Recovery Coordinator

 

• 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 

 

 

• 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. 
• Awareness of emerging drug trends, including changes in drug supply, potency, poly-substance use and emerging substances.
• Knowledge of opioid use, overdose risk and the principles and purpose of Opioid Substitution Treatment (OST).
• Knowledge and understanding of Naloxone, IEP and DBST, including blood-borne virus prevention and safer injecting approaches.
• 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 recognise changes in presentation, risk and vulnerability and respond appropriately.

• 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 

 

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. More information about eligible roles and occupations can be found here: Skilled Worker visa: Overview - GOV.UK

 

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.

 

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.

 

 

 

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

N/A - Outside London Weighting Area

30/9/2026

Dave Kelly | dave.kelly@cgl.org.uk | 07443143925

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