Recovery Coordinator

A fantastic, new opportunity has arisen to become a Recovery Coordinator within our Nottinghamshire Change Grow Live substance misuse service. 

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.

You will need to have experience of managing caseloads of people and know how to manage risk and minimise harm. You will also need knowledge of substance misuse and related issues, through a previous professional role, academic study or from personal recovery experience.

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 programmes, courses, treatment, and medical reviews, whilst continually managing risk and minimizing harm.

Successful candidates have previously worked in the following areas:

• Substance misuse services
• Rehabilitation services
• Support worker within elderly care or with adults with a learning disability
• Prison service
• Children’s services, supporting young people
• Hospitals and other medical practices
• Safeguarding

Where: Mansfield/Bassetlaw and Newark

Hours: Full time, 37.5 hours per a week

Salary: £27,449.52 - £31,529.41 Dependent on experience (based on full time hours, pro rata for part time)  

Contract Type:  Fixed Term Contract until 31st Match 2026

To be successful you will need to have experience/understanding:

• An understanding of drug and alcohol issues and experience of working within a related field.
• People experiencing multiple disadvantages ie: Homelessness, Mental health, Domestic Abuse.
• Experience in managing caseloads of people within a CQC registered service
• 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 mental health interventions, services, and good practice.

Please refer to Job specification

NB: This role is based in Nottinghamshire County south covering Hucknall/Broxtowe/Gedling/Rushcliffe. 

However as with all our roles it is Nottinghamshire wide and there may be requirements to travel to our other sites in Mansfield/Bassetlaw and Newark

Full-time hours at Change Grow Live are 37.5 hours per week. For part-time roles, the salary and payments will be pro rata based on contracted hours.

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)