Recovery Coordinator

You will be focused on helping people to achieve positive outcomes by coordinating their personalised recovery journey, through thorough assessment and support planning.  You will oversee their participation in group programs, treatment options and one to ones, whilst continually managing risk and minimising harm.  

This role is predominantly managing an opiate caseload, so experience/knowledge of drug treatment and caseload management is essential. 

You will be open, compassionate, and driven to provide the very best care and support for everyone.  You will need to be self-motivated with excellent communication skills and be comfortable working with multiple teams internally and externally.

 

• 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

• Substance misuse services
• Housing support services
• Rehabilitation services
• Support worker within health and social care
• Prison service
• Children’s services, supporting young people
• Hospitals and other medical practices

 

• Experience in managing caseloads
• A commitment to multi-agency working and establishing partnerships with other professions 
• Accomplished written and verbal communication skills and a high degree of personal IT competency.
• The ability to accurately update and maintain records in a timely fashion and to work to deadlines for the submission of information, e.g. reports.
• Excellent time management skills, and an ability to work on own initiative, prioritising accordingly.
• Excellent team working and interpersonal skills, maintaining a highly cooperative approach to supporting colleagues in delivering service objectives.
• Good working knowledge of drug-related harm and risks
• Good working knowledge of mental health interventions, services and good practice.
• An understanding of drug and alcohol issues and experience of working within a related field.

  

• 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 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.

                

  

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

30/10/2026

Katie Tuska | katie.tuska@cgl.org.uk | 07976467187

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