Aftercare Practitioner

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 Aftercare Practitioner 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. As an Aftercare Practitioner with Change Grow Live you’ll work with people who use our services and help support them into transitioning back into local communities and developing their social and local resources. This will support long term recovery.

With this role you’ll be working as part of Recovery team, based in Barnet. The team supports people with re-intergration back into local communities after treatment, and focuses on supporting people to build social and local resources, that builds a foundation of recovery capital.

No two days are the same and we treat every person who comes into our service as an individual, so being flexible, curious and a good listener are key.

You’ll have to record information about what you do, so enjoying a bit of paperwork and attention to detail is important. But most of the time you’ll be enjoying working with people from all backgrounds, making a difference to their lives.

Where: Edgware

Hours: 37.5 per week

Salary: £26,393.77 - £30,316.74 dependent on experience

Allowances: £2,163.27 Outer London Weighting

About the role: 

• Supporting service users in Aftercare/Recovery Support through their remaining time in treatment with the service.
• Providing 1-1 sessions and structured group work programme and recovery planning and onward referrals to specialist services.
• Reducing drug and alcohol related harm to service users and the wider community
• Work with prescribing clinicians to support substitute prescribing regimes to improve social functioning.
•  Aftercare care coordinator overseeing assigned groups of service users, providing: 1-1s; structured group work; asset mapping; recovery planning (using motivational interviewing techniques) and reviews of care.

About you: 

• Excellent understanding of drug and alcohol issues and experience of working within a related field.
• Accomplished written and verbal communication skills and a high degree of personal IT competency.
• An understanding of and commitment to safeguarding best practice.
• Effective interpersonal skills with the ability to engage successfully with internal and external stakeholders at all levels.
• Excellent time management skills, and an ability to work on own initiative, prioritisingaccordingly.

What we will give to you: 

• 25 days holiday (+ bank holidays) rising by 1 day for each years’ service 
• 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 read attached Job Description 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. 

The role would suit an outgoing, confident and proactive approach with a passion for creating strong working relationships.

Our values are to be compassionate, open and bold. If this sounds like you we’d love to hear from you so click apply.