide screening, assessment, and recovery planning and onward referral.
• Reduce drug/alcohol-related harm to service users and wider community.
• Promote involvement of carers, service users and community.
• Advocate for access to partnership services for service users.
• Work with service users to support social reintegration and recovery.
• Design and prepare materials for groups/pods.
• Deliver structured content within group settings to service users at various stages of recovery.
• Debrief with co-facilitators after groups and address concerns.

Skills

Substance misuse

Group facilitation

Communication

IT skills

Time management

Mental health interventions

Stakeholder collaboration

Change management

Information governance

Professional development

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Overview

At Change Grow Live, our commitment to making a difference in the lives of those who use our services is unwavering. We provide support, respect, and a safe environment, where we tailor our approach to each individual's needs to find the best treatment and support options.

Our core values are 'Be open, be compassionate and be bold' and our team members apply these daily to achieve our objective 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 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 recovery team, based in Lancaster. The team supports people with their or their loved ones’ drug and alcohol issues.

Where: Lancaster

Hours: Part-time work 23.5 hours 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.

Responsibilities

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 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 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

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.

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.

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 (£28,557.79 - £32,802.41)

ILW / OLW /Fringe

N/A - Outside London Weighting Area

Closing Date

16/10/2026

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

John Harrison | [e-mail]

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