Overview
Believe in People?
The best people have one thing in common.
They care.
Join us as a Criminal Justice Recovery Coordinator
Change Grow Live is a charity dedicated to making a difference in the lives of our service users. We believe in offering support, respect, and individualised care in a safe environment, working with each person 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 aim 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 Criminal Justice Recovery Coordinator to join our service in Barking and Dagenham. This role is delivering group work programmes, one-to-one key work, case management and working closely with our partner agencies, particularly police, prisons, probation and courts. Ensuring people accessing CGL services via the criminal justice system can improve and change their lives and reduce reoffending.
Where: Barking and Degenham
Hours: Full-Time, 37.5 hours per week
Contract: Fixed Maternity Cover for 12 months from start date
*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.
Salary is subject to review in line with the 2025/26 pay award
Responsibilities
Role-Specific Responsibilities:
To thrive in this role, we are looking for individual who:
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.
Salary Range (pro rata if part time)
CGL points 23 to 28 (£27,861.26 - £32,002.35)
ILW / OLW /Fringe
Outer London Weighting (£2,195.72)
If you have any questions or concerns on this opportunity that you would like to talk through please contact us using the below details:
Lauren Read | lauren.read@cgl.org.uk | 07771230128
This post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check at an enhanced level.
Believe in People?
The best people have one thing in common.
They care.
Join us as a Criminal Justice Recovery Coordinator
Change Grow Live is a charity dedicated to making a difference in the lives of our service users. We believe in offering support, respect, and individualised care in a safe environment, working with each person 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 aim 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 Criminal Justice Recovery Coordinator to join our service in Barking and Dagenham. This role is delivering group work programmes, one-to-one key work, case management and working closely with our partner agencies, particularly police, prisons, probation and courts. Ensuring people accessing CGL services via the criminal justice system can improve and change their lives and reduce reoffending.
Where: Barking and Degenham
Hours: Full-Time, 37.5 hours per week
Contract: Fixed Maternity Cover for 12 months from start date
*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.
Salary is subject to review in line with the 2025/26 pay award
Responsibilities
Role-Specific Responsibilities:
- Deliver DRR/ATR intervention in line with National Probation Service (NPS) court order requirements.
- Provide a seamless link between police/court custody suites, prison, and the community.
- Provide information for courts and other criminal justice agencies on the suitability for drug treatment interventions.
- Provide recovery planning and review, as well as structured group work within the Foundations of Recovery/Rehabilitation framework if needed.
- 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 individuals to support social (re)integration, enabling them to lead meaningful and purposeful lives: promoting recovery, resilience, peer support and self-determination.
To thrive in this role, we are looking for individual who:
- Possess an understanding of substance misuse and relevant experience in this field or a related area.
- Have knowledge of the Criminal Justice system.
- Understand effective interventions that lead to a reduction in drug-related crime.
- 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.
- Be an excellent communicator, both verbal and written with good IT skills
- 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.
- Paid 'Wellness' hour each week along with a 'Wellness' hub and Employee Assist Programme
- Contributory pension scheme
- Several benefits incl. discounts for shopping, cinema, holidays, etc.
- A friendly and supportive team
- Training, career development & progression opportunities
- Generous Refer-a-Friend Scheme
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.
Salary Range (pro rata if part time)
CGL points 23 to 28 (£27,861.26 - £32,002.35)
ILW / OLW /Fringe
Outer London Weighting (£2,195.72)
If you have any questions or concerns on this opportunity that you would like to talk through please contact us using the below details:
Lauren Read | lauren.read@cgl.org.uk | 07771230128
This post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check at an enhanced level.