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Location

Brighton, East Sussex | United Kingdom

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Job description

 

 

At Change Grow Live, we're driven by the belief that we can truly impact the lives of our service users. We offer a safe, supportive environment, valuing each individual and working collaboratively to identify the best treatment and care options. Our core values - 'Be open, be compassionate, and be bold' - guide us daily as we help people reshape their lives, grow as individuals, and embrace life to the fullest.

 

Join Our Innovative Team at Brighton Change Grow Live 

 

Discover a distinctive opportunity with Change Grow Live in Brighton, where we're actively shaping inclusion for our LGBTQI+ community within our substance misuse service.

If you're experienced, skilled, and driven by a passion to make a meaningful impact, we're searching for a LGBTQI+/Chemsex part time Recovery Coordinator.

Your role involves engaging and assessing individuals or their loved ones affected by substance misuse, ensuring they receive timely, personalised interventions tailored to their individual needs.

 

Our vibrant Brighton service team includes service managers, consultant psychiatrists, doctors, nurses, healthcare assistants, recovery staff, volunteers, administrators, and peer mentors. Collectively, we are devoted to providing the highest quality support and interventions for individuals using our services.

 

Location: Brighton Hours: Full-time (15hrs per week, Monday to Friday) Salary: £27,449.52 - £31,529.41 (pro rata - dependent on experience)

 

Together, we are committed to transforming lives and fostering hope.

We firmly believe that every person deserves the opportunity to overcome addiction and build a brighter future.

 

Role Overview:

The post holder will work within the service, actively engaging service users from groups under-represented in treatment services or those not accessing services.

The overarching aim of the LGBTQI+/Chemsex Recovery Coordinator will be to:

• Increase the number of LGBTQI+/Chemsex service users entering treatment
• Ensure the service is easily accessible to LGBTQI+/Chemsex clients
• Meet the health, social, and psychological needs of this client group
• Provide relevant health promotion and harm minimisation advice
• Develop and sustain positive working relationships with agencies in the wider community
• Respond to emerging trends among service users

Requirements:

• Experience in working with substance misuse issues with a commitment to delivering quality services.
• A clear understanding of issues relating to LGBTQI+/Chemsex people who use our se rvice and the way they engage with support .
• Experience in engaging with and providing interventions (in a substance misuse context) to LGBTQI+ people.
• A commitment to multi-agency working and establishing partnerships with other professions to achieve good outcomes for people who use our service , e.g., mental health services, LGBTQI+ advocacy, criminal justice agencies, sexual health, community groups, etc.
• Accomplished written and verbal communication skills and a high degree of IT competency.
• Excellent time management skills, ability to work on own initiative, prioritising accordingly.
• Excellent team working and interpersonal skills, maintaining a highly cooperative approach to supporting colleagues in delivering service objectives.
• Good working knowledge of mental health interventions, services, and good practice.
• Ability to work with your team to explore new opportunities and referral pathways, to connect with people who have a treatment need but have p reviously been unable to access the service.

What We Offer:

• Generous holiday allowance and wellness initiatives.
• Contributory pension scheme and a variety of enticing benefits.
• Extensive training, career growth, and progression opportunities.
• A referral scheme where successful candidates earn £250 in vouchers.
• You will be j oining the service during a n exciting time of continued funding investment, increasing the quality and reach of what we offer.
• Coordinated induction and training support through our on-site Workforce Development Coordinator , national Learning & Development Team and national inclusion leads.

 

 

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 you resonate with this role and aspire to start a journey of impact with Change Grow Live, we'd love to connect with you. 

 

CGL points 23 to 28 (£27,449.52 - £31,529.41)
N/A - Outside London Weighting Area

26/3/2024
David Joseph Gladders | [email protected] | 07435808859

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

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Salary

£27.45k - £31.53k per annum