Recovery Coordinator

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 Recovery Coordinator 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.

As a Recovery Coordinator with Change Grow Live, you’ll be based primarily within the EdMAC Clinic at Spittal Street, working alongside NHS colleagues to support people accessing opioid substitution treatment (OST).

You’ll provide a welcoming and non-judgemental first point of contact, delivering harm reduction interventions, initial assessment and practical support to people who may be experiencing complex needs. From Naloxone, DBST and injecting equipment provision to identifying wider health, social care and recovery needs, you’ll use every contact as an opportunity to reduce harm and help people move towards the support that is right for them.

Where: Spittal Street, Edinburgh

Hours: Full time, 37.5 hours per week 

Contract Type: Permanent

About the role: 

• Supporting service users from point of entry into the service and through their treatment/recovery journey 

• Providing screening, assessment, and recovery planning and onward referral 

• Reducing drug and alcohol related harm to service users and the wider community 

• Promoting carer, service user and community involvement 

• Providing advocacy for access to partnership services 

• 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 

• Research, design and prepare subject matter and materials for groups / pods. 

• Deliver structured content within group settings to service users at various stages of recovery 

• Engage with debriefing and evaluations with co-facilitators after groups/pods have taken place, reviewing progress and identifying concerns with service users 

• Tailor specific workshops around the needs of the service users, such as: anger management, sleep disorders, relationships, etc 

About you: 

• Have a strong understanding of substance misuse issues and experience of working within a similar field 

• Experience of working with groups/pods and managing group dynamics, such as conflict or challenging behaviour. 
• Awareness of emerging drug trends, including changes in drug supply, potency, poly-substance use and emerging substances.
• Knowledge of opioid use, overdose risk and the principles and purpose of Opioid Substitution Treatment (OST).
• Knowledge and understanding of Naloxone, IEP and DBST, including blood-borne virus prevention and safer injecting approaches.
  
• 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 recognise changes in presentation, risk and vulnerability and respond appropriately.

• 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 

What We Offer

• Enjoy a dedicated weekly Wellness Hour, access to our Wellness Hub, and a comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme to support your mental and emotional health.
• We’re committed to your development, with extensive training, funded learning, and pathways into senior or specialist roles.
• Benefit from transparent pay, a contributory pension scheme, and additional support through our wellbeing resources.
• Start with 25 days of annual leave plus bank holidays(pro rata), increasing to the maximum 30 days over five years of service.
• Join a supportive, values-led team where you’ll feel encouraged and valued from your very first day.
• Where possible, we’re open to discussing working patterns that help you maintain a healthy work–life balance.
• Enjoy discounts on shopping, cinema trips, holidays and more, along with our Refer a Friend scheme.

Please read attached Job Description for a more detailed out line of responsibilities and Person Specifications 

If this sounds like you and you would like to begin your journey with Change Grow Live, then we would love to talk

to you.

If you’re passionate about harm reduction, trauma-informed practice and meeting people where they are, this is an opportunity to make a meaningful difference every day.

Our values are to be compassionate, open and bold. If this sounds like you we’d love to hear from you so click apply.

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. 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.

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.