Female Complex Needs Recovery Worker

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They care.

At Change Grow Live were driven by the belief that we can truly impact the lives of our service users. We offer a safe supportive environment honouring each individual and working collaboratively to identify the best treatment and care options. Our core values Be open be compassionate and be bold guide us daily as we help people reshape their lives grow as individuals and embrace life to the fullest.

Exciting Opportunity: Female Complex Needs Recovery Worker

We are seeking a dedicated and compassionate individual to join our team in delivering highquality consistent support to individuals who may traditionally experience barriers when accessing our services. This role focuses on engaging service users affected by drug and/or alcoholrelated issues many of whom may present with cooccurring conditions or complex needs.

Key responsibilities include:

• Supporting improved access to both pharmacological and psychosocial interventions for individuals experiencing substance misuse challenges.

• Collaborating effectively within a multidisciplinary team and maintaining strong partnerships with a range of external services to ensure holistic personcentred care.

Where: Ealing

Full Time Salary: 27861..35 per year dependant on experience (based on full time working hours pro rata for part time hours)

Allowance:Inner London Weighting of 4133.14 (based on full time working hours pro rata for part time hours)

Contract Type: Fixed Term until 25th of June 2026

Fulltime hours at Change Grow Live are 37.5 hours per week. For parttime roles the salary and payments will be pro rata based on contracted hours.

About the role:

• Supporting service users from point of entry into the service and through their treatment/recovery journey
• Providing screening assessment and recovery planning and onward referral
• support women experiencing substance misuses mental health offending behaviours domestic abuse sexual violence in the sex industry and or who have been trafficked

• 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 selfdetermination

About you:

• Prior knowledge and experience of working with women with complexed needs
• 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 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.

Please read attached Job Description for a more detailed out line 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.

Genuine occupational requirements Please note it is a Genuine Occupational Requirement under the Equality Act 2010 for the successful applicant to be female.

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 hereSkilled Worker visa: Overview