Recovery Champion

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. 

Do you have lived experience of substance abuse? Would you like to use that experience to help and support others? If so, this could be the perfect opportunity for you.  

Pathways to Recovery are looking for a Lived Experience Mentor to join our very busy Warrington service. The main purpose of the role is to act in a mentoring capacity to individuals who have come into service through the criminal justice system and in particular those working with Warrington Probation.

Where: Warrington

Hours: Full time, 37.5h per week 

Full Time Salary: £23,497.50 - £24,466.99 dependent on experience (based on full time hours, pro rata for part time) 

Contract Type: 12 Month Fixed Term Cotnract.

You will work  directly with inidivuals initiating, building, and establishing recovery capital to support them to move into long term sustained recovery.

This will be achieved by working with service users, supporting, and delivering one to one interventions including:

• Supporting service users on leaving prison.
• Supporting service users to required appointments.
• Advocating and advising them.
• Seeking out other support options for service users from the Warrington partnership.
• Work closely with Warrington probation helping offenders maintain consistency.
• Safeguard vulnerable adults and children as and when require

About you: 

• Lived experience of drug or/and alcohol misuse 
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills along with good IT skills 
• Be able to build relationships with individuals with multiple needs, whilst remaining empathetic and non-judgemental toward Service Users 
• Confident in working alone as well as part of a team 

• Can remain calm under pressure 
• Able to travel as required, including where public transport is not available 

What we will give to you: 

• 25 days holiday (+ bank holidays) rising annually for first five years

• Paid ‘Wellness’ hour each week along with a ‘Wellness’ hub and Employee Assist Programme 
• Contributory pension scheme 
• A great selection of benefits incl. discounts for shopping, cinema, holidays, etc. 
• A friendly and supportive team 
• Training, career development & progression opportunities 
• Earn vouchers in our generous Refer-a-Friened

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

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)