Recovery Coordinator

Overview

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

Do you want to make a difference?

This exciting new role provides an opportunity to work within a Whole Family Recovery Service as a Recovery Coordinator for the Family Support and Safeguarding Team (FSST).

At Change Grow Live we believe that whole family-based approaches to substance misuse support and recovery have the potential to have a greater impact on reducing harms and increasing resilience for individuals, families, and communities. Therefore, providing support to families is a real priority for us to ensure that our services are truly person centred and family focussed.

With this role you’ll be working as part of the Family Support and Safeguarding team within Gedling Children’s Social Care. This is a fixed term contract until 31st March 2027.

Working as part of the new multi-disciplinary safeguarding teams (FSST) alongside Children’s Services, Domestic Abuse services and Mental Health, the Recovery Coordinator will coordinate a package of support and care to the adult substance user, enabling them to improve safety and resilience, in relation to substance use and the associated safeguarding risks.

Where: Gedling

Full-Time

Hours:

37.5 per week

Contract: Fixed-Term contract that ends 31st March 2027

* Please note:

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:

• Working as part of a multi-disciplinary safeguarding team to provide appropriate co‑ordination and interventions that help to reduce the impact of substance use. Types of interventions to include, engagement and assessment, time focussed whole family, group and 121 psychosocial based.
• Undertaking direct work with families and parents, utilising recognised evidence‑based interventions that build resilience and enable positive changes to family functioning.
• Supporting the effective safeguarding of families through contribution to multi‑agency plans, timely identification of risks, vulnerabilities and responding accordingly via appropriate assessment, safety planning and onward connection and referrals to the relevant services where required.
• To work closely with local Social Care Teams and other associated family support services.
• To promote family members’ involvement to improve outcomes for children.
• To provide effective case co‑ordination for all the family in support of the children’s Child Protection or Child in Need Plan.
• Active participation in agreed supervision and development meetings.
• Review ongoing care and support liaising closely with the full range of specialist workers across the multi‑disciplinary team both within CGL Nottinghamshire and the Family Safeguarding Team.

About you:

• Experience of working with families with complex problems in one or more of the following fields: social work; youth offending; substance misuse; probation; health; family work; education; youth and community.
• Ability to manage behaviours of distress in a calm and professional manner.
• Knowledge of current legislation surrounding young people, families and safeguarding practice. Eg - the Adfam and Think Family reports.
• Sound working knowledge of Child Protection.
• Sensitivity in working with complex and diverse cultural family issues.
• Experience of working with families and individuals where children have a Child Protection or Child in Need Plan in place.
• Experience of delivering training and group work.
• Sound working knowledge of the impact of hidden harm, honour based violence, child sexual exploitation and FGM.

What we will give to you:

• 25 days holiday (+ bank holidays) rising by 1 day for each year's service, capped at 30 days.
• Paid ‘Wellness’ hour each week along with a ‘Wellness’ hub and Employee Assist Programme.
• Contributory pension scheme.
• Several benefits including discounts for shopping, cinema, holidays, etc.
• A friendly and supportive team.
• Training, career development & progression opportunities.

Our values are to be compassionate, open and bold. If this sounds like you we’d love to hear from you so click apply.

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