Criminal Justice Recovery Champion

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. 

Do you have lived experience of substance abuse? Would you like to use that experience to help and support others? If so, this could be the perfect opportunity for you. 

Pathways to Recovery are looking for a Criminal Justice Recovery Champion to join our very busy Warrington service. The main purpose of the role is to act in a mentoring capacity to individuals who have come into service through the criminal justice system and in particular those working with Warrington Probation.

Location: Warrington
Contract: Permanent
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.

About the role:

You will work  directly with inidivuals initiating, building, and establishing recovery capital to support them to move into long term sustained recovery.

This will be achieved by working with service users, supporting, and delivering one to one interventions including:

• Supporting service users on leaving prison.
• Supporting service users to required appointments.
• Advocating and advising them.
• Seeking out other support options for service users from the Warrington partnership.
• Work closely with Warrington probation helping offenders maintain consistency.
• Safeguard vulnerable adults and children as and when require

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 toward 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 annually for first five years
• Paid wellbeing 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 
• Earn vouchers in our generous Refer-a-Friened

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. 

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

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. You can find out more here Skilled Worker visa: Overview - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

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.