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 tofind 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 ourmission of helping people change the direction of their lives, grow as individuals, and live life to its fullpotential.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Recovery Coordinator who has the skills and experience to assess and engagewith our service users, ensuring that they access the right intervention at the right time, in a way that bestmeets their needs. With this role you'll be working as part of the West Lothian Recovery Service.

The team supports people develop their Recovery after reaching a level of stability.

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.

Responsibilities

About the role:

• Supporting service users from point of entry into the service and through their treatment/recoveryjourney
• Providing screening, assessment, and recovery planning and onward referral
• Reducing drugand alcohol related harm to service users and the wider community
• Promoting carer, service user andcommunity involvement
• Providing advocacy for access to partnership services
• Working with serviceusers to support social (re)integration, enabling them to lead meaningful and purposeful lives: promotingrecovery, resilience, peer support and self-determination
• Research, design and prepare subject matterand materials for groups / pods.
• Deliver structured content within group settings to service users atvarious stages of recovery
• Engage with debriefing and evaluations with co-facilitators after groups/podshave taken place, reviewing progress and identifying concerns with service users
• Tailor specificworkshops around the needs of the service users, such as: anger management, sleep disorders, relationships,etc

About you:

• Have a strong understanding of substance misuse issues and experience of working within a similarfield
• Experience of working with groups/pods and managing group dynamics, such as conflict orchallenging behaviour.
• Be an excellent communicator, both verbal and written with good ITskills
• Proactive and able to work on own initiative with excellent time management and prioritisingskills
• Have a good working knowledge of mental health interventions, services, and goodpractice
• Be a supportive team player with strong interpersonal skills with the ability to work inpartnership with a wide range of professionals, agencies, and internal/external stakeholders
• Ability tomanage change successfully in a way that prioritises the needs of service users
• Understand theimportance of information governance processes and commit to follow and apply all necessarysafeguards
• Seek out learning opportunities to improve and broaden your professional knowledge and skillsand 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 pensionscheme
• Several benefits incl. discounts for shopping, cinema, holidays, etc.
• A friendly andsupportive team

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

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

If this sounds like you and you would like to begin your journey with Change Grow Live, then we would love to talk toyou.

• Home based in Scotland with travel (Remote)

Scottish Drugs Forum (SDF) is Scotland's national resource of expertise on drugs and related issues. We seek to leadand represent the drugs field in Scotland in order to improve Scotland's response to problem drug use. SDF workswith policy makers, service planners and commissioners, service managers and staff as well as people who use orhave used services to ensure service quality and evidence-based policy and practice.

We are pleased to be recruiting a Development Officer – Living Experience. This is a great opportunity to work aspart of a busy and dynamic team.

About the Project:

SDF has been funded by the Scottish Government to deliver a project ensuring the opinions and experience of peopleliving with drug problems, 'the voice of living experience' in Scotland informs and influences policy and thedevelopment of services across Scotland.

The focus of the Development Officer's work is to recruit, train, support and sustain local and regional networks ofpeople with current living experience of problem drug use / being in treatment. Regional representatives willform a national group which will inform the drug treatment and care sector, the government and the wider publicabout the experience of drug use, accessing and being in treatment and other support services.

About the Post Holder:

We encourage applications from people with their own direct lived experience of problem drug use who can use theirexperience and their own peer networks in developing these roles. As the role requires the post holder to engagewith a diverse range of people with living experience, it is essential that applicants are knowledgeable ofproblem use of various substances and are knowledgeable and supportive of recovery including having a soundunderstanding of harm reduction, all available treatment and all forms of mutual aid.

Benefits of working at SDF:

As an SDF employee you will benefit from generous annual leave entitlement, a range of learning and developmentopportunities, competitive pension contribution, enhanced sick pay and an employee support and counsellingservice. SDF encourage a healthy work life balance and offer a flexible working scheme.

Our ambition is to work together to promote a more inclusive environment, which attracts all candidates and signalsour commitment to celebrate and promote diversity.

Whilst this position is home-based, is envisaged that approximately 70% of the role will be in person work inclusiveof travel time covering a wide geography across Scotland. Regular travel to the head office in Glasgow isrequired based on needs of the project.

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

Do you want to make a difference?

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

Responsibilities

With this role you'll be working as part of EMORSS team

The team supports people with their or their loved ones' drug and/or 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 isimportant. But most of the time you'll be enjoying working with people from all backgrounds, making a differenceto their lives.

Our values are to be compassionate, open and bold. If this sounds like you we'd love to hear from you so pleaseapply.

Are you passionate about making a positive impact in the lives of others? Do you possess exceptional skills and adrive to create meaningful change? If so, we invite you to join our team as a Recovery Housing Worker for ourbrand new Recovery Housing service across Aberdeen city centre.

