Change Grow Live
Extended Brief Intervention (EBI) Recovery Coordinator
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Change Grow Live
Change Grow Live are a charity dedicated to the belief that we can make a difference to our Service Users' lives, offering support and respect in a safe environment, treating each user as an individual and working with them 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 mission of helping people change the direction of their lives, grow as individuals, and live life to its full potential.
Job Opportunity: Extended Brief Intervention Worker
We have an exciting opportunity for an Extended Brief Intervention Worker 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.
Key Responsibilities
- Working as part of the Extended Brief Intervention (EBI) team based in Tower Hamlets.
- Delivering a series of brief sessions using evidence-based approaches such as motivational interviewing and CBT-informed techniques to support behaviour change, reduce harm, and improve health outcomes.
- Supporting service users from the point of entry into the service and through their treatment/recovery journey.
- Providing structured, time-limited, person-centred support to individuals experiencing substance misuse.
- Delivering specific interventions designed to reduce the harm caused by use of opiates via PODs or one-to-one working.
- Ensuring that service users receive a comprehensive, recovery-based detoxification service user plan; including support for preparation for detox and aftercare.
- Working with other agencies and the community to build recovery capital for service users by signposting to mutual aid and other networks.
- 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.
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About You
- Experience of providing harm reduction advice in relation to alcohol disorders/abuse.
- Knowledge and experience of MI and CBT and of utilizing these in 1-2-1 and/or group settings with alcohol clients.
- Experience of completing assessments and being able to identify specific needs.
- Knowledge of the issues experienced by people affected by alcohol abuse/disorders e.g. stigma, poverty, discrimination.
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.
- 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.
- Refer a Friend Scheme.
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Application Process
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: CGL points 23 to 28 (£28,557.79 - £32,802.41) + Inner London Weighting (£4,236.47)
Closing Date: 16/7/2026
Contact: Ed Ludford | ed.ludford@cgl.org.uk
This post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check at an enhanced level.
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