Change Grow Live
Recovery Coordinator
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About Us
Change Grow Live is a charity committed to making a difference in the lives of our Service Users. We offer 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’. Our team members apply these values daily to help people change the direction of their lives, grow as individuals, and live life to its full potential.
About the Role
We have an exciting opportunity for a Recovery Coordinator with 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.
Responsibilities
- Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
- Support service users from entry into the service through their treatment/recovery journey.
- Provide screening, assessment, and recovery planning and onward referral.
- Manage a caseload.
- Reduce drug and alcohol-related harm to service users and the wider community.
- Promote carer, service user, and community involvement.
- Provide advocacy for access to partnership services.
- Support social (re)integration, enabling meaningful and purposeful lives.
- Research, design, and prepare subject matter and materials for groups/pods.
- Deliver structured content within group settings.
- Engage with debriefing and evaluations with co-facilitators.
- Tailor specific workshops around the needs of the service users.
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About You
- Strong understanding of substance misuse issues and experience in a similar field.
- Experience of working with groups/pods and managing group dynamics.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills with good IT skills.
- Proactive, able to work independently with excellent time management and prioritising skills.
- Good working knowledge of mental health interventions, services, and good practice.
- Supportive team player with strong interpersonal skills.
- Ability to manage change successfully in a way that prioritises the needs of service users.
- Understand the importance of information governance processes and commit to following and applying all necessary safeguards.
- Seek out learning opportunities to improve and broaden professional knowledge and skills.
What We Offer
- 25 days of annual leave, plus bank holidays.
- Paid ‘Wellness’ hour each week.
- Contributory pension scheme.
- Several benefits including discounts for shopping, cinema, holidays, etc.
- A friendly and supportive team.
- Training, career development, and progression opportunities.
- Generous Refer-a-Friend Scheme.
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Application Details
- Direct applications only; we will not be engaging agencies for this vacancy.
- 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, 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.
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.
CGL points 23 to 28 (£28,557.79 - £32,802.41)
N/A - Outside London Weighting Area
Closing Date for Applications: 10/8/2026
Interview Date: 7/8/2026
Contact: Jordan Hill | Jordan.Hill@cgl.org.uk | 07570667100
This post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check at an enhanced level.
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