Sessional Recovery Coordinator

Overview

Believe in People

The best people have one thing in common.

They care.

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 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 Sessional Dependency and Recovery Coordinatorwho has theskills 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.

Where: Surrey

Full Time Hours: 0 hours

Contract Type: Sessional

*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.

Responsibilities

As a Recovery Coordinator within Dependency and Recovery you will work in close partnership with probation to support our Service Users along their journey with us.

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.
• Be an excellent communicator both verbal and written with good IT skills
• 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
• Seek out learning opportunities to improve and broaden your professional knowledge and skills and to contribute and oversee the learning and development of others

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.

AI can be a really helpful tool when putting together your application and were happy for you to use it. However what 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 potential. We look forward to learning more about you.

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.

The successful candidate will need to complete an enhanced DBS check and obtain MOJ vetting.

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.

Salary Range (pro rata if part time)

17.32/Hr.

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:

Becky Hayles

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

Required Experience:

IC

Employment Type : Temp
Experience: years
Vacancy: 1
Hourly Salary Salary: 17 - 17