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 Family Support and Safegurarding team within Ashfield 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: Ashfield
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
Responsibilities:
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:
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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
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Ability to manage behaviors of distress in a calm and professional manner
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Knowledge of current legislation surrounding young people, families and safeguarding practice. Eg - the Adfam and Think Family reports
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Sound working knowledge of Child Protection
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Sensitivity in working with complex and diverse cultural family issues
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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 groupwork
- Sound working knowledge of the impact of hidden harm, honor based violence, child sexual exploitation and FGM
What we will give to you:
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25 days holiday (+ bank holidays) rising by 1 day for each years’ service “Capped at 30 days”
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Paid ‘Wellness’ hour each week along with a ‘Wellness’ hub and Employee Assist Programme
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Contributory pension scheme
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Several benefits incl. discounts for shopping, cinema, holidays, etc.
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A friendly and supportive team
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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.
The postholder must demonstrate a strong understanding of and commitment to best safeguarding practice.
This role will cover operational sites as required, including community locations and family homes.
This includes working with adults with a history of substance misuse.
As we want to get to know you, not an AI tool. Please make sure your application is written in your own words and genuinely reflects your skills, experience and motivation for this role
Direct applications only we will not be engaging agencies for this vacancy.
Please note: This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship. Applicants must already have the right to work in the UK at the time of application. For applicants with time-limited visas, unfortunately, we are unable to support new visa applications or extensions. More information about eligible roles and occupations can be found here: Skilled Worker visa: Overview - GOV.UK
We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high number of applications, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.
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.
Salary Range (pro rata if part time): CGL points 23 to 28 (£28,557.79 - £32,802.41) ILW / OLW /Fringe: N/A - Outside London Weighting Area Interview Date: 30/7/2026 Closing Date: 22/7/2026 If you have any questions on this opportunity that you would like to talk through please contact us using the below details:: Amanda Bartlett |
[email protected] | 07767788906 : This post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check at an enhanced level.
