Recovery Coordinator

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. 

 

We have an exciting opportunity for a Recovery Coordinator in York 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.  

 

Where: York

Hours: Fulltime, 37.5 hours per week 

Contract Type: Permanent 

 

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

The post holder will work as an integral part of the multi-disciplinary team at the York Drug and Alcohol service, to deliver high quality provision by:

• Supporting service users from point of entry into the service and through their treatment/recovery journey;
• Providing screening, assessment, psychosocial interventions, 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 self-determination.
• Manage a caseload in supporting their individual goals.

The team will provide a combination of telephone triage, advice and brief intervention, onward signposting to universal services across York, as well as handling communication and enquiries from a wide range of professionals and partner organisations. 

Being the first point of contact for all enquiries into the York Drug and Alcohol Serivce, the post holder will be required to have extensive knowledge of services in the region and support a “no wrong door” approach to all communication received.

 

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.

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

 

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 

• Generous Refer-a-Friend Scheme 

 

 

Please ensure that when completing your application form and supporting statement, you reflect on the details outlined in the job description. This will help us understand how your skills and experiences align with the requirements of the 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 (£27,861.26 - £32,002.35)

ILW / OLW /Fringe

N/A - Outside London Weighting Area

Interview Date

17/6/2026

Closing Date

12/6/2026

If you have any questions on this opportunity that you would like to talk through please contact us using the below details:

Rebecca Melmoth | Rebecca.Melmoth@cgl.org.uk

 

This post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check at an enhanced level.