Recovery Coordinator

Overview:

Do you want to work for a caring organisation that believes in people?

Do you want to make a difference?

Join Our Team as a Recovery Coordinator – Make a Difference within South Birmingham

As a Recovery Coordinator with Change Grow Live you’ll work with people who use our services, helping them get to where they want to be.

With this role you’ll be working as part of the South Birmingham Team, which is based in the Bournville area and covers the south of the city.

The team supports people with their drug and alcohol issues.

No two days are the same and we treat every person who comes into our service as an individual, so being flexible, curious and a good listener are key.

You’ll have to record information about what you do, so enjoying a bit of paperwork and attention to detail is important. But most of the time you’ll be enjoying working with people from all backgrounds, making a difference to their lives.

Full Time Salary Range: £27,449.53 - £31,529.41 Dependent on exerience (based on full time hours, pro rata for part-time hours)

Responsibilities:

About The Role:

• Deliver psychosocial interventions to reduce disengagement, reduce harm
• Collaborating with each individual to facilitate social (re)integration, empowering them to lead meaningful lives, emphasising recovery, resilience, peer support, and self-determination
• Providing screening, assessment, and recovery planning and onward referral
• Reducing drug and alcohol related harm to service users and the wider community
• 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

About you:

• Have a strong understanding of substance misuse issues and experience of working within a similar field
• Be an excellent communicator, both verbal and written with good IT skills
• Proactive and able to work on own initiative with excellent time management and prioritising skills
• Have a good working knowledge of mental health interventions, services, and good practice
• Be a supportive team player with strong interpersonal skills with the ability to work in partnership with a wide range of professionals, agencies, and internal/external stakeholders
• 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 follow and apply all necessary safeguards
• Seek out learning opportunities to improve and broaden your professional knowledge and skills and to contribute and oversee the learning and development of others

What we will give to you:

• 25 days holiday (+ bank holidays) rising by 1 day for first 5 years’ service
• 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.

Please ensure that when completing your application form and supporting statement, you reflect on the details outlined in the job description. This will help us understand how your skills and experiences align with the requirements of the role.

If you require sponsorship, please note that this role is not eligible for a Health and Care Worker visa. You may be eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route but must meet the minimum salary requirements for the role. You can find out more here Skilled Worker visa: Overview - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

Salary Range (pro rata if part time): CGL points 23 to 28 (£27,449.52 - £31,529.41)

ILW / OLW /Fringe: N/A - Outside London Weighting Area

Closing Date: 26/11/2024

If you have any questions on this opportunity that you would like to talk through please contact us using the below details:: Nicola McAlister | nicola.mcalister@cgl.org.uk | 07469355964

 : This post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check at an enhanced level.