Recovery Worker

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 Recovery Worker based in HMP East Sutton Park. Our focus is to facilitate recovery, reinforce hope and support lifestyle change with prisoners engaging with our service.

With this role you’ll be working as part of The Substance misuse team, that oversees HMP East Sutton Park which is a Female Open prison.

The successful candidate will need to complete an enhanced DBS check and obtain HMPPS security clearance.

Where: HMP East Sutton Park in Maidstone

Part Time Hours: 22.5 per week

Full Time Salary Range : £27,861.26 - £32,002.35*

*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.

Key Responsibilities:

• Supporting service users from point of entry into the service and through their treatment/recovery journey
• 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
• Research, design and prepare subject matter and materials for groups / pods.
• Deliver structured content within group settings to service users at various stages of recovery
• Engage with debriefing and evaluations with co-facilitators after groups/pods have taken place, reviewing progress and identifying concerns with service users
• Tailor specific workshops around the needs of the service users, such as: anger management, sleep disorders, relationships, etc

About You:

• Have a strong understanding of substance misuse issues and experience of working within a similar field
• Experience of working with groups/pods and managing group dynamics, such as conflict or challenging behaviour.
• 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 Offer:

• Generous holiday entitlement (plus bank holidays), increasing annually for first five years.
• A paid ‘Wellness’ hour each week and access to our ‘Wellness’ hub and Employee Assist Programme.
• A contributory pension scheme.
• Discounts on shopping, cinema, holidays, and more.
• A friendly, supportive team environment with training, career development, and progression opportunities.
• Company 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 and the Role Specifics. This will help us understand how your skills and experiences align with the requirements of the role.

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.

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.