Change Grow Live
Recovery Coordinator - Non-Opiate

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At Change Grow Live, our commitment to making a difference in the lives of those who use our services. We provide support, respect, and a safe environment, where we tailor our approach to each individual's needs to find the best treatment and support options.
Guided by our values—Be open, be compassionate, be bold—we are committed to creating opportunities, reducing barriers, and helping people build healthier, more fulfilling futures.
Are you wanting to develop your career in positively impacting the lives of individuals who use our Wirral service? We are looking for enthusiastic, compassionate and motivated individuals to join our team
We have an exciting opportunity for a Recovery Coordinator to join our Non-Opiate team who have 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.
Location
Wirral
Hours
Full Time, 37.5 hours 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.
With this role you’ll be working as part of the Non-Opiate Team in Wirral.
About the Role
- Provide bespoke psychosocial interventions for identified service users, with the aim of engaging people in the most appropriate treatment for their needs, delivering a whole person health-based approach and bringing about positive client outcomes.
- Work within an integrated non-opiate team, and contribute to best practice and a ‘what works’ evidence-based approach to deliver a bespoke non-opiate treatment offer addressing substance misuse, physical health, mental health, housing, employment and the overall wellbeing of individuals accessing treatment.
- Deliver 11 PSI interventions and be available to co-facilitate group interventions and deliver trauma-informed care approaches.
- Work in close partnership with social services, secondary mental health, probation and Housing providers to take a flexible and agile approach including an awareness of place to enable individuals to reduce harm, cease drug use and support on-going recovery.
- Work within an integrated treatment model and liaise with the group programme, behavioural change team, harm reduction team, clinical team, assertive outreach workers and aftercare team, in order to produce a bespoke individual service user support plan with the aim of facilitating sustained recovery at the earliest opportunity.
- Work alongside ‘Think Family’ Coordinator where appropriate to engage women service users within relevant parenting programmes to reduce likelihood of intergenerational cycle of trauma.
- Coordinate, contribute & participate towards multi-disciplinary meetings by providing high quality written & verbal reports.
- Contribute to the monitoring and ongoing evaluation of the service offered to non-opiate using service users and actively involve, engage, and consult with service users and Peer Mentors regarding ongoing service development.
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About You
- A desire to work with individuals with a history using non-opiate substances and an excellent understanding of the harms caused by illicit substance misuse and dependency, with an emphasis on harms caused by non-opiate substances.
- An in-depth understanding of potential barriers to engagement and change and experience of working creatively with service users who may benefit from an individualized approach to engagement.
- A creative and innovative approach to motivating individuals in recognizing the benefits of accessing structured treatment, including group work, digital recovery tools, mutual aid and supporting them to do so.
- Extensive knowledge and experience in effective risk management planning, and working with individuals with multiple disadvantages, including managing risk of overdose, self-harm and suicidal ideation
- Experience of providing harm reduction advice and information that reduces the potential negative impact of drug use on individuals, their families/carer’s and communities and which improves physical and psychological health and well-being.
- An extensive knowledge of and experience of delivering motivational interviewing, CBT, BSF and task-orientated tools and techniques in eliciting sustained behavior change
- A qualification of NVQ level 3 or above in Substance Misuse or equivalent or a willingness to work towards such.
- A working knowledge of contributing towards service targets and key performance indicators. Being accountable for the collation and monitoring of data to manage individual performance.
What We Offer
- Enjoy a dedicated weekly Wellness Hour, access to our Wellness Hub, and a comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme to support your mental and emotional health.
- We’re committed to your development, with extensive training, funded learning, and pathways into senior or specialist roles.
- Benefit from transparent pay, a contributory pension scheme, and additional support through our wellbeing resources.
- Start with 25 days of annual leave plus bank holidays (pro rata), increasing to the maximum 30 days over five years of service.
- Join a supportive, values-led team where you’ll feel encouraged and valued from your very first day.
- Where possible, we’re open to discussing working patterns that help you maintain a healthy work-life balance.
- Enjoy discounts on shopping, cinema trips, holidays and more, along with our Refer a Friend scheme.


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Please read attached Job Description for a more detailed outline of responsibilities and Person Specifications.
If this sounds like you and you would like to begin your journey with Change Grow Live, then we would love to talk to you.
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We want to understand your experiences, achievements and strengths, so please make sure your application reflects your own story and clearly shows how you meet the essential criteria and the impact you've made in previous roles.
There's no need to write in a particular style. The strongest applications are those that are authentic, specific and clearly demonstrate your skills, experience and potential. We look forward to learning more about you.
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. 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.
CGL points 23 to 28 (£28,557.79 - £32,802.41)
N/A - Outside London Weighting Area
20/10/2026
Christine Bentley | christine.bentley@cgl.org.uk | 01515561335
This post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check at an enhanced level.
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