Recovery Motivator

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. 

The Recovery Motivator role is designed to enable ‘first steps into employment’ it is a good opportunity to build on skills and learn new ones, potentially to move further into this field in Adult social care. The role will be based within Brighton and Hove.

This is an exciting opportunity for those interested in getting back into paid work and utilising lived experience and skills towards supporting in Adult Social care substance misuse services.

Recovery Motivators are anticipated to be people who are themselves in recovery in respect of drug or alcohol use or people who have experience of living with drug or alcohol misuse within their family, who would like others to benefit from their experience.

You will work with those who are directly impacted by their own Alcohol Misuse and the people who care for them, family members and friends; as well as working with key partners to empower communities. The main function of the Recovery Motivator role will be supporting clients and group facilitation.

This role will have a client base of supporting clients in post treatment by phone. The role will also include SMART group facilitation and to network within the service and Brighton communities to relevant support agencies. This is a part time role 2 days a week.

Where: Brighton

Part Time Hours: 15 a week

Contract Type: 6 Months Fixed Term 

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: 

• Provide a welcoming and consistent environment in open access area 

• Create links with local communities and work to target people affected by drugs and alcohol who are not in touch with mainstream services – those isolated in communities, unaware of services, or who do not feel services are for them 

• Attend team meetings/group supervision with the aim of sharing good practice and finding solutions 

• Meet individuals within the community to discuss their personal goals regarding their recovery and to support families affected by drugs and alcohol to discuss their personal goals and support needs 

• Utilise existing local resources and build local community awareness, signposting to relevant agencies 

• Assist the Volunteer and peer Mentor Coordinator in setting up and identifying specialist advice /support and recovery opportunities. 

About you: 

• Lived experience of drug or/and alcohol misuse 

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills along with good IT skills 

• Be able to build relationships with individuals with multiple needs, whilst remaining empathetic and non-judgemental towards Service Users 

• Confident in working alone as well as part of a team 

• Can remain calm under pressure 

• Able to travel as required, including where public transport is not available 

What we will give to you: 

• 25 days holiday (+ bank holidays) rising by 1 day for each years’ service (pro rata for PT) Capped at 30 days

• Paid ‘Wellness’ hour each week along with a ‘Wellness’ hub and Employee Assist Programme 

• Contributory pension scheme 

• A great selection of 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.  

As we want to get to know you, not an AI tool. Please make sure your application is written in your own words and genuinely reflects your skills, experience and motivation for this 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. 

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.