Recovery Coordinator

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. 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. Following additional funding and internal promotions, we are expanding our team and creating further opportunities within the service. We are currently recruiting  Recovery Coordinators to work as part of the Southwest Prisons service delivering psychosocial interventions to service users across the South West. Our ideal candidate will have the skills and experience to assess and engage with our service users, ensuring that they access the right intervention at the right time, in a way that best meets their needs. This is an excellent opportunity for someone with experience of substance misuse issues, looking to take the next step in their career with a charity that will support your continued personal and professional development. This position may include evenings, weekends and bank holiday working. 

 

 

• Support service users from point of entry into the service and through their treatment/recovery journey 
• Deliver psychosocial interventions as part of the Drug and Alcohol Recovery Service within the prison estate 
• Work in partnership with other healthcare providers as part of an Integrated Health and Wellbeing model 
• Advocate on behalf of the service users who are unwilling or unable to engage in treatment 
• Pro-actively follow up with service users that miss appointments to increase opportunity of engagement 
• Contribute to risk management processes, including prison ACCT process as appropriate 
• Work with service users to support social (re)integration, enabling them to lead meaningful and purposeful lives: promoting recovery, resilience, peer support and self-determination 

 

 

• Have a strong understanding of substance misuse issues and experience of working within a similar field ideally within prison/criminal justice 
• 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 
• Understand the importance of information governance processes and commit to follow and apply all necessary safeguards 
• Seek out learning opportunities to improve and broaden your professional knowledge and skills and to contribute and oversee the learning and development of others.

 

• 25 days holiday (+ bank holidays) rising by 1 day for each years’ service (pro rata for part time) 
• 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 
• Refer a Friend scheme with generous vouchers if successful

 

 

 

 

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.

CGL points 23 to 28 (£27,861.26 - £32,002.35)

N/A - Outside London Weighting Area

10/6/2026

1/6/2026

Dorota Adametz | dorota.adametz@cgl.org.uk | 01392415915

This post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check at an enhanced level.