Change Grow Live are a charity dedicated to the belief that we can make a difference to our Service Users lives.
Our core values are ‘Be open, be compassionate and be bold’ and our teams apply these daily 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.
As a Senior Recovery Worker supporting the SWITCH workstreams, you will work with individuals in local communities to improve services and achieve positive outcomes for people experiencing homelessness or at risk of losing stable housing. This includes those who are street homeless, living in temporary accommodation, or facing other housing challenges.
You will support disadvantaged non-UK nationals who may have experienced trauma, substance misuse, or other barriers that affect their ability to secure and sustain housing.
Many individuals may also be subject to varying immigration criteria, which can influence the support available to them. Your approach will be trauma-informed, recognising peoples lived experiences and promoting safety, trust