Change Grow Live
Recovery Coordinator
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Overview
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.
We are currently looking for a Family Team Recovery Coordinator to join our dedicated Swindon service. You will ensure a high quality and consistent service to families with either drug and/or alcohol related issues engaged with Children's' Services as part of the Family Safeguarding Service.
The role is co-located with Children's Services in Swindon Borough Council.
Location
Swindon
Hours
Full time, 37.5 per week
Contract Type
Fixed Term until 31st March 2027
Responsibilities
About the Role
- To deliver outreach services to families promoting access for service users and concerned others
- 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
- To adhere to CGL policies and processes in delivery of services – particularly lone working and health and safety related to working with complex service users.
- To undertake focused work with families of interest.
- To provide rapid and flexible interventions where required to meet the needs of the service users.
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About You
- A commitment to multi-agency working and establishing partnerships with other professions to achieve good outcomes for the service user group, e.g. mental health services, criminal justice agencies, community groups, etc.
- Have a strong understanding of substance misuse issues and experience of working within a similar field
- Experience of safeguarding and working in the substance misuse field.
- Knowledge of the issue facing families where substance misuse is present.
- Good knowledge of local community based support practices.
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
- Several benefits incl. discounts for shopping, cinema, holidays, etc.
- A friendly and supportive team
- Training, career development & progression opportunities
- Refer a friend scheme and receive vouchers if candidate is successful.
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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)
CGL points 23 to 28 (£28,557.79 - £32,802.41)
ILW / OLW /Fringe
N/A - Outside London Weighting Area
Closing Date
11/8/2026
If you have any questions on this opportunity that you would like to talk through please contact us using the below details:
Hannah Boydall | hannah.boydall@cgl.org.uk
This post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check at an enhanced level.
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