Recovery Coordinator

Overview:
**Believe in People?**

**We believe in you.**

**Exciting Opportunity: Non Opiate Drugs Keyworker.**

At Change Grow Live, we're more than a charity; we're believers in the power of making a real difference in the lives of our Service Users. We provide unwavering support and respect in a safe environment, treating each individual with personalised care, and working tirelessly to find the right treatment and care options.

Our core values, "Be open, be compassionate, and be bold," guide our dedicated team members every day as we pursue our aim of empowering individuals to reshape the course of their lives fostering personal growth, and embracing life's full potential.

Our Knowsley service is a vibrant, collaborative team, comprising a dedicated lineup that includes a service manager, consultant psychiatrists, medical professionals, compassionate nurses, attentive healthcare assistants, empathetic recovery staff, passionate volunteers, efficient administrators, and supportive peer mentors.

**Together we** are committed to transforming lives and fostering hope.**

**We believe that every person deserves the opportunity to overcome addiction and build a brighter future.**

**Location**: Knowsley

**Hours**: 37.5 hours per week

**Salary**: £27,449.53 - £31,529.41 (dependent on experience)

**Responsibilities**:
Are you a skilled and experienced professional ready to make a profound impact in the field of substance misuse recovery? We have an exciting opening for a drug keyworker for our Non Opiate clients. In this role, you'll leverage your skills and experience to assess and engage with our service users, ensuring they receive timely, tailored interventions that best meet their needs.

**About the Role**:
**In this dynamic role, you'll**:
Support service users from the moment they enter our service throughout their treatment and recovery journey.

Conduct screening, assessments, and recovery planning, with onward referrals as necessary.

Deliver engaging non-opiate group work programs.

Play a crucial role in reducing drug and alcohol-related harm to both service users and the wider community.

Actively promote carer, service user, and community involvement.

Advocate for access to partnership services.

Collaborate with service users to support their social reintegration, enabling them to lead meaningful lives, promote recovery, resilience, peer support, and self-determination.

**About You**:
**To excel in this role, you should**:
Demonstrable relevant experience in crisis support/intervention, key working/case management, group facilitation and peer-led interventions.

Knowledge of non-opioid substances, like stimulant drugs, GHB, Ketemine, spice etc.

**To be a great fit for this role, you should possess**:
Experience in the substance misuse field or similar.

Great communication and interpersonal skills.

Empathy, patience, resilience and a genuine commitment to helping others.

Experience of conducting comprehensive assessments to determine individual needs and treatment plans.

Skills in effectively managing change, prioritising the needs of service users.

**What We Offer**:
25 days of holiday (+ bank holidays), with a maximum of 30 days after years of service.

A paid 'Wellness' hour each week, a 'Wellness' hub, and an Employee Assistance Programme.

Contributory pension scheme.

Multiple benefits, including discounts for shopping, cinema, holidays, and more.

A friendly and supportive team.

Extensive training, career development, and progression opportunities.

**Ready to Begin Your Journey with Change Grow Live?**

Join us in making a meaningful impact on the lives of those we work with.

Our services are utilised by people from vastly diverse backgrounds, and the same applies to our colleagues.

Change Grow Live promotes inclusivity and diversity to nurture and champion an effective and welcoming workplace culture.