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.
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.
Pathways to Recovery are looking for a Recovery Champion to join our very busy Warrington service. The main purpose of the role is to act in a mentoring capacity to individuals who have come into service through the criminal justice system and in particular those working with Warrington Probation.
ResponsibilitiesYou will work directly with inidivuals initiating, building, and establishing recovery capital to support them to move into long term sustained recovery.
This will be achieved by working with service users, supporting, and delivering one to one interventions including:
Supporting service users on leaving prison.Supporting service users to required appointments.Advocating and advising them.Seeking out other support options for service users from the Warrington partnership.Work closely with Warrington probation helping offenders maintain consistency.Safeguard vulnerable adults and children as and when require
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 toward 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 annually for first five yearsPaid wellbeing 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 Earn vouchers in our generous Refer-a-Friened
Please ensure that when completing your application form and supporting statement, you reflect on the details outlined in the job description. This will help us understand how your skills and experiences align with the requirements of the role.
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.
If you require sponsorship, please note that this role is not eligible for a Health and Care Worker visa. You may be eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route but must meet the minimum salary requirements for the role. You can find out more here Skilled Worker visa: Overview - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
Salary Range (pro rata if part time) CGL points 17 to 19 (£23,497.50 - £24,466.99) ILW / OLW /Fringe N/A - Outside London Weighting Area Closing Date 7/2/2025 If you have any questions on this opportunity that you would like to talk through please contact us using the below details: Amanda Gilmartin | amanda.gilmartin@cgl.org.uk | 07435551509 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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