Homeless Recovery Coordinator - Birmingham, United Kingdom - Change Grow Live

Change Grow Live

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Birmingham, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

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.

We have an exciting opportunity for a
PHE Homeless Recovery Coordinator who has the skills and experience to assess and engage with our service users, ensuring that they access the right intervention at the right time, in a way that best meets their needs.

You will focus on engaging with people who have a history of rough sleeping or are at risk of rough sleeping and substance misuse.

You will have some experience of engaging with individuals with multiple and/or complex needs and demonstrate a determined approach to finding solutions.

Where:
Birmingham

Hours: 37.5 per week

Salary:
£27, £31,529.41 Pro Rata (CGL Scale

Responsibilities:

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 selfdetermination
Deliver structured content within group settings to service users at various stages of recovery
Engage with debriefing and evaluations with cofacilitators after groups/pods have taken place, reviewing progress and identifying concerns with service users
Tailor specific workshops around the needs of the service users, such as: anger management, sleep disorders, relationships, etc

About you:

Have a strong understanding of substance misuse issues and experience of working within a similar field
Knowledge of either homelessness, mental health, criminal justice
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
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:

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

If this sounds like you and you would like to begin your journey with
Change Grow Live, then we would love to talk to you.