Recovery Coordinator

  

• 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  

• Effectively assess, plan, monitor and review all stages of client’s detoxification journey using designated tools within agreed time scales

• Effectively plan, promote and prepare people for inpatient detox and rehab, including identification of appropriate facilities, supporting assessment processes, managing transition and completing preparation work to ensure apositive experience.   

• 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  

• Research, design and prepare subject matter and materials for groups / pods.  

• 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  

  

  

• 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.  

• Demonstrable knowledge of clinical prescribing issues.
• Experience of supporting delivery of community opioid detox. 

• 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 of annual leave, plus bank holidays. Additionally, you'll receive one extra day of annual leave for each year of service during your first five years, therefore you will enjoy 30 days of leave after five years with us. 

• 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  

• Generous Refer-a-Friend Scheme  

  

  

  

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. More information about eligible roles and occupations can be found here: Skilled Worker visa: Overview - GOV.UK

 

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.

 

 

No two days are the same and we treat every person who comes into our service as an individual, so being flexible, curious and a good listener are key.

If this sounds like you we’d love to hear from you so click apply.

CGL points 23 to 28 (£28,557.79 - £32,802.41)

N/A - Outside London Weighting Area

20/7/2026

6/7/2026

Joe Maddox | joe.maddox@cgl.org.uk | 07435792239

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