Overview
Recovery Coordinator - Opiate Team
Mansfield, Nottinghamshire | Permanent | Full Time
Help someone take their next step.
Recovery can begin with one conversation.
As a Recovery Coordinator within our Mansfield Opiate Team, you'll work alongside people from their first contact with the service and throughout their treatment journey.
You'll help people understand their options, recognise their strengths and create a recovery plan built around what they want to achieve.
This is an opportunity to combine compassion with practical support-bringing together clinical treatment, harm reduction and wider community services to help people move forward.
The opportunity
You'll be the main care coordinator for a caseload of people accessing opiate treatment.
Through assessments, recovery planning and regular reviews, you'll understand each person's needs, goals and circumstances. You'll then coordinate the right package of support, working closely with prescribing clinicians, health services, partner agencies and community organisations.
You'll help people reduce harm, strengthen their recovery networks and access support that extends beyond treatment-including peer support, mutual aid and wider health and community services.
What you'll be doing
You'll:
Location: Mansfield, Nottinghamshire. You'll be based within our Opiate Team and work closely with clinical colleagues, Recovery Coordinators, volunteers, peer mentors and local partners.
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time, 37.5 hours per week.
Please note: Full-time hours at Change Grow Live are 37.5 hours per week. For part-time roles, the salary and any associated payments will be pro rata based on contracted hours.
Responsibilities
About you
You understand that meaningful support begins with listening.
You'll be confident building trusting relationships, managing a varied caseload and having honest, respectful conversations about risk, treatment and change.
You'll bring:
An opportunity to grow with us
You'll join a multidisciplinary team where shared learning, reflective practice and professional development are part of how we work.
We'll support you to build your knowledge through internal development opportunities, relevant training and continued learning across substance use, safeguarding and social care practice.
Make your work matter
At Change Grow Live, we believe everyone deserves the opportunity to change the direction of their life.
You'll join a supportive multidisciplinary team where learning, reflective practice and professional development are part of how we work.
Our values-Be open. Be compassionate. Be bold.-guide everything we do. If they reflect the way you work, we'd love to hear from you.
When completing your application, please explain how your experience, skills and motivation align with the essential requirements of the role.
A note about using AI in your application
AI can be a really helpful tool when putting together your application, and we're happy for you to use it. However, what we're 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 you've made in previous roles.
There's 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.
We reserve the right to close this opportunity early if we receive a high number of applications, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.
This opportunity is not eligible for visa sponsorship. Applicants must already have the right to work in the UK at the time of application.
Please note that we are not accepting applications from recruitment agencies for this vacancy. Direct applications only.
Salary Range (pro rata if part time)
CGL points 23 to 28 (£28,557.79 - £32,802.41)
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:
Jon Wibberley | jon.wibberley@cgl.org.uk | 07552247340
This post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check at an enhanced level.
Recovery Coordinator - Opiate Team
Mansfield, Nottinghamshire | Permanent | Full Time
Help someone take their next step.
Recovery can begin with one conversation.
As a Recovery Coordinator within our Mansfield Opiate Team, you'll work alongside people from their first contact with the service and throughout their treatment journey.
You'll help people understand their options, recognise their strengths and create a recovery plan built around what they want to achieve.
This is an opportunity to combine compassion with practical support-bringing together clinical treatment, harm reduction and wider community services to help people move forward.
The opportunity
You'll be the main care coordinator for a caseload of people accessing opiate treatment.
Through assessments, recovery planning and regular reviews, you'll understand each person's needs, goals and circumstances. You'll then coordinate the right package of support, working closely with prescribing clinicians, health services, partner agencies and community organisations.
You'll help people reduce harm, strengthen their recovery networks and access support that extends beyond treatment-including peer support, mutual aid and wider health and community services.
What you'll be doing
You'll:
- Complete assessments, recovery plans, risk assessments and care reviews.
- Coordinate clinical, psychosocial and harm-reduction interventions.
- Work alongside prescribing clinicians to support safe and effective treatment.
- Respond to safeguarding concerns and make appropriate referrals.
- Provide advice on overdose prevention, blood-borne viruses and safer substance use.
- Maintain accurate records and work collaboratively with local partners and services.
Location: Mansfield, Nottinghamshire. You'll be based within our Opiate Team and work closely with clinical colleagues, Recovery Coordinators, volunteers, peer mentors and local partners.
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time, 37.5 hours per week.
Please note: Full-time hours at Change Grow Live are 37.5 hours per week. For part-time roles, the salary and any associated payments will be pro rata based on contracted hours.
Responsibilities
About you
You understand that meaningful support begins with listening.
You'll be confident building trusting relationships, managing a varied caseload and having honest, respectful conversations about risk, treatment and change.
You'll bring:
- A strong understanding of drug and alcohol use, with experience in a related field.
- Experience completing assessments, managing risk and coordinating support.
- Strong communication, organisation and time-management skills.
- The ability to maintain accurate records and meet deadlines.
- A collaborative approach to working with health, mental health, criminal justice and community services.
An opportunity to grow with us
You'll join a multidisciplinary team where shared learning, reflective practice and professional development are part of how we work.
We'll support you to build your knowledge through internal development opportunities, relevant training and continued learning across substance use, safeguarding and social care practice.
Make your work matter
At Change Grow Live, we believe everyone deserves the opportunity to change the direction of their life.
You'll join a supportive multidisciplinary team where learning, reflective practice and professional development are part of how we work.
Our values-Be open. Be compassionate. Be bold.-guide everything we do. If they reflect the way you work, we'd love to hear from you.
When completing your application, please explain how your experience, skills and motivation align with the essential requirements of the role.
A note about using AI in your application
AI can be a really helpful tool when putting together your application, and we're happy for you to use it. However, what we're 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 you've made in previous roles.
There's 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.
We reserve the right to close this opportunity early if we receive a high number of applications, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.
This opportunity is not eligible for visa sponsorship. Applicants must already have the right to work in the UK at the time of application.
Please note that we are not accepting applications from recruitment agencies for this vacancy. Direct applications only.
Salary Range (pro rata if part time)
CGL points 23 to 28 (£28,557.79 - £32,802.41)
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:
Jon Wibberley | jon.wibberley@cgl.org.uk | 07552247340
This post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check at an enhanced level.