Recovery Coordinator - Think Family

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 Think Family Worker who has the skills and experience to assess and engage with our service users, ensuring that they access the right intervention at the right time, in a way that best meets their needs. 

With this role you’ll be working as part of 'Think Family' Team based within Hull ReNew. Think Family Workers will care-coordinate all service users where children are present either in the family home or as part of a wider family dynamic. Supervised by the designated safeguarding lead, you will work closely with Early Help and Safeguarding Hub (EHASH) to support families who are involved in statutory intervention where family work is appropriate and also with families who may have not met this threshold.

No two days are the same and we treat every person who comes into our service as an individual, so being flexible, curious and a good listener are key. 

Where: Hull

Hours: Full Time, 37.5 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.

About the role: 

• 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 

• Identify families in conjunction with other agencies and alongside ReNew Family service, who will benefit from a Whole family approach, negotiating participation and engagement with the ReNew services and the MPACT programme. To deliver evidence-based Parenting Programmes where required.

• Manage a caseload of individuals with complex safeguarding needs, who are pregnant and/or have children social care involvement.

• Ensure that appropriate safeguarding practice is always followed, working in partnership with statutory agencies where appropriate.

• Provide assessment, psychosocial interventions, integrated care planning and after care support, including transfer of care.

• Provide service user advocacy to support engagement from and access to partnership services.

• To support the development of strong relations with partner agencies, ensuring robust referral protocols and care pathways for the effective identification,

  referral and support for those requiring ‘hidden harm’ interventions from the

  service.
• To represent the service at partnership meetings such as MARAC meetings, child in need and child protection meetings.

About you: 

• Have a strong understanding of substance misuse issues and experience of working within a similar field
• Experience of working with service users who have multiple risk factors e.g. domestic violence, anti-social behaviour, unemployed, poor / unsuitable housing, pregnancy related harm and hard reduction experience. 
• Experience of working in close partnership with key stakeholders including Children and Adult social services and safeguarding boards. 
• 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
• Experience of undertaking comprehensive assessments, care- planning, case management and reviews
• Sound working knowledge of Child Protection procedures.
• Flexibility to work some evenings and weekends if requested.

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

If this sounds like you we would love to hear from you.

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.

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.