Senior Dependency and 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.

Due to funding to work alongside the Ministry of Justice and the Probation Service, supporting adult males within the criminal justice system, we require a Senior Dependency & Recovery Coordinator to support the wider team in shaping and delivering our service.

Do you want to work for an organisation that believes in people? Do you want to use your skills to make a difference to people who use substances within the National Probation Service ? As a Senior Dependency & Recovery Coordinator you will support and encourage  our higher complexity Service Users to thrive and achieve their goals.

The role will be based within Probation Services and will require DBS and additional enhanced vetting.

Where: This post will work peripatetically across Central and South Birmingham with the main base being in Selly Oak.

Hours: 37.5

Salary: £32,002.35 - £34,214.20 dependent on experience, pro rata for part time hours

Contract Type: Permanent

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.

About the role:

• Support referred Adult Males who are a Person on Probation (PoP) in the NPS region by delivering a range of tailored sessions and final activities addressing the referral requirements and timeframes, based on an agreed Action Plan with PoP.
• Build therapeutic relationships and deliver a tailor-made package
  of support from the CGL Directory of Services including:
  o Recognised psychosocial interventions;
  o 1 to 1 key work, pod and group work;
  o Harm minimisation and brief interventions.
• Creating a PoP Action Plan to meet the differing intensity
  requirements of Low, Medium, or High identified by the referring
  Probation Practitioner.
• Updating the National Probation Service Customer Approved
  System each working day after each PoP contact.
• Completing final session with PoP, gathering feedback on
  provision.
• Liaising with Probation Practitioners, including notification of
  completion of Action Plan.
• Report nonattendance to Probation Practitioner for consideration
  of breach of conditions.
• Assess suitability for group work in terms of safeguarding risk and special requirements.
• Carry out risk assessments and risk management.
• Triage assessment and onward referral to a range of treatment/community support agencies.
• To be creative and innovative so that the post best meets the needs of the PoP promoting access into treatment, and continued engagement with under-represented communities.
• Ensure that all aspects of confidentiality are adhered to and that
  consent to share information is a key element to building trusting
  therapeutic alliances.
• The post holder may be required to carry out additional duties to this job description (usually contained with the posts above and below this role) JDs for these roles can be made available.

About you:

• 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 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.

Direct applications only — we will not be engaging agencies for this vacancy.

Please note: This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship. Applicants must already have the right to work in the UK at the time of application. For applicants with time-limited visas, unfortunately, we are unable to support new visa applications or extensions. More information about eligible roles and occupations can be found here: Skilled Worker visa: Overview - GOV.UK

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high number of applications, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.