Recovery Worker

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

Do you want to make a difference?

As a recovery worker with **Change Grow Live** you’ll work with people who use our services, helping them get to where they want to be.

Do you have experience in substance misuse? Do you want to make a difference for people struggling with the aftermath of quarantine and the Covid-19 crisis. For some of our service users this has had a negative impact and caused an increase in their levels of alcohol or cannabis consumption. Would you like to work in an environment where you can use your experience and skills to achieve the best for people? Here is your opportunity to be a part of a structured programme that will be delivered exclusively remotely (over the phone/ internet). We work directly with our Service Users in a one-to-one setting (remotely) to support them to achieve their goals.

Our model is to help people to rebuild a sense of control and empowerment in their lives and to make this programme Service User friendly and accessible. As part of our team, you will work flexibly, including some evenings and weekends, to have the most positive impact for people who use our services.Through consultancy and training, you will develop skills in delivering MI (Motivational Interviewing) based interventions and increase your professional confidence around the needs of the people who access our services.

Our values are to be **compassionate, open and bold**. If this sounds like you we’d love to hear from you so click apply.

**Where**: Stevenage

**Allowances**: Outer Fringe £683.99

**Hours**: 37.5

**Salary**: £27,449.53 - £31,529.41

**This is a 6 month fixed term contract.**

**Responsibilities**:
**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
- 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

**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
- 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

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