Womens Recovery Champion

Overview:

Change Grow Live are a charity dedicated to the belief that we can make a difference in 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 care options.

Our core values are 'Be open, be compassionate and be bold' and our team members apply these daily to achieve our mission of helping people change the direction of their lives, grow as individuals, and live life to its full potential.

Are you someone who enjoys connection with people and making a positive impact in the community? We are looking for a Womens Recovery Champion to join our Coventry service

With this role you will be joining us in this brand new purpose built space. You will be helping to create a welcoming, calm, safe and supportive environment for those individuals on their recovery journey. The recovery hub will be providing a calming space for those who are in their recovery journey.

This role is about providing a friendly face and reassuring presence for those coming into our recovery hub, people may be accessing the hub for multiple reasons and will access to ; a lounge/ TV area, gym, support with job applications and searching, a space to wash and dry clothes, a space to access clothing and hygiene products for men and women.

The aim of the post is to work flexibly to meet the needs of this targeted cohort to address their recovery, mental well being and physical health.

Our opening hours for the Recovery Hub will vary, we hope to work towards Monday to Friday 12pm- 8pm and Saturday – Sunay 10am till 2pm. We ask for reliability from applicants who are applying for this role, as the recovery hub will rely on dedicated volunteers to help keep it running successfully.

Where: Coventry

Hours: Sessional

Sessional Salary: £16.89 per hour

• Please note: Full-time hours at Change Grow Live are 37.5 hours per week. For part-time roles, the salary and payments will be pro rata based on contracted hours.

Responsibilities:

• Supporting with the day-to-day running of the Recovery Hub, including setting up spaces and maintaining a clean, safe environment.
• Supporting other staff and volunteers in the Recovery Hub with the day to day running of the Recovery Hub, including setting up any activities
• Get involved in activities, groups, or events as appropriate.
• Signpost people to the right service, activities or staff members
• Assist with creating a positive, inclusive atmosphere in the hub and provide informal support, listening without judgement.
• Contribute to the monitoring and ongoing evaluation of the service offered to female service users and actively involve, engage and consult with service users and peer mentors regarding ongoing service development.

An carrying out the above role the volunteer will:

• Help Change Grow Live fulfil its role in offering the best opportunity to our clients.

• Perform your volunteering role to the best of your ability.

• Follow the Change Grow Live's procedures and standards, including health and safety and equal opportunities, in relation to our staff, volunteers and clients.

• Maintain the confidential information of Change Grow Live and of our clients; adhering to Change Grow Live's policies and procedures.
• Meet the time commitments and standards which have been mutually agreed and to give reasonable notice so other arrangements can be made when this is not possible.

About you:

• Understanding of the challenges and complex needs faced by those who access our service
• Have an understanding of substance misuse issues and experience of working within a similar field.
• Experience of motivating individuals to recognise the benefits of accessing structured treatment and post treatment services
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and work within professional boundaries.
• Comfortable engaging with people from a variety of backgrounds
• Good listening and communication skills.
• Compassion and empathy for others.
• Experience of providing harm reduction advice and information that reduces the potential negative impact of drug use on individuals, their families/ carers and communities and which improves physical and psychological health and well-being

Please reflect the attached Job Description and Person Specifications in your application.

Direct applications only — we will not be engaging agencies for this vacancy.

Please note: This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship. Applicants must already have the right to work in the UK at the time of application. For applicants with time-limited visas, unfortunately, we are unable to support new visa applications or extensions.

Genuine occupational requirements – Please note it is a Genuine Occupational Requirement under the Equality Act 2010 for the successful applicant to be female.

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high number of applications, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

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.

Salary Range (pro rata if part time): £16.89/Yr. ILW / OLW /Fringe: N/A - Outside London Weighting Area Closing Date: 31/10/2025 If you have any questions on this opportunity that you would like to talk through please contact us using the below details:: Robyn Harvey Hutchins | | : This post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check at an enhanced level.