Senior Worker/ Practitioner

Overview

As a Senior Recovery Coordinator with Change Grow Live you’ll work with people who use our services, helping them get to where they want to be.

Are you ready to make a profound impact on lives affected by substance misuse?  

If so, we're on the lookout for an experienced Senior Recovery Coordinator to join our collaboration with Crawley Probation.

Where: Crawley Probation Offices

Hours: 37.5 per week

Contract Type: Permanent 

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: 

• Identify, and engage with, people who have substance misuse problems with complex physical and / or mental health needs, including co-morbidity. 

• Support the development of service-based recovery communities. 

• Support the Team Leader to carry out case file audits and ensure findings encourage a culture of learning within the team. 

• Engage in regular consultation with service users to maintain the quality of the service, supporting staff by encouraging service user engagement. 

• Provide health education especially regarding harm minimisation, blood borne viruses and overdose prevention. 

• Ensure that all aspects of confidentiality are adhered to. 

About you: 

• Excellent knowledge and understanding of drug and alcohol issues and experience of working within a related field. 

• Knowledge and experience of multi-agency working and establishing partnerships with other professions to achieve good outcomes for the service user group. 

• Ability to communicate complex information to individuals and groups in a way that is easily understood. 

• 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. 

• Excellent team working and interpersonal skills, maintaining a highly cooperative approach to supporting colleagues in delivering service objectives. 

 What we will give to you: 

• 25 days holiday ( bank holidays) rising by 1 day for each years’ service “Capped at 30 days”. 

• Paid ‘Wellness’ hour each week along with a ‘Wellness’ hub and Employee Assist Programme 

• Contributory pension scheme 

• A great selection of benefits incl. discounts for shopping, cinema, holidays, etc. 

• A friendly and supportive team 

• Training, career development & progression opportunities 

Please ensure that when completing your application form and supporting statement, you reflect on the details outlined in the job description. This will help us understand how your skills and experiences align with the requirements of the role.  

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)

ILW / OLW /Fringe

Interview Date

Closing Date

If you have any questions on this opportunity that you would like to talk through please contact us using the below details:

Salary : $32,002 - $34,214