You will support the Housing Team Manager and wider colleagues with the development of the brand-new service(s) inAberdeen city and you will work as part of a team to develop and maintain high quality supported plans forindividuals in our Aberdeen Recovery Housing Service.

You will provide outreach across Aberdeen city centre supporting individuals with the aim to gaining their owntenancy.

The Role

Developing and implementing support plans for individuals in the Recovery Housing Service.

Providing outreach support to individuals across Aberdeen city centre to help them secure their own tenancy.

Collaborating with the Housing Team Manager and colleagues to ensure the delivery of high-quality services.

Engaging with community resources and agencies to provide comprehensive support to individuals in recovery.

Advocating for the needs of individuals in recovery and ensuring they have access to necessary services andresources.

Your Rewards

• Starting salary of £24,250 per year, with opportunity to access potential yearly salary increments subject toappraisal, meaning potential salary increase up to £28,000
• Generous annual leave, benefits package, andcontinuous training opportunities
• Access to employee assistance programs and wellbeingactivities
• The chance to be part of a collaborative team dedicated to making a difference

About You

• Experience of facilitating or co-facilitating group programmes
• Experience of delivering 1 to 1support
• An understanding of the complex issues presented by individuals experiencing homelessness,housing support needs or drug and alcohol recovery.
• Experience of working with individuals in thesubstance use sector or related field.
• The ability to be innovative and be flexible in order to meet theneeds of the service.
• Be able to work effectively with multi-agencies, whilst maintaining the excellentreputation of the service.
• Knowledge of adult and child protection essential as you will be working withvulnerable people in a community setting

The Service

We are opening an exciting new Recovery Housing service which will have multiple houses/flats based across Aberdeencity centre and are currently in the final stages of procuring these. Your office base will be in the citycentre, however there will be a need to travel to the houses across the city. You will manage a small teamproviding tenancy support and delivering group work and 1 to 1 in our city centre office base.

About Phoenix Futures

Join a legacy of over 50 years in providing rehabilitation services. At Phoenix Futures, we're committed torebuilding capacity in the residential rehab sector across England and Scotland. Your dedication will contributeto our mission of delivering hope and transformation to individuals and families affected by addiction. Webelieve in being the best, we are passionate about recovery, and we value our history.

Are you passionate about making a positive impact in the lives of others? Are you passionate about creatingmeaningful change and looking for your first or next managerial role? If so, we invite you to join our team asthe Housing Team Manager for our brand new Recovery Housing service, across Aberdeen city centre, opening inAutumn 2024.

As the Housing Team Manager, you will play a pivotal role in the establishment and management of our Recovery Housingservice. You will be supported to manage a small team which consists of a Recovery Housing Worker, Volunteersand Student placements, ensuring the delivery of comprehensive support services to residents.

The role

• Providing leadership and support to a Recovery Housing Worker, Volunteers, and StudentPlacements.
• Collaborating with the Dayhab Service Manager and wider colleagues to develop the newservice(s) in Aberdeen City.
• Engaging families, partners, and the wider community to increase visibilityand understanding of recovery.
• Working with the Scotland Management team to identify opportunities andsupport the growth of specialist housing provision in Scotland.
• In addition to managing the RecoveryHousing Worker, you will manage a small caseload yourself

About You

• Experience of the substance use sector, housing or related field (2 years +)
• Some experience of linemanaging others (staff, sessional staff or volunteers)
• Confidence in building relationships with otherprofessionals and to maintain the excellent reputation of Phoenix Futures.
• The ability to be innovativeand flexible in order to meet the needs of the service and work in a fast paced service.

Your Rewards

• Starting salary of £27,000 per year, with opportunity to access potential yearly salary increments subject toappraisal, meaning potential salary increase up to £31,750
• Generous annual leave, benefits package, andcontinuous training opportunities
• Access to employee assistance programs and wellbeingactivities
• The chance to be part of a collaborative team dedicated to making adifference
• Potential relocation package if you are not in the area - get in touch to discuss

The Service

We are opening an exciting new Recovery Housing service which will have multiple houses/flats based across Aberdeencity centre and are currently in the final stages of procuring these. Your office base will be in the citycentre, however there will be a need to travel to the houses across the city. You will manage a small teamproviding tenancy support and delivering group work and 1 to 1 in our city centre office base.

About Phoenix Futures

Join a legacy of over 50 years in providing rehabilitation services. At Phoenix Futures, we're committed torebuilding capacity in the residential rehab sector across England and Scotland. Your dedication will contributeto our mission of delivering hope and transformation to individuals and families affected by addiction. Webelieve in being the best, we are passionate about recovery, and we value our history.