About the Role
Change Grow Live is a charity dedicated to helping people change the direction of their lives, grow as individuals, and live life to its full potential. This role supports service users from entry through their treatment/recovery journey, providing screening, assessment, psychosocial interventions, recovery planning, and onward referral. You will advocate for access to partnership services and collaborate with professionals in GP settings to support individuals with substance use issues.
Responsibilities
- Support service users from entry to the service through their treatment/recovery journey.
- Provide screening, assessment, psychosocial interventions, recovery planning, and onward referral.
- Promote carer, service user, and community involvement.
- Advocate for access to partnership services.
- Collaborate with professionals in GP settings to support individuals with substance use issues.
Requirements
- Understanding of substance misuse issues and experience in a similar field.
- Sound knowledge of clinical prescribing issues.
- Excellent communication skills (verbal and written) with good IT proficiency.
- Proactive, able to work independently with strong time management skills.
- Experience in community-based support practices.
- Supportive team player with strong interpersonal skills.
- Ability to work autonomously.
- Must have the right to work in the UK.
- This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship.
Skills
- Flexibility
- Curiosity
- Attentive listening skills
- IT proficiency
Location
- Ealing
Work Type
- Sessional
- Full-time
- Part-time
Education Level
- Qualification in nursing, counseling, social work, or substance misuse is desirable.
Salary/Compensations
- £20.35 per hour
Benefits
- 25 days of annual leave (plus bank holidays), increasing annually for first five years(pro rata).
- 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.
About the Company
- 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.
Equal Opportunity
- This post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check at an enhanced level.
