Recovery Motivator
| Posting date: | 08 April 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £22,357.18 to £23,525.95 per year, pro rata |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 03 May 2024 |
| Location: | Brighton, East Sussex |
| Company: | Change Grow Live |
| Job type: | Permanent |
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Summary
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 user 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.
This is an exciting opportunity for those interested in getting back into paid work and utilising lived experience and skills towards supporting in Adult Social care substance misuse services.
Recovery Motivators are anticipated to be people who are themselves in recovery in respect of drug or alcohol use or people who have experience of living with drug or alcohol misuse within their family, who would like others to benefit from their experience.
You will work with those who are directly impacted by their own Alcohol Misuse and the people who care for them, family members and friends; as well as working with key partners to empower communities. The main function of your role will be supporting clients and group facilitation.
This role will have a client base of supporting clients in post treatment. The role will also include group facilitation and to network within the service and Brighton communities to relevant support agencies. This is a part time role 2 days a week- Tuesday and Thursdays - Although we are flexible and you can change days where needed.
Hours: 15
Salary: £22,357.18- £23,525.95 Pro Rata
About the role:
Provide a welcoming and consistent environment in open access area
Create links with local communities and work to target people affected by drugs and alcohol who are not in touch with mainstream services – 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
Meet individuals within the community to discuss their personal goals regarding their recovery and to support families affected by drugs and alcohol to discuss their personal goals and support needs
Utilise existing local resources and build local community awareness, signposting to relevant agencies
Assist the Volunteer and peer Mentor Coordinator in setting up and identifying specialist advice /support and recovery opportunities.
About you:
Lived experience of drug or/and alcohol misuse
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 towards 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
What we will give to you:
25 days holiday (+ bank holidays) rising by 1 day for each years’ service (pro rata for PT) “Capped at 30 days”
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
If this sounds like you and you’d like to begin your journey with Change Grow Live, then we’d love to talk to you.
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.
This is an exciting opportunity for those interested in getting back into paid work and utilising lived experience and skills towards supporting in Adult Social care substance misuse services.
Recovery Motivators are anticipated to be people who are themselves in recovery in respect of drug or alcohol use or people who have experience of living with drug or alcohol misuse within their family, who would like others to benefit from their experience.
You will work with those who are directly impacted by their own Alcohol Misuse and the people who care for them, family members and friends; as well as working with key partners to empower communities. The main function of your role will be supporting clients and group facilitation.
This role will have a client base of supporting clients in post treatment. The role will also include group facilitation and to network within the service and Brighton communities to relevant support agencies. This is a part time role 2 days a week- Tuesday and Thursdays - Although we are flexible and you can change days where needed.
Hours: 15
Salary: £22,357.18- £23,525.95 Pro Rata
About the role:
Provide a welcoming and consistent environment in open access area
Create links with local communities and work to target people affected by drugs and alcohol who are not in touch with mainstream services – 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
Meet individuals within the community to discuss their personal goals regarding their recovery and to support families affected by drugs and alcohol to discuss their personal goals and support needs
Utilise existing local resources and build local community awareness, signposting to relevant agencies
Assist the Volunteer and peer Mentor Coordinator in setting up and identifying specialist advice /support and recovery opportunities.
About you:
Lived experience of drug or/and alcohol misuse
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 towards 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
What we will give to you:
25 days holiday (+ bank holidays) rising by 1 day for each years’ service (pro rata for PT) “Capped at 30 days”
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
If this sounds like you and you’d like to begin your journey with Change Grow Live, then we’d love to talk to you.