Family First Substance Misuse Recovery Coordinator

At Change Grow Live, we believe that everyone has the potential to change the direction of their life. As a national charity, we are committed to making a real and lasting difference for the people and communities we support.

Guided by our values —
Be Open, Be Compassionate and Be Bold — our teams work every day to create safe, respectful and inclusive environments. We treat every person as an individual, working alongside them to identify the right treatment, care and support to meet their needs.

Are you driven to make a tangible difference in people’s lives?

Do you bring both compassion and clinical curiosity to your work?

Are you motivated by improving health outcomes within a high-performing, multidisciplinary team?

If so, we want you to join our innovative and dedicated Warwickshire team.

At CGL Warwickshire
Substance Misuse Service
, we are more than part of a leading national charity — we are a specialist, forward-thinking service committed to transforming lives across our communities. We combine evidence-based practice with trauma-informed, person-centred approaches to support individuals experiencing complex and overlapping challenges.

Our work is rooted in partnership. We collaborate with health, housing, criminal justice, social care and community organisations to deliver coordinated, high-quality support that is safeguarding-led and outcomes-focused.

The main base for this role will be with the Children's Team in Nuneaton, Hilary Road however the postholder will be expected to work flexibly across all Children's Hubs in Warwickshire should the need arise

Full time, 37.5 hours per week

Permanent

• 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.

Change Grow Live in Warwickshire are introducing a new team and are looking for a Family First Substance Misuse Recovery Coordinator join this team, working alongside the Warwickshire Children’s Team.

We are committed to improving the services we provide and therefore we are looking to recruit someone with the same ambition.

Aligned with evidenced-based model of Family Safeguarding under the principles of the Families First for Children Pathfinder Programme, this role will support their aim to build service capacity, strengthen multi-agency working, reduce transitions between services, and embed substance misuse workers into the Children & Families Team to better support whole-family working.

The Family First Substance Misuse Recovery Coordinator will work alongside Children’s Services, providing intensive support to families on Child Protection and/or Child in Need Plans who have drug and/or alcohol misuse issues which could potentially be putting their children, families or themselves  team will be co-located across the 6 Family Help Locality Teams, and the Family and Adolescent Support Team (FAST).

The Family First Substance Misuse Recovery Coordinator will be required to deliver high-quality service provision by creating an ambitious family focused culture and provide a continually improving and innovative service.

Family First Substance Misuse Recovery Coordinator will work to help families overcome complex problems, enabling them to become reintegrated into society by promoting individual, family, and community involvement. You will empower service users and families to promote hope, empowerment, choices, control, and opportunities that assist people to reach their full potential as individuals.

• 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…