Recovery Champion

Overview

Change Grow Liveare 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 areBe open be compassionate and be boldand our team members apply these daily to achieve our mission ofhelping people change the direction of their lives grow as individuals and live life to its full potential.

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

We are looking for enthusiastic and friendly Recovery Champion to join our Corby team. The post-holder will work with service users initiating building and utilising recovery capital to move into long term sustained recovery.

This will be achieved by working with service users supporting and delivering pods or one to one intervention as required.

Where: Corby

Hours: Full-time 37.5h per week

Contract Type: Permanent

Responsibilities

About the role:

• Work with service users initiating building and utilising recovery capital to move into long term sustained recovery.
• Promote visible recovery
• Initiate and maintain links with the recovery community and mutual aid
• Provide positive role model support to service users
• Be involved in promoting and ensuring service user involvement across the service
• Engage and re-engage service users into treatment
• Promote healthier lifestyles and increase service user choice
• Promote and support individuals into both abstinence based and medically
  assisted forms of recovery
• Reduce alcohol and drug related harm to the individual and wider community
• Engage with a comprehensive training programme
• Contribute to the overall performance of the service to ensure that targets are
  achieved

About you:

• Lived experience of drug or/and alcohol use
• Willingness to develop and demonstrate an understanding of safeguarding
  focusing on children and vulnerable adults procedures.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skillsalong withgood IT skills
• Be able to build relationships with individuals with multiple needs whilst remaining empathetic and non-judgemental towardService Users
• Confident in working alone as well as part of a team
• Canremain calm under pressure
• Ableto travel asrequired including where public transport is not available
• Work flexibly across all sites within an agreed number of hours to maintain the most appropriate level of service provision. This will include evening and weekend working.

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.
• Were 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 bankholidays(pro rata) increasing to the maximum 30 days over five years of service.
• Join a supportive values-led team where youll feel encouraged and valued from your very first day.
• Where possible were open to discussing working patterns that help you maintain a healthy worklife 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 withChange Grow Livethen we would love to talk to you.

A note about using AI in your application

AI can be areally helpfultool when putting together your application and were happy for you to use it. Howeverwhat were 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 youve made in previous roles.

Theres no need to write in a particular style. The strongest applications are those that are authentic specific and clearly demonstrate your skills experience and 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 -

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.

Salary Range (pro rata if part time)

CGL SPOT (20) (26296.03 - 26296.03)

ILW / OLW /Fringe

N/A - Outside London Weighting Area

If you have any questions or concerns on this opportunity that you would like to talk through please contact us using the below details:

Ranjit Kaur

This post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check at an enhanced level.

Employment Type : Full-Time
Experience: years
Vacancy: 1
Yearly Salary Salary: 26296 - 26296