Overview

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 person 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 use? Would you like to use that experience to help and support others? If so, this could be the perfect opportunity for you.  

We are wantinig to employ a Recovery Champion to support people who use our service in Northampton to engage with substance use treatment in the community. Working as part of a multi-disciplinary team you will work with those who are directly impacted by their own substance use, as well as working with key partners to empower communities. 

Where: Northampton

Hours: 0

Hourly Rate: £14.11

Contract Type: Sessional 

Responsibilities

About the role: 

• Meet individuals to discuss their personal goals regarding their recovery and encourage individuals to engage with substance use treatment
• Support with covering duty, reception and group work
• Create links with stakeholders and local communities and work to target people affected by drugs and alcohol who are hard to reach – those who are at risk of being recalled to prison, those isolated in communities, unaware of services, or who do not feel services are for them 
• Attend team meetings/group supervision with the aim of sharing good practice and finding solutions 
• Utilise existing local resources and build local community awareness, signposting to relevant agencies 
• Provide personalised recovery coaching to individiuals

About you: 

• Lived experience of drug or/and alcohol use 
• 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 

Please ensure that when completing your application form and supporting statement, you reflect on the details outlined in the job description and the role specifics. This will help us understand how your skills and experiences align with the requirements of the role. 

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

If you have any questions on this opportunity that you would like to talk through please contact us using the below details:

This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship if you require it to work in the UK. 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.

Salary Range (pro rata if part time)

ILW / OLW /Fringe

Closing Date

If you have any questions on this opportunity that you would like to talk through please contact us using the below details: