Recovery Coordinator

  

• Strong multidisciplinary engagement, including safer custody and prison offender management.

• Engagement with the Prison Strategy

• Identify and encourage service users requiring the offer of family support

• Carry a caseload

• Develop service questionnaires, recovery hubs and focus groups being innovative and motivational

• Deliver quality and meaningful 1:1’s and Group interventions

• Understanding of prison environment and operational knowledge

• You will line manage volunteers.

  

  

• 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  

  

  

• 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  

  

  

  

  

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. 

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

N/A - Outside London Weighting Area

3/7/2026

26/6/2026

John Alcock | john.alcock@cgl.org.uk | 01619257000

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