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Recovery Coordinator

Change Grow Live
locationHucknall, Nottingham NG15, UK
PublishedPublished: Published yesterday
Full Time
Overview

At Change Grow Live, our commitment to making a difference in the lives of those who use our services is unwavering. We provide support, respect, and a safe environment, where we tailor our approach to each individual's needs to find the best treatment and support options.

Guided by our core values of being open, compassionate and bold, our team embodies these principles daily, striving to empower individuals to reshape their lives, foster personal growth, and embrace life to its fullest.

A fantastic, new opportunity has arisen to become a Recovery Coordinator within our Nottinghamshire Change Grow Live substance misuse service.

You will be open, compassionate, and driven to provide the very best care and support for everyone. You will need to be self-motivated with excellent communication skills and be comfortable working with multiple teams internally and externally.

You will need to have experience of managing caseloads of people and know how to manage risk and minimise harm. You will also need knowledge of substance misuse and related issues, through a previous professional role, academic study or from personal recovery experience.

You will be focused on helping people to achieve positive outcomes by coordinating their personalised recovery journey, through thorough assessment and support planning. You will oversee their participation in group programmes, courses, treatment, and medical reviews, whilst continually managing risk and minimizing harm.

Location: Hucknall/Broxtowe/Gedling/Rushcliffe.

Hours: Fulltime, 37.5 per week

Full time Salary Range: £27,861.26 - £32,002.35 dependent on experience, pro rata for part time hours

*Please note: 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

Successful candidates have previously worked in the following areas:
  • Substance misuse services
  • Rehabilitation services
  • Support worker within elderly care or with adults with a learning disability
  • Prison service
  • Children's services, supporting young people
  • Hospitals and other medical practices
  • Safeguarding
To be successful you will need to have experience/understanding:
  • An understanding of drug and alcohol issues and experience of working within a related field.
  • Gender specific working and associated risks and challenges
  • People experiencing multiple disadvantages ie: Homelessness, Mental health, Domestic Abuse.
  • Experience in managing caseloads of people within a CQC registered service
  • A commitment to multi-agency working and establishing partnerships with other professions
  • Accomplished written and verbal communication skills and a high degree of personal IT competency.
  • The ability to accurately update and maintain records in a timely fashion and to work to deadlines for the submission of information, e.g. reports.
  • Excellent time management skills, and an ability to work on own initiative, prioritising accordingly.
  • Excellent team working and interpersonal skills, maintaining a highly cooperative approach to supporting colleagues in delivering service objectives.
  • Good working knowledge of mental health interventions, services, and good practice.
What We Offer:
  • 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.
  • A dedicated 'Wellness' hour each week, access to a 'Wellness' hub, and an Employee Assistance Programme.
  • Participation in a contributory pension scheme.
  • A wide range of benefits, including discounts for shopping, cinema, holidays, and more.
  • A warm and supportive team environment.
  • Extensive training, career development, and progression opportunities.
  • Refer a Friend Scheme.
Please reflect the attached Job Description and Person Specifications in your application.

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.

NB: This role is based in Nottinghamshire County south covering Hucknall/Broxtowe/Gedling/Rushcliffe.

However as with all our roles it is Nottinghamshire wide and there may be requirements to travel to our other sites in Mansfield/Bassetlaw and Newark

Salary Range (pro rata if part time)

CGL points 23 to 28 (£27,861.26 - £32,002.35)

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:

Jill Llewellyn-Graham | jill.llewellyn-graham@cgl.org.uk | 07976467200

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