Overview
Change Grow Live is a charity dedicated to believing we can make a difference in Service Users’ lives, offering support and respect in a safe environment. The team treats each user as an individual and works with them to find the right treatment and care options. Our core values are “Be open, be compassionate and be bold” and are applied daily to achieve our mission of helping people change the direction of their lives, grow as individuals, and live life to its full potential.
Location & Hours
Where: Gilmerton, Edinburgh
Hours: Full time, 22.5 hours per week
Contract type: Permanent. Full‑time hours are 37.5 per week. For part‑time roles, salary will be pro‑rata.
Responsibilities
About the role:
- Support service users from point of entry into the service through their treatment/recovery journey
- Provide screening, assessment, and recovery planning and onward referral
- Reduce drug and alcohol related harm to service users and the wider community
- Promote carer, service user and community involvement
- Advocate for access to partnership services
- Support social reintegration, enabling users to lead meaningful, purposeful lives: promoting recovery, resilience, peer support and self‑determination
- Research, design and prepare subject matter and materials for groups/pods
- Deliver structured content within group settings to service users at various stages of recovery
- Engage with debriefing and evaluations with co‑facilitators after groups/pods, reviewing progress and identifying concerns
- 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 working in a similar field
- Experience working with groups/pods and managing group dynamics, such as conflict or challenging behaviour
- 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 and the ability to work in partnership with a wide range of professionals and stakeholders
- Ability to manage change successfully, prioritising the needs of service users
- Understand the importance of information governance processes and commit to follow and apply safeguards
- Seek out learning opportunities to improve and broaden professional knowledge and skills and contribute to learning and development of others
What we will give to you
- 25 days of annual leave, plus bank holidays. One extra day of annual leave for each year of service during the first five years, reaching 30 days after five years
- Paid ‘Wellness’ hour each week along with a ‘Wellness’ hub and Employee Assist Programme
- Contributory pension scheme
- Several benefits including discounts for shopping, cinema, holidays, etc.
- A friendly and supportive team
- Training, career development & progression opportunities
- Generous Refer‑a‑Friend Scheme
Salary
CGL points 23 to 28 (£27,861.26 – £32,002.35)
Contact
Phil Crawley | Phil.Crawley@cgl.org.uk | 01316615294
This post is subject to a Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme check level 2 disclosure with PVG.
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