Womens Recovery Coordinator

Overview:
**Change Grow Live** are a charity dedicated to the belief that we can make a difference to our Service Users lives. Our core values are

This is an innovative new service, working specifically with women with housing and recovery needs. As a
**Floating Support Recovery Worker with Inspire Lancashire,** you will work with clients in structured treatment that are entering, or are on a path to enter a housing crisis.

You will actively engage with women and the services they need to support improved health, wellbeing, and social inclusion. Providing wrap around support including practical, emotional, and social aspects of preventing homelessness and maintaining a tenancy.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone who has experience in a similar field, who wants to make a difference in working within a new Floating Support service for women in Lancashire.

**Where**:Burnley or Accrington

**When**:We’re looking to get the right people into the team ASAP

**Hours**:37.5hrs per week, 24 months FTC

**Salary**: £26,393.77- £30,316.74

**Responsibilities**:
**About the role**:

- Establish effective communication and referral pathways for women who are at risk of homelessness and in contact with other health and care agencies.
- Provide wrap around support in emergency/temporary/supported accommodations across North & Central Lancashire.
- Prioritise caseload depending on crisis intervention and severity of needs.
- Attend relevant multi-disciplinary team meetings supporting links to health and social care services, peer support networks, community assets and mutual aid.
- Work closely with the local authority, Health & Social care sector, partners and any provision linked to preventing Homelessness and improve joint working.

**About you**:

- An understanding and knowledge of the harmful effects associated with drug and alcohol use in relation to health, social welfare, housing, employment and personal relationships
- Minimum of 12 months experience facilitating successful tenancy sustainment and working to achieve positive community connections
- Experience of engaging with a wide variety of individuals with a variety of backgrounds and needs
- The ability to work with and manage challenging behaviour

**We provide**:

- 25 days holiday (+ bank holidays) rising by 1 day for each years’ service
- Flexible working arrangements
- Paid ‘wellbeing hour’ each week along with a access to the Wellness hub and Employee Assist Programme
- Contributory pension scheme
- A great selection of benefits incl. discounts for shopping, cinema, holidays, etc
- A friendly and supportive team working in a dynamic environment
- Training, career development & progression opportunities

**_ Please read attached Job Description for a more detailed out line of responsibilities and Person Specifications_**

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