Overview
Are you passionate about helping people overcome challenges and achieve their potential?
We are looking for a compassionate and motivated Recovery Coordinator to join our team, supporting individuals affected by substance misuse on their recovery journey within our Alcohol teams.
This rewarding role offers the opportunity to build meaningful relationships, promote positive change, and make a genuine difference to the lives of individuals, families, and communities.
As part of a supportive and experienced team, you will work with individuals to identify their strengths, aspirations, and recovery goals, helping them access the support they need to improve their health, wellbeing, and independence.
This is a rewarding role for someone who is compassionate, motivated, and committed to helping people overcome barriers and reach their full potential. Through building trusted relationships and promoting recovery-focused interventions, you will play a key role in supporting individuals, families, and communities to thrive.
Where: Stockton-On-Tees
Full Time Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Contract Type: Fixed term for 12 months from start date
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
About the role:
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
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 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 (£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:
Carrie Roberts | carrie.roberts@cgl.org.uk | 07738997233
This post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check at an enhanced level.
Are you passionate about helping people overcome challenges and achieve their potential?
We are looking for a compassionate and motivated Recovery Coordinator to join our team, supporting individuals affected by substance misuse on their recovery journey within our Alcohol teams.
This rewarding role offers the opportunity to build meaningful relationships, promote positive change, and make a genuine difference to the lives of individuals, families, and communities.
As part of a supportive and experienced team, you will work with individuals to identify their strengths, aspirations, and recovery goals, helping them access the support they need to improve their health, wellbeing, and independence.
This is a rewarding role for someone who is compassionate, motivated, and committed to helping people overcome barriers and reach their full potential. Through building trusted relationships and promoting recovery-focused interventions, you will play a key role in supporting individuals, families, and communities to thrive.
Where: Stockton-On-Tees
Full Time Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Contract Type: Fixed term for 12 months from start date
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
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.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- A compassionate, non-judgemental, and person-centred approach.
- The ability to build trust and positive relationships with a diverse range of people.
- Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage a varied workload.
- A current full UK driving licence and access to your own vehicle for work purposes.
- Experience in health, social care, mental health, criminal justice, substance misuse services, or a related field is desirable.
- A relevant professional qualification is desirable; however, equivalent experience and a passion for supporting people to achieve positive outcomes will also be considered.
- 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: 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
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 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 (£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:
Carrie Roberts | carrie.roberts@cgl.org.uk | 07738997233
This post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check at an enhanced level.