Senior Dependency and Recovery Coordinator

Change Grow Live; West Midlands; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A community support organization in the West Midlands is seeking a dedicated professional to support Adult Males on Probation. The role involves delivering tailored sessions, building therapeutic relationships, and liaising with Probation Practitioners to ensure client needs are met. Ideal candidates will have a strong understanding of substance misuse issues, excellent communication skills, and be proactive in their approach. The organization offers benefits including 25 days holiday and a contributory pension scheme.

Benefits

25 days holiday (+ bank holidays)

Paid ‘Wellness’ hour each week

Contributory pension scheme

Employee Assist Programme

Training and career development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience of working within a similar field.
• Ability to manage change successfully prioritizing service user needs.
• Commit to following and applying information governance processes.

Responsibilities

• Support referred Adult Males on Probation by delivering tailored sessions.
• Build therapeutic relationships and deliver a tailor-made package.
• Liaise with Probation Practitioners and report nonattendance.

Skills

Strong understanding of substance misuse issues

Excellent communication skills

Good IT skills

Proactive and able to work on own initiative

Good working knowledge of mental health interventions

Strong interpersonal skills

Job description

About the role

• Support referred Adult Males who are a Person on Probation (PoP) in the NPS region by delivering a range of tailored sessions and final activities addressing the referral requirements and timeframes, based on an agreed Action Plan with PoP.
• Build therapeutic relationships and deliver a tailor‑made package.
• Include support from the CGL Directory of Services including: Recognised psychosocial interventions; 1 to 1 key work, pod and group work; Harm minimisation and brief interventions.
• Creating a PoP Action Plan to meet the differing intensity requirements of Low, Medium, or High identified by the referring Probation Practitioner.
• Updating the National Probation Service Customer Approved System each working day after each PoP contact.
• Completing final session with PoP, gathering feedback on provision.
• Liaising with Probation Practitioners, including notification of completion of Action Plan.
• Report nonattendance to Probation Practitioner for consideration of breach of conditions.
• Assess suitability for group work in terms of safeguarding risk and special requirements.
• Carry out risk assessments and risk management.
• Triage assessment and onward referral to a range of treatment / community support agencies.
• To be creative and innovative so that the post best meets the needs of the PoP promoting access into treatment, and continued engagement with under‑represented communities.
• Ensure that all aspects of confidentiality are adhered to and that consent to share information is a key element of building trusting therapeutic alliances.
• The post holder may be required to carry out additional duties to this job description (usually contained with the posts above and below this role); JDs for these roles can be made available.

About you

• Have a strong understanding of substance misuse issues and experience of working within a similar field.
• 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 following and applying 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.
• Several benefits incl. discounts for shopping, cinema, holidays, etc.
• A friendly and supportive team.
• Training, career development & progression opportunities.

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.

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 :

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 28 to 30 (£32,002.35 - £34,214.20) ILW / OLW / Fringe N / A - Outside London Weighting Area Closing Date 10 / 12 / 2025