Family Team 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. 

We are currently looking for a Recovery Coordinator to join our dedicated Reading 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 between Children's Services in Reading Borough Council and within family hubs which provide accessible, non-stigmatising settings for families

Where: Reading

Hours: Full time, 37.5 per week

Contract type: Fixed Term until 31st March 2027. 

*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.

About 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: 

• A commitment to multi-agency working and establishing partnerships with other professions to achieve good outcomes for the service user group, e.g. mental health services, criminal justice agencies, community groups, etc.
• 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. 

Direct applications only — we will not be engaging agencies for this vacancy.

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. 

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.