Recovery Champion

6 days ago

Kingston upon Hull, United Kingdom Change Grow Live Full time

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.

Do you have lived experience of substance abuse? Would you like to use that experience to help and support others? If so, this could be the perfect opportunity for you.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and friendly person to join our team as a **Recovery Champion**. With this role you’ll be working as part of the Hospital Engagement Team, based in Hull Royal Infirmary. Working as part of a multi-disciplinary team you will work with those who are directly impacted by their own substance misuse and the people who care for them, family members and friends; as well as working with key partners to empower communities.

**Where**: Hull

**Hours**: 37.5hrs per week

**Salary**: £23,400 - £24,466.99

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

- To work with service users initiating, building, and utilising recovery capital to move into long term sustained recovery.
- To work with service users, supporting the delivery of one-to-one intervention as required within a hospital setting.
- To work across the trust alongside other Renew colleagues and external partners within Hull Royal Infirmary.
- Meet individuals within the hospital to discuss their personal goals regarding their treatment and recovery.
- To support the hospital engagement workers with day-to-day tasks relevant to your role.
- To engage and re-engage service users into treatment by way of brief interventions, triage and assessments.
- Attend team meetings/group supervision with the aim of sharing good practice and finding solutions.
- Utilise existing local resources and build local community awareness, signposting to relevant agencies.

**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.

**What we will give to you**:

- 25 days holiday (+ bank holidays) rising by 1 day for each years’ service (pro rata for PT) “Capped at 30 days”.
- Paid ‘Wellness’ hour each week along with a ‘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.
- Training, career development & progression opportunities.

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.

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