Recovery Coordinator - Female Complex Needs

Liverpool, England, United Kingdom

8/6/2025

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At Change Grow Live, our commitment to making a difference in the lives of those who use our services is unwavering. We provide support, respect, and a safe environment, where we tailor our approach to each individual's needs to find the best treatment and support options.

Guided by our core values of being open, compassionate and bold, our team embodies these principles daily, striving to empower individuals to reshape their lives, foster personal growth, and embrace life to its fullest.

Are you wanting to develop your career in positively impacting the lives of individuals who use our Liverpool service? If you are a team player genuinely interested in making a difference, we invite you to join our vibrant team.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Female Complex Needs Recovery Coordinator

We are seeking a dedicated and compassionate individual to join our team in delivering high-quality, consistent support to individuals who may traditionally experience barriers when accessing our services. This role focuses on engaging service users affected by drug and/or alcohol-related issues, many of whom may present with co-occurring conditions or complex needs.Key responsibilities include

• Supporting improved access to both pharmacological and psychosocial interventions for individuals experiencing substance misuse challenges.
• Collaborating effectively within a multidisciplinary team and maintaining strong partnerships with a range of external services to ensure holistic, person-centred care.
  
  
  

Please note for this role, it is a Genuine Occupational Requirement under the Equality Act 2010 for the successful applicant to be female.

Location Liverpool

Full Time Hours 37.5 per week (Monday to Friday)

Full time Salary Range £27,861.26 - £32,002.35 dependent on experience, (based on full time working hours, pro rata for part time hours)

• 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

• Supporting service users from point of entry into the service and through their treatment/recovery journey
• Providing screening, assessment, and recovery planning and onward referral
• support women experiencing substance misuses, mental health, offending behaviours, domestic abuse, sexual violence, in the sex industry and or who have been trafficked
• Reducing drug and alcohol related harm to service users and the wider community
• 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
  
  
  

About you

• Prior knowledge and experience of working with women with complexed needs
• 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
  
  
  

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.
  
  
  

Please reflect the attached Job Description and Person Specifications in your application.

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

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.

If this sounds like you and you would like to begin your journey with Change Grow Live, then we would love to talk to you.

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

CGL points 23 to 28 (£27,861.26 - £32,002.35)

N/A - Outside London Weighting Area

20/8/2025

James Mawhinney | [email protected]

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