Recovery Motivator

Worksop, Nottinghamshire | Full Time | Fixed Term until 20 May 2027

Turn lived experience into hope for someone else.

Sometimes, the person who makes the biggest difference is someone who understands.

This is a role built on connection and shared understanding.

As a Recovery Motivator, you’ll be a welcoming and consistent presence within our Worksop service, supporting people affected by drug and alcohol use, as well as their families, carers and wider support networks.

You’ll draw on your own lived experience to help people feel understood, connect with the right support and believe that positive change is possible.

This role is designed to support someone taking their first steps into employment with Change Grow Live. You’ll receive training, supervision and ongoing support to develop your confidence, knowledge and skills.

The opportunity

You’ll be a trusted and approachable point of contact within the service and across the local community.

You’ll welcome people without judgement, listen to what matters to them and help them find the services, recovery networks and community resources that can support their next step.

You’ll also work alongside colleagues, partners and peer networks to strengthen community engagement, support service user involvement and help create recovery-focused activities and groups.

This role is about using your experience to help others feel heard, supported and able to move forward.

Where you’ll work

Location: Worksop, Nottinghamshire
Contract Type: Fixed term until 20 May 2027
Hours: Full time, 37.5 hours per week

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

What you’ll be doing

You’ll:

• Welcome and engage with people accessing the service.
• Support individuals and families to identify their goals and find the right support.
• Build links with mutual aid, peer-support and local community groups.
• Help plan and facilitate recovery and wellbeing activities.
• Reach people who may feel isolated or disconnected from mainstream services.
• Promote service user involvement and peer-led opportunities.
• Record information accurately and contribute to meetings, training and supervision.
• Represent Change Grow Live positively across the Worksop community.

About you

You don’t need to have worked as a Recovery Motivator before.

What matters is your lived experience, motivation and ability to connect with people in an authentic and respectful way.

You’ll be:

• Passionate about recovery and supporting others.
• Compassionate, empathetic and non-judgemental.
• A confident communicator who can build positive relationships.
• Enthusiastic about community engagement and peer support.
• Able to use your own initiative while contributing to a supportive team.
• Comfortable maintaining confidentiality and professional boundaries.
• Willing to learn and develop through training and supervision.

Lived experience of drug and/or alcohol use is central to this role and will help you bring understanding, credibility and hope to the people you support.

Take your next step with us

At Change Grow Live, we believe lived experience brings valuable insight, connection and hope.

You’ll join a team that will support your development while giving you the opportunity to use your experience to make a meaningful difference within your community.

Our values—Be open. Be compassionate. Be bold.—guide everything we do. If they reflect the way you work, we’d love to hear from you.

A note about using AI in your application

AI can be a really helpful tool when putting together your application, and we're happy for you to use it. However, what we're most interested in is you.

We want to understand your experiences, achievements and strengths, so please make sure your application reflects your own story and clearly shows how you meet the essential criteria and the impact you've made in previous roles.

There's no need to write in a particular style. The strongest applications are those that are authentic, specific and clearly demonstrate your skills, experience and potential.

We look forward to learning more about you.

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

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

Please note that we are not accepting applications from recruitment agencies for this vacancy. Direct applications only.