Recovery Coordinator - Opiates

Our commitment is to offer unwavering support and respect in a safe environment, treating each individual with personalised care. Our core values-'Be open, be compassionate, and be bold'-guide our dedicated team daily as we work toward helping people change the direction of their lives, grow as individuals, and live life to its full potential.
Exciting Opportunity: Opiate Recovery Coordinator
Are you passionate about helping young people change their lives? If so, we have a fantastic opportunity for an Opiate Recovery Coordinator . This isn't your usual drug and alcohol service; it's an innovative and forward-thinking project with a proven track record of effectively engaging people with complex lives. Our ethos is centered around the principles of harm reduction, providing non-judgmental, fact-based information and advice surrounding drug and alcohol use and the associated risks.
Come be a part of our wonderful St Helens Integrated Recovery service! We're a close-knit team led by a caring service manager, supported by compassionate staff, and an efficient admin team. Together, we're all about making a difference, bringing hope, and creating brighter futures for everyone.
We'd love to have you join us!
Responsibilities:
For this St Helens Integrated Recovery Service role you will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team providing a wide range of treatment interventions and programmes. You will support people who have substance misuse issues by promoting recovery and helping them make lasting changes for a healthier life.
You will provide assessments for people with opiate issues and with our Doctor and Wellbeing Nurses you will provide case management support and healthcare interventions for individuals accessing opiate replacement treatment; Medically Assisted Treatment (MAT).
The role does include some evening work and occasional working from satellite settings.
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


• 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


• Research, design and prepare subject matter and materials for groups / pods.


• Deliver structured content within group settings to service users at various stages of recovery


• Book people on specific workshops around their needs such as: anger management, sleep disorders, relationships, etc
  
  Have a strong understanding of substance misuse issues and experience of working within a similar field


• Experience of working with groups/pods and managing group dynamics, such as conflict or challenging behaviour.


• 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
  
  At Change Grow Live, we're not just a charity; we're firm believers in the power of making a real impact in the lives of our Service Users.
  
  25 days holiday (+ bank holidays) rising by 1 day for each years' service "Capped at 30 days"


• Paid 'Wellness' hour each week along with a 'Wellness' hub and Employee Assist Programme


• Contributory pension scheme


• Several 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.