Change Grow Live

Recovery Coordinator

Company
Location
Liverpool, England, United Kingdom
Posted At
8/13/2025
Description
Do you want to use your passion and skills to help others?

Do you want to work for a caring organisation that believes in people?

Do you want to make a difference?

At HMP Liverpool, we are looking for someone with vision and passion to help people who access our service with their Drug and alcohol use.

As a Prison Recovery Coordinator, you will be supporting them through all aspects of their treatment journey. This can include completing assessments, risk management plans and undertaking one to one work and groupwork.

At Change Grow Live you will be working with people to help them change the direction of their life, grow as an individual, and live life to its full potential.

You will also be supporting the people who access our service to move towards release from custody by working with other agencies to ensure support is in place for addressing substance misuse and or recovery.

Working within a secure prison environment can be challenging but a rewarding experience, you will be provided with training and support needed to undertake this role.

Where Liverpool

Hours Fulltime, 37.5 per week

Full Time Salary £27,861.26 - £32,002.35 Dependent on experience (pro rata for part time hours)

Contract Type Permanent

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

  • Strong multidisciplinary engagement, including safer custody and prison offender management.
  • Engagement with the Prison Strategy
  • Identify and encourage service users requiring the offer of family support
  • Carry a caseload
  • Develop service questionnaires, recovery hubs and focus groups being innovative and motivational
  • Deliver quality and meaningful 11’s and Group interventions
  • Understanding of prison environment and operational knowledge
  • Line management of volunteers
  • Support service users from point of entry into the service and through their treatment/recovery journey
  • Deliver psychosocial interventions as part of the Drug and Alcohol Recovery Service within the prison estate
  • Work in partnership with other healthcare providers as part of an Integrated Health and Wellbeing model
  • Advocate on behalf of the service users who are unwilling or unable to engage in treatment


Abou You

  • Have a strong understanding of substance misuse issues and experience of working within a similar field ideally within prison/criminal justice
  • Be an excellent communicator, both verbal and written with good IT skills
  • Proactive and able to work on own initiative with excellent time management and prioritising skills
  • Have a good working knowledge of mental health interventions, services, and good practice
  • Be a supportive team player with strong interpersonal skills with the ability to work in partnership with a wide range of professionals, agencies, and internal/external stakeholders
  • Ability to manage change successfully in a way that prioritises the needs of service users
  • Understand the importance of information governance processes and commit to follow and apply all necessary safeguards
  • Seek out learning opportunities to improve and broaden your professional knowledge and skills and to contribute and oversee the learning and development of others
  • Ability to obtain and maintain prison vetting


What We Offer

  • 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.
  • A dedicated 'Wellness' hour each week, access to a 'Wellness' hub, and an Employee Assistance Programme.
  • Participation in a contributory pension scheme.
  • A wide range of benefits, including discounts for shopping, cinema, holidays, and more.
  • A warm and supportive team environment.
  • Extensive training, career development, and progression opportunities.
  • Refer a Friend Scheme.


Ready to Begin Your Journey with Change Grow Live?

Apply Today! If you're ready to elevate your career and in making a meaningful impact on the lives of those we work with.

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.

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. More information about eligible roles and occupations can be found here Skilled Worker visa Overview - GOV.UK

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

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

31/8/2025

Lauren McGuire | [email protected] | 0151 530 4176

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