Recovery Worker - Women's Floating Support (Housing)

Overview

Change Grow Live are a charity dedicated to the belief that we can make a difference to our Service Users' lives. 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 and grow as individuals.

This is an innovative new service, working specifically with women who have housing and recovery needs. As a Floating Support Recovery Worker within Croydon, you will work with clients in structured treatment that are entering, or are on a path to enter a housing crisis.

You will actively engage with women and the services they need to support improved health, wellbeing, and social inclusion, providing wrap-around support including practical, emotional, and social aspects of preventing homelessness and maintaining a tenancy.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone who has experience in a similar field, who wants to make a difference in providing Floating Support service for women throughout Croydon.

Where: Croydon

Full Time Hours: 37.5hrs per week

Full Time Salary: £27,861.26 - £32,002.35 dependent on experience (pro rata for part time)

Allowance: £2,195.72 Outer London Weighting (based on full-time working hours, pro rata for part-time hours).

Please note: 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:

• Establish effective communication and referral pathways for women who are at risk of homelessness and in contact with other health and care agencies.
• Provide wrap-around support in emergency, temporary, and supported accommodations across Croydon.
• Prioritise caseload depending on crisis intervention and severity of needs.
• Attend relevant multi-disciplinary team meetings supporting links to health and social care services, peer support networks, community assets, and mutual aid.
• Work closely with the local authority, Health & Social care sector, partners, and any provision linked to preventing homelessness and improving joint working.

About you:

• An understanding and knowledge of the harmful effects associated with drug and alcohol use in relation to health, social welfare, housing, employment, and personal relationships.
• Minimum of 12 months experience facilitating successful tenancy sustainment and working to achieve positive community connections.
• Experience of engaging with a wide variety of individuals with diverse backgrounds and needs.
• The ability to work flexibly and manage challenging behaviour.

We provide:

• 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.
• Flexible working arrangements.
• Paid ‘wellbeing hour’ each week along with access to the Wellness hub and Employee Assistance Programme.
• Contributory pension scheme.
• A great selection of benefits including discounts for shopping, cinema, holidays, etc.
• A friendly and supportive team working in a dynamic environment.
• Training, career development, and progression opportunities.

Please read the attached Job Description for a more detailed outline of responsibilities and Person Specifications.

If this sounds like you and you would like to begin your journey with Change Grow Live, then we’d love to talk to you.

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.

Genuine occupational requirements: Please note it is a Genuine Occupational Requirement under the Equality Act 2010 for the successful applicant to be female.

Salary Range (pro rata if part time)

CGL points 23 to 28 (£27,861.26 - £32,002.35)

ILW / OLW / Fringe

Outer London Weighting (£2,195.72)

Closing Date

12/5/2025

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

Suzanne Morgan | suzanne.morgan@cgl.org.uk

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