Job Description

Change Grow Live are a charity dedicated to the belief that we can make a difference to our Service Users lives, offering 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.

Our core values are \xe2\x80\x98Be open, be compassionate and be bold\xe2\x80\x99 and our team members apply these daily to achieve our mission of helping people change the direction of their lives, grow as individuals, and live life to its full potential.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Recovery Coordinator to join our Non Opiate and Adult team who has the skills and experience to assess and engage with our service users, ensuring that they access the right intervention at the right time, in a way that best meets their needs.

Where: Southwark, Camberwell, some working from home

When: We are looking to get the right person into the team ASAP

Hours: 37.5

Salary: \xc2\xa326,393.77 - \xc2\xa330,316.74 dependent on experience

With Inner London Weighting \xc2\xa33,915.44

This is a 6 month, Maternity Cover contract.

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

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 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

What we will give to you:

• 25 days holiday (+ bank holidays) rising by 1 day for each years\xe2\x80\x99 service \xe2\x80\x9cCapped at 30 days\xe2\x80\x9d
• Paid \xe2\x80\x98Wellness\xe2\x80\x99 hour each week along with a \xe2\x80\x98Wellness\xe2\x80\x99 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
• Refer a friend scheme and receive \xc2\xa3250 in vouchers if candidate is successful.

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

If this sounds like you and you would like to begin your journey with Change Grow Live, then we would love to talk to you.

Salary Range (pro rata if part time)

CGL points 23 to 28 (\xc2\xa326,393.77 - \xc2\xa330,316.74)

ILW / OLW /Fringe

Inner London Weighting (\xc2\xa33,915.44)

Closing Date

28/9/2023

If you have any questions on this opportunity that you would like to talk through please contact us using the below details:

Taedza Bosha | taedza.bosha@cgl.org.uk

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

Change Grow Live