LGBTQIA+ (Chemsex) Recovery Coordinator

Change Grow Liveare 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 areBe open be compassionate and be boldand 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.

At Change Grow Live Brighton were proud to support the citys diverse LGBTQIA communities. We are pleased to announce an opportunity for an LGBTQ Community Recovery Worker to join our Community Team. This role focuses on actively engaging LGBTQ individuals who are under-represented in or not currently accessing treatment services. The successful candidate will play a key role in increasing treatment engagement ensuring services are accessible and responsive and supporting the health social and psychological needs of LGBTQ service users. The post holder will deliver relevant health promotion and harm minimisation advice build strong partnerships with community organisations and contribute to identifying and responding to emerging trends helping to ensure services remain inclusive effective and reflective of community need.

To help us best meet the needs of the community we actively encourage applications from people who identify as non-binary female or trans and from those with lived experience of the issues faced by LGBTQIA people.

Your insight empathy and understanding of identity and inclusion will help shape how we deliver truly person-centred care.

This commitment is made in line with the Equality Act 2010 and CGLs values of being open compassionate and bold.

Where: Brighton

Hours: 37.5 per week (full time)

Full Time Salary:27861.26 - 32002.35 per annum paid pro rata*

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.

About the role:

• Maintain a client caseload with care co-ordination responsibility
• Develop and sustain positive working relationships with agencies that support LGBTQIA service users in the wider community
• Carry out interventions that support the health social and psychological needs of this client group
• Carry out in-reach at partnership services and or co-locate with other services
  across Brighton and Hove
• Work with colleagues and partners developing specific interventions that can support LGBTQIA service users
• Work alongside health promotion/national colleagues to develop relevant
  information and promotional material to act as lead in the service for LGBTQIA issues supporting colleagues and ensuring the service is responding to the needs of this service user group

About you:

• Experience of working with substance misuse issues and a clear understanding of the need for and ability to deliver quality services.
• A clear understanding of issues relating to LGBTQIA service users and their engagement with services
• Experience of engaging with and providing interventions (in a substance misuse context) to LGBTQIA people

What we will give to you:

• 25 days of annual leave plus bank holidays. Additionallyyoullreceive one extra day of annual leave for each year of service during your first five years therefore you will enjoy 30 days of leave after five years with us.

• 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

• Generous 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.

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.