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.
We are currently looking for a Recovery Coordinator to join our dedicated Swindon service, emphasising on Family Safeguarding. You will ensure a high quality and consistent service to families with either drug and/or alcohol related issues engaged with Childrens' Services as part of the Family Safeguarding Service.
The role is co-located within the family safeguarding teams of Swindon Borough Council, in which recovery coordinators work within a multi-disciplinary team of social workers, domestic abuse workers and mental health specialists. Your role is to support parents of children with social service's involvement, therefore you will be conducting home visits as part of your role.
Where: Swindon
Hours: Full time - 37.5 per week
Full Time Salary: £27,449.53 - £31,529.41 Based on full time, pro rata (depending on experience)
Contract type: Fixed Term until 31st of March 2026
ResponsibilitiesAbout the role:
To deliver outreach services to families promoting access for service users and
concerned others Promoting carer, service user and community involvement 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 To adhere to CGL policies and processes in delivery of services – particularly lone working and health and safety related to working with complex service users.To undertake focused work with families of interest. To provide rapid and flexible interventions where required to meet the needs of the service users.
About you:
Have a strong understanding of substance misuse issues and experience of working within a similar field Experience of safeguarding and working in the substance misuse field.Knowledge of the issue facing families where substance misuse is present.Good knowledge of local community based support practices.
What we will give to you:
25 days holiday (+ bank holidays) rising by 1 day for each years’ service “Capped at 30 days” 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 Refer a friend scheme and receive vouchers if candidate is successful.
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 would like to begin your journey with Change Grow Live, then we would 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)
Full-time hours at Change Grow Live are 37.5 hours per week. For part-time roles, the salary and payments will be pro rata based on contracted hours.
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 Interview Date 10/4/2025 Closing Date 28/3/2025 If you have any questions on this opportunity that you would like to talk through please contact us using the below details: Hannah Boydall | Hannah.Boydall@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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