Family and Parenting Recovery Coordinator

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 have an exciting opportunity for a Family and Parenting Recovery Coordinator who has the skills and experience to joing our pathways to recovery team in Warrington toassess 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.

You will be working alongside sometimes very complex families who have drug and/or alcohol misuse issues which may pose a risk requiring sensitivity and the expectation to work in a fully trauma informed way. Youll be expected to work flexibly across the community offering assertive outreach and in reach support in diverse settings family homes community locations GP practices. This is very much a mobile hands-on role suited to someone richly empathetic resilient and motivated to promote positive change for Warrington families.

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.

Where: Warrington

Full Time Hours: 37.5 per week

Full Time Salary Range: 27861.26 - 32002.35 dependent on experience pro rata for part time hours

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.

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
• 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
• Research design and prepare subject matter and materials for groups / pods
• Deliver structured content within group settings to service users at various stages of recovery
• Engage with debriefing and evaluations with co-facilitators after groups/pods have taken place reviewing progress and identifying concerns with service users
• Tailor specific workshops around the needs of the service users such as: anger management sleep disorders relationships etc.
• Work closely with external agencies including child and adult social services the Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH) Team police probation and housing services.

About you:

• Have a strong understanding of substance misuse issues and experience of working within a similar field
• Experience of working with groups/pods and managing group dynamics such as conflict or challenging behaviour
• 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 and receive 250 in vouchers if candidate is successful

Please read attached Job Description for a more detailed out line of responsibilities and Person Specifications

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.

If this sounds like you and you wouldlike to begin your journey withChange Grow Livethen wewouldlove to talk to you.