Change Grow Live
Recovery Motivator
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Overview
Change Grow Live is a charity dedicated to making a real difference in the lives of our service users. We provide safe, respectful, and person-centred support, treating every individual as unique and empowering them to access the right treatment and care options.
Our core values are: Be open, be compassionate, and be bold. We apply these every day to help people change direction, grow, and live fulfilling lives as involved and contributing members of society.
We are recruiting a Recovery Motivator to join our Psychology team. This is a new role designed for someone with lived experience of substance use who is passionate about supporting others through psychological therapies.
You will work alongside qualified psychologists to facilitate group-based psychological interventions including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Compassion Focussed Therapy (CFT), and Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT). This is a co-facilitation role where you will draw on your lived experience to support service users in engaging with and benefiting from evidence-based psychological approaches.
The Psychology team is a specialist team within Brighton and Hove Recovery Service. Our work is rooted in the belief that psychological understanding and lived experience together create powerful, transformative support. Your role will be fundamental to bringing that belief to life.
Our service operates flexibly to support clients, including late openings during the week and a Saturday morning provision. You will be expected to take part in a rota alongside Recovery Coordinators to support these hours, and to undertake other duties as required to meet the needs of the service or service users.
Where
Brighton & Hove Recovery service – Richmond House, Richmond Road, BN2 3RL
Part-Time Hours
15 hrs per week
Contract Type
Fixed Term contract - until the 31st of March 2027
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.
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Responsibilities
What you will do
- Co-facilitate psychology-informed groups alongside members of the psychology team, bringing your authentic lived experience perspective to clinical sessions
- Support service users in understanding and engaging with psychological concepts such as formulation, values, acceptance, and behaviour change
- Provide one-to-one peer support to help individuals engage with and complete group-based interventions
- Help create a welcoming, safe, and psychologically informed environment for group participants
- Work flexibly to support the delivery of multiple group programmes across the service
- Participate in clinical supervision and reflective practice with the psychology team
- Contribute to service development and the ongoing improvement of our psychological offerings
You will be trained on the job in psychological group facilitation, intervention delivery, and working within a clinical psychology setting. We will provide comprehensive induction and ongoing support from day one.
What we are looking for
Essential
- Lived experience of substance use and/or other significant challenges
- Genuine motivation to support others in their recovery
- Willingness to learn about psychological concepts and group facilitation in a clinical setting
- Ability to communicate clearly, confidently, and empathically
- Capacity to work as part of a multidisciplinary team
- Reliability and commitment to agreed schedules
- Good organisational skills and ability to manage administrative tasks
- Commitment to maintaining professional boundaries and safeguarding principles
Desirable
- Previous experience of therapy or psychological support
- Experience of working in group settings
- Knowledge of recovery-oriented approaches and local recovery services
- Understanding of complex needs, mental health, or safeguarding issues
- Experience in health or social care settings
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Our Values
We are compassionate, open, and bold. If these values resonate with you, we encourage you to apply.
Interview process
This role involves a two-stage interview process. Candidates who are successful at the initial stage will be invited to progress to a second-stage interview.
Closing Date
02/08/2026
Stage 1: Competency Interview
- Date: TBC
- Location: Richmond House, Richmond Road, Brighton, BN10 8BD
Stage 2: Values-Based Interview
- Date: TBC
- Location: Online (Microsoft Teams)
Please ensure that when completing your application form and supporting statement, you reflect on the details outlined in the job description and addendum. This will help us understand how your skills and experiences align with the requirements of the role.
As we want to get to know you, not an AI tool. Please make sure your application is written in your own words and genuinely reflects your skills, experience and motivation for this 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 Range (pro rata if part time)
CGL SPOT (20) (£26,296.03 - £26,296.03)
ILW / OLW / Fringe
N/A - Outside London Weighting Area
Closing Date
2/8/2026
If you have any questions on this opportunity that you would like to talk through please contact us using the below details:
Clemmie Jacques | Clemency.Jacques@cgl.org.uk
This post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check at an enhanced level.
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