Criminal Justice 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 Criminal Justice 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 our Criminal Justice team, based in a variety of locations around the borough of Southwark.

The service supports people with their or their loved ones’ drug and/or alcohol issues who have been involved with the criminal justice system. 

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. 

Where: Camberwell, Southwark

Hours: 37.5hrs per week

Salary: £27,861.26 - £32,002.35 Pro rata (dependent on experience, pro rata for part time hours)

Allowance: £4133.14 Inner London Weighting, pro rata

Contract Legth: Fixed Term until the 31st March 2026

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.

Responsibilities:

• Deliver psychosocial interventions to reduce disengagement, reduce harm and associated criminality.
• 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

What we are looking for:

• 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 offer you:

• Paid ‘Wellness’ hour each week along with a ‘Wellness’ hub and Employee Assist Programme
• 25 days holiday (+ bank holidays) rising yearly for the first 5 years
• 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.

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)

The successful candidate will need to complete an enhanced DBS check and obtain MOJ vetting.