Sessional Criminal Justice Recovery Coordinator

Change Grow Live; Southall; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

Change Grow Live in Ealing is seeking a Criminal Justice Recovery Worker on a sessional basis to support individuals with substance use needs across community settings such as GP surgeries, mental health services and substance misuse hubs. The role involves outreach, intake, assessment and recovery planning, with a focus on safeguarding and partnership working.

You will manage a caseload, deliver group sessions, and tailor workshops to address needs like anger management and sleep disturbances.

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 good time management.
• Good working knowledge of mental health interventions and practice.
• Supportive team player with ability to work with a wide range of professionals and stakeholders.
• Ability to manage change prioritising service users' needs.
• Understand information governance and safeguarding requirements.
• Willingness to learn and contribute to others' learning and development.

Responsibilities

• Supporting service users from 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.
• Supporting social reintegration and recovery through activities and peer support.
• Research, design and prepare materials for groups/pods.
• Deliver structured content within group settings to service users at various stages of recovery.
• Engage in debriefing and evaluations with co-facilitators after groups/pods, reviewing progress and concerns.
• Tailor workshops to needs (e.g., anger management, sleep disorders, relationships).

Skills

Substance misuse awareness

Group facilitation

Excellent communication

Time management

Stakeholder engagement

Job description

Overview

Change Grow Live(CGL) 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 teams apply these dailyoffering 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.

Recovery Intervention Service Ealing (RISE) is an integrated end-to-end treatment and recovery service which offers a wide range of pharmacological and psychosocial interventions to Ealing residents 18 years and over to their families and significant others who are experiencing issues with drugs and/or alcohol use. RISE is a consortium, with CGL being the lead contractor, and includes Central and North West London NHS Mental Health Trust (CNWL) and two service user led organizations and Build on Belief (BOB).

An exciting opportunity has arisen within Change Grow Live Ealing RISE for an enthusiastic, dedicated and outcome focused Criminal Justice Recovery Worker to join our successful Criminal Justice team on a Sessional basis.

We’re looking for a committed professional to support individuals with substance use needs. Many of our clients face additional challenges such as neurodevelopmental conditions, learning disabilities, unstable housing, poor health, safeguarding concerns, and limited support networks.

You’ll manage a dedicated caseload and work flexibly across the community, offering assertive outreach and in-reach support in diverse settings — from GP surgeries and mental health services to substance misuse hubs and supported accommodation.

This is a flexible, hands-on role suited to someone resilient, empathetic, and motivated to drive change where it matters.

Contract Type: Sessional

Hours: Ad Hoc / 0

Location: Ealing

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.

Please read attached Job Description for a more detailed out line of responsibilities and Person Specifications

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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

Salary Range (pro rata if part time)

£20.35/Hr.

ILW / OLW /Fringe

N/A - Outside London Weighting Area

Closing Date

20/11/2026

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