Recovery Motivator

Overview:
**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.

The **Recovery Motivator** role is designed to enable ‘first steps into employment’ and will be based within **Croydon**.

Recovery Motivators are anticipated to be people who are themselves in recovery in respect of drug or alcohol use or people who have experience of living with drug or alcohol misuse within their family, who would like others to benefit from their experience.

The main function of the Recovery Motivator role will be to be a welcoming and consistent face in the open access reception area and signpost service users within Croydon communities to relevant support agencies.

Recovery Motivators will work with those who are directly impacted by their own experience of misuse and the people who care for them, family members and friends; as well as working with key partners to empower communities.

**Where**: Croydon

**When**: We're looking for the right person for the role ASAP

**Hours**: 15

**Salary**: £22,357.18- £23,525.95 pro rata (CGL Points 17- 19) With Outer London Weighting £2163.27

**Responsibilities**:
**Recovery Motivators will**:

- Work as part of the Croydon Drug and Alcohol Recovery Service to build relationships that assist service users and the wider community to address the harm caused by drug and alcohol misuse.
- Draw on their own knowledge and experience to enable and encourage individuals to access specialist advice and support.
- Work alongside others in the community; either with established groups or creating new groups.
- Develop Mutual Aid and Peer Support links.
- Complete training to develop their skills and abilities to develop and gain knowledge of the Recovery Motivator role.
- Share knowledge with the wider team and the Community.

**About you**:

- Lived experience of drug or/and alcohol misuse
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills along with good IT skills
- Be able to build relationships with individuals with multiple needs, whilst remaining empathetic and non-judgemental towards Service Users
- Confident in working alone as well as part of a team
- Can remain calm under pressure
- Able to travel as required, including where public transport is not available

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