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Senior Worker

Location Newton Abbot-Devon
Job ID 2026-19676
Number of Vacancies Remaining
1
Category
Health and Social Care Manager
Type of Contract
Permanent employee
Contracted Hours Per Week
37.50
Salary Range (pro rata if part time)
CGL points 28 to 30 (£32,002.35 - £34,214.20)
ILW / OLW /Fringe
N/A - Outside London Weighting Area
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Overview

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 Senior Worker to join the HMP Channings Wood Substance Misuse Psychosocial Interventions Service who has the skills and experience to engage our service users, ensuring that they access the right intervention at the right time, in a way that best meets their needs.  
 

The Senior Worker will help support a recovery culture within the team and across the wider prison – utilising their expertise to help continually develop the service and support the team and people using the services. You will work with the Team Leader to build partnerships that will help support the recovery process and continuity of care after release. They will also cover for the Team Leader in their absence.

 

The post holder will lead the team’s approach to Peer Mentoring, including capturing all key data and line managing volunteers and Support Workers at relevant sites. You will help ensure that recovery pathways in the prison are visible and effective all the way from induction to release and beyond. This post is new and isbeing introduced following additional funding for our Recovery Services.

 

Where: HMP Channings Wood 

Hours: 37.5 hours per week 

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. 

Responsibilities

About the Role:

 

  • Provide unwavering support to service users from their initial contact with our service throughout their treatment and recovery journey.
  • Implement tailored interventions aimed at reducing the harm caused by substance use, either through group sessions or one-on-one engagement.
  • Ensure service users receive a comprehensive, recovery-focused detoxification plan, including pre-detox preparation and post-care support.
  • Collaborate with other organisations and the community to enhance the recovery resources available to service users by referring them to mutual aid groups and other networks.
  • Advocate for the involvement of family members, service users, and the community.
  • Serve as a voice for service users in accessing partnership services and support the team lead in driving successful partnership relationships.
  • Work closely with service users to facilitate their social (re)integration, enabling them to lead fulfilling and purpose-driven lives. This includes promoting recovery, resilience, peer support, and self-determination.
  • Lead on our mentoring and volunteer programmes, expanding the mentor offer, supervising and developing skills of our peer mentors and volunteers.  
  • Deputise for the Team Lead when required

 

 

About you:

 

  • Have a strong understanding of substance misuse issues and experience of working within a similar field ideally within prison/criminal justice
  • 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
  • Ability and epxerience of delivering mentoring training and supervision sessions to mentors and volunteers 

 

 

What we will give to you:  

  

  • 25 days of annual leave, plus bank holidays. Additionally, you'll receive one extra day of annual leave for each year of service during your first five years, therefore you will enjoy 30 days of leave after five years with us. 
  • 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  
  • Generous 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.  

  

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.

 

Salary is subject to review in line with the 2025/26 pay award.

Salary Range (pro rata if part time)

CGL points 28 to 30 (£32,002.35 - £34,214.20)

ILW / OLW /Fringe

N/A - Outside London Weighting Area

Interview Date

11/5/2026

Closing Date

4/5/2026

If you have any questions on this opportunity that you would like to talk through please contact us using the below details:

Sarah Baugh | sarah.baugh2@cgl.org.uk | 01803 814 722

 

This post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check at an enhanced level.

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We believe that having diverse people working as part of our team makes us the organisation that we are.

We actively encourage applications from people from all backgrounds to help us to provide the best possible experience for the people who use our services and to make Change Grow Live a great place to work. If you have any feedback on our recruitment processes (good or bad) we’d love to hear from you so that we can make sure they are fair and we attract and recruit the best, most diverse workforce possible.

The safety of vulnerable children, young people and adults is our absolute priority. We will support you in your role to make sure that you are equipped to support the safety of people who use our services and those around them, to the highest standard possible.