Recovery Motivator

At Change Grow Live, we believe that everyone has the potential to change the direction of their lives. Every day, we provide safe, supportive environments where people are treated with dignity, respect, and understanding.

Guided by our values—Be open, be compassionate, be bold—we are committed to creating opportunities, reducing barriers, and helping people build healthier, more fulfilling futures.

We are now looking for a Recovery Motivator to join our Nottinghamshire service—an opportunity designed to support individuals with lived experience to take their first steps into employment while making a real difference in their community.

Where: Nottinghamshire

Hours: 37.5 hours per week

Contract Type: Fixed Term Contract until 31^st March 2028

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:

With this role you’ll be working as part of our Nottinghamshire County Street Outreach Team in the role of Recovery Motivator with driving responsibilities of our health bus . 

The team supports people in the community who have experience of rough sleeping/homelessness and are using drugs and/or alcohol.

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. 

This role includes all weather work, requires flexibility to cover early morning and evening outreach shifts, helping motivate individuals with their treatment goals and being assertive in engaging people who services may have not been able to in the past. 

You’ll have to record information about what you do, so enjoying a bit of paperwork and attention to detail is important. But most of the time you’ll be enjoying working with people from all backgrounds, making a difference to their lives and working in partnership with other providers.

In addition to the core responsibilities of a Recovery Motivator, the post holder will undertake driving duties to support service delivery of the Rough Sleeping Drug and Alcohol Treatment pathway. The role combines motivational support with practical transport assistance to enhance positive outcomes for individuals experiencing multiple disadvantage, homelessness, mental health challenges, substance misuse issues, and social exclusion.

Recovery Support Responsibilities

• Build positive and trusting relationships with service users to support recovery and personal development.
• Encourage engagement with support services, treatment programmes, employment opportunities, and community resources.
• To try and engage long term rough sleepers
• Assist individuals to identify goals and develop recovery plans.
• Promote independence, wellbeing, and resilience through motivational interventions and practical support.
• Maintain accurate case records in line with CGL procedures and confidentiality requirements.
• Work collaboratively with internal teams and external agencies to coordinate support.

Driving Responsibilities

• Drive company van in accordance with road traffic legislation, organisational policies, and health and safety requirements.
• Carry out routine vehicle safety checks and report any defects, maintenance issues, accidents, or damage promptly.
• Maintain accurate vehicle logs, mileage records, fuel receipts, and transportation records as required.
• Ensure vehicles are kept clean, safe, roadworthy, and appropriately equipped.
• Checking the vans supplies daily and making sure that the van is appropriately stocked and all equipment is up to date.

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
• Has a valid UK driving licence held for 2 years plus, be over 25 years of age and have no previous driving convictions.

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.