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Recovery Coordinator

Change Grow Live
locationKing Edwards Rd, Birmingham B1 2PZ, UK
PublishedPublished: Published today
Full Time
Overview

Believe in People?

The best people have one thing in common.

They care.

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.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Recovery Coordinator to join our team who has the skills 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.

With this role you'll be working as part of Birmingham Womens and Familes Team, working to support individuals across Birmingham.

Location: Base in Ladywood but role is City Wide

Hours: Full Time, 37.5 hours per week

Contract Type: Permanent

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

About the Role:
  • Work with partnership agencies to safeguard people that use the service and or their families to attend meetings and present reports.
  • To produce comprehensive reports for Court and Birmingham Children's Trust where required.
  • To participate in assertive outreach to encourage the engagement of women in their recovery.
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
About You:
  • 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
  • The ability to write comprehensive factual reports.
  • The ability to be independently mobile across the City in order to engage Women in their recovery
  • The ability to participate in safeguarding meetings and conferences and present findings.
  • 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 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

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 - GOV.UK

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 is subject to review in line with the 2025/26 pay award.

Our values are to be compassionate, open and bold. If this sounds like you we'd love to hear from you so click apply.

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:

Catherine Dowen | catherine.dowen@cgl.org.uk

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