Recovery Coordinator

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 ‘Be open, be compassionate and be bold’ 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 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. With this role you’ll be working as part of North/Central Lancashire team.

This role will focus on predominately digital interventions with service users over either telephone or teams to support people to address their drug and/or alcohol use. There will be the option to work remotely from home however, please be aware you may need to attend one of the North/Centra Lancashire projects to see service users face to face if this intervention is identified as part of their treatment journey so you would need to be willing to travel to any of the bases.

Where: North/Centra Lancashire

Hours: 37.5 per week

Salary: £27,449.53 - £31,529.41 dependant on experience

About the role: 

• Managing a dedicated telephone support line. 
• Contacting an individual who has been referred within 3 working days.
• Engaging and maintaining engagement with service users.
• Assessment of individual risk and need including the use of AUDIT and SADQ tools.
• Delivering a range of appropriate interventions such as:
  • Identification and Brief Advice 2
  • Extended Brief Interventions
  • Harm reduction Interventions and support into more structured treatment for those with identified high    risk or alcohol dependence.
  • Evidence based tools such as drink diaries
• Delivering lapse and relapse prevention support. 

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 

What we will give to you: 

• 25 days holiday (+ bank holidays) rising by 1 day for each years’ service “Capped at 30 days” 
• 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 

Please ensure that when completing your application form and supporting statement, you reflect on the details outlined in the job description. This will help us understand how your skills and experiences align with the requirements of the role. 

If you require sponsorship, please note that this role is not eligible for a Health and Care Worker visa. You may be eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route but must meet the minimum salary requirements for the role. You can find out more here Skilled Worker visa: Overview - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) 

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.