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.
As part of our ongoing mission to work alongside the Ministry of Justice and the Probation Service, supporting adult males within the criminal justice system, we require Dependency & Recovery Coordinators to support the wider team in shaping this new service provision. This is an excellent opportunity for someone who has experience in a similar field looking to take the next step in their career.
Where: Coventry
Hours: Full time, 37.5 hours per week
Salary: £27,449.53 - £31,529.41 dependent on experience (Based on full time hours, pro rata for part-time hours.
Responsibilities
What we will give to you:
25 days holiday (+ bank holidays) rising by 1 day for each years’ serviceFlexible working arrangementsPaid ‘Wellness’ hour each week along with a ‘Wellness’ hub and Employee Assist ProgrammeContributory pension schemeA great selection of benefits incl. discounts for shopping, cinema, holidays, etc.A friendly and supportive teamTraining, career development & progression opportunitiesAbout the role:
Supporting Adult Males who are a Person on Probation (PoP) in the NPS region by delivering a range of tailored sessions and activities addressing the referral requirements and time frames, based on an agreed Action Plan with PoPPromoting carer, service user and community involvementOnward referral for ongoing support from partnership servicesWorking with service users to support social (re)integration, enabling them to lead meaningful and purposeful lives: promoting recovery, resilience, peer support and self-determinationBuild therapeutic relationships and deliver a tailor-made package of support from the CGL Directory of Services including Recognised psychosocial interventions, 1 to 1 key work, pod and group work and Harm minimisation and brief interventionsCreate Action Plans to meet the differing intensity requirements of Low, Medium or High identified by the referring Probation Practitioner, monitor and complete final sign offsAssess suitability for group work in terms of safeguarding risk and special requirementsCarry out risk assessments and risk managementEnsure that all aspects of confidentiality are adhered to and that consent to share information is a key element to building trusting therapeutic alliancesAdhering to all relevant safeguarding processesAbout you:
Relevant experience of working within criminal justice, substance misuse (including alcohol) or social care services with a clear understanding of the need for and ability to deliver quality servicesKnowledge of the issues facing offenders including (but not limited to) substance misuse, health and personal wellbeingExperience of working with groups or pods and managing group dynamics, such as conflict or challenging behaviourAccomplished written and verbal communication skills and a high degree of personal IT competencyThe ability to accurately update and maintain records in a timely fashion and to work to deadlines for the submission of informationEffective interpersonal skills with the ability to engage successfully with internal and external stakeholders at all levelsEmploy an empathetic and non-judgmental attitude towards service users and colleaguesShow commitment to facilitating positive outcomes for service users
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.
Please note: The successful candidate will need to complete an enhanced DBS check and obtain HMPPS security clearance, Police Vetting and MOJ vetting
Salary Range (pro rata if part time) CGL points 23 to 28 (£27,449.52 - £31,529.41) ILW / OLW /Fringe N/A - Outside London Weighting Area Closing Date 23/1/2025 If you have any questions on this opportunity that you would like to talk through please contact us using the below details: Lea Culshaw | Lea.Culshaw@cgl.org.uk This post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check at an enhanced level. Options ApplyApplyShareEmail this job to a friendRefer <p style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">Sorry the Share function is not working properly at this moment. Please refresh the page and try again later.</span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;"> </span></p> Share this vacancy on your newsfeed
We believe that having diverse people working as part of our team makes us the organisation that we are.
We actively encourage applications from people from all backgrounds to help us to provide the best possible experience for the people who use our services and to make Change Grow Live a great place to work. If you have any feedback on our recruitment processes (good or bad) we’d love to hear from you so that we can make sure they are fair and we attract and recruit the best, most diverse workforce possible.
The safety of vulnerable children, young people and adults is our absolute priority. We will support you in your role to make sure that you are equipped to support the safety of people who use our services and those around them, to the highest standard possible.
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