Overview:
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.
A fantastic, new opportunity has arisen to become a Women's Recovery Worker. With this role you’ll be working as part of our Barnet team, based within our community service and outreach settings, delivering assertive outreach to women who are homeless, enabling them to access services and improve their life opportunities.
No two days are the same and we treat every person who comes into our service as an individual, so being flexible, curious and a good listener are key.
Where: Barnet
Full Time Hours: 37.5 per week
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:
As a Women’s Recovery Worker, you’ll play a key part in making our service more accessible for women, including those who may be experiencing domestic abuse, sexual violence, homelessness, or other vulnerabilities.
About the role:
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Supporting service users from point of entry into the service and through their treatment/recovery journey
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Providing screening, assessment, and recovery planning and onward referral
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Reducing drug and alcohol related harm to service users and the wider community
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Promoting carer, service user and community involvement
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Providing advocacy for access to partnership services
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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
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Research, design and prepare subject matter and materials for groups / pods.
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Deliver structured content within group settings to service users at various stages of recovery
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Engage with debriefing and evaluations with co-facilitators after groups/pods have taken place, reviewing progress and identifying concerns with service users
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Tailor specific workshops around the needs of the service users, such as: anger management, sleep disorders, relationships, etc
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Work across community locations and in partnership with organisations such as domestic abuse services, Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) networks and other local women’s support providers
About you:
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Have a strong understanding of substance misuse issues and experience of working within a similar field
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Experience of working with groups/pods and managing group dynamics, such as conflict or challenging behaviour.
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Be an excellent communicator, both verbal and written with good IT skills
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Proactive and able to work on own initiative with excellent time management and prioritising skills
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Have a good working knowledge of mental health interventions, services, and good practice
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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
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Ability to manage change successfully in a way that prioritises the needs of service users
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Understand the importance of information governance processes and commit to follow and apply all necessary safeguards
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Seek out learning opportunities to improve and broaden your professional knowledge and skills and to contribute and oversee the learning and development of others
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
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Refer a friend scheme and receive £250 in vouchers if candidate is successful.
Please read attached Job Description for a more detailed out line of responsibilities and Person Specifications
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
Genuine occupational requirements – Please note it is a Genuine Occupational Requirement under the Equality Act 2010 for the successful applicant to be female.
Salary Range (pro rata if part time): CGL points 23 to 28 (£28,557.79 - £32,802.41) ILW / OLW /Fringe: Outer London Weighting (£2,250.61) Interview Date: 20/7/2026 Closing Date: 12/7/2026 If you have any questions on this opportunity that you would like to talk through please contact us using the below details:: Gen Brennan |
[email protected] : This post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check at an enhanced level.
