Change Grow Live
Peer Mentor Coordinator
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About 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.
About the Role
As a Peer Mentor Coordinator with Change Grow Live you’ll work with people who use our services, helping them get to where they want to be.
This is an excellent opportunity for someone with experience of substance misuse issues, looking to take the next step in their career with a charity that will support your continued personal and professional development.
The successful candidate will need to complete an enhanced DBS check and obtain either HMPPS security clearance.
Responsibilities
- Work with people who use our services, helping them get to where they want to be.
- Recruit, train and support a diverse range of peer mentors throughout the prison estate.
- Managing a volunteer recruitment and support strategy within the service.
- Work closely with Healthcare, Prison Security and Offender Management Unit, to ensure robust recruitment/selection and risk management processes are in place.
- Oversee supply of Peer Mentor uniform requirements, on a rolling basis.
- Administration of the detail to ensure coordination of Peer Mentor involvement in Inductions and co-facilitation of interventions.
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About You
- Experience of working within a prison/criminal justice setting.
- Sensitivity in working with complex and diverse cultural issues.
What we will give to you
- 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.
- Several benefits incl. discounts for shopping, cinema, holidays, etc.
- A friendly and supportive team.
- Training, career development & progression opportunities.
- Generous Refer-a-Friend Scheme.
Application Details
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Direct applications only we will not be engaging agencies for this vacancy.
Visa Sponsorship
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
CGL points 23 to 28 (£28,557.79 - £32,802.41)
N/A - Outside London Weighting Area
Closing Date
28/8/2026
Contact Information
Rob Mackay | rob.mackay@cgl.org.uk | 01795 802124
This post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check at an enhanced level.
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