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Change Grow Live are a charity dedicated to the belief that we can make a difference to our Service Users lives.
Our core values are
‘Be open, be compassionate and be bold’ and our teams apply these daily 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.
As a
Psychosocial Intervention (PSI) Worker you’ll work with people who use our services, helping them achieve their goals in recovery, by facilitating a variety of groups and activities, either in person or virtually. We have a varied program covering recovery from addiction, emotional skills, therapeutic and life skills amongst others.
Where Southampton
Full Time Hours 37.5 per week
Full Time Salary £27,861.26 - £32,002.35 dependent on experience (based on full time hours, pro rata for part time hours)
Contract Type Fixed term until 31st March 2026
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
- Engage people who have substance misuse problems and provide them with advice, support and recovery focused structured clinical interventions to support their recovery and primary health care needs
- Build therapeutic relationships and deliver a tailor-made package of care including 1 to 1 key work, pod, group work and clinical interventions
- Carry out comprehensive service user assessments and develop individual recovery plans that clearly identify how achieving each goal will enable progression in addressing substance use, re/integrating into the community
- Support the development of service-based recovery communities
- Carry out risk assessments and risk management
- Work with prescribing clinicians to support substitute prescribing regimes to improve social functioning
- To be creative and innovative so that the post best meets the needs of the service user, promoting access into treatment, and continued engagement with under-represented communities
About you
- Excellent understanding of drug and alcohol issues and experience of working within a related field
- 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
- Training in ITEP/BTEI or other structured psychosocial interventions
- The ability to communicate complex information to individuals and groups in a way that is easily understood
- The ability to liaise and work in partnership with a wide range of professionals and agencies
What we will give to you
- 25 days of annual leave, plus bank holidays. Additionally, you'll receive one extra day of annual leave for each year of service during your first five years, therefore you will enjoy 30 days of leave after five years with us
- Paid ‘Wellness’ 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
- Refer a friend scheme and receive generous 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 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)
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.
CGL points 23 to 28 (£27,861.26 - £32,002.35)
N/A - Outside London Weighting Area
22/8/2025
Kate Burrows |
[email protected]This post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check at an enhanced level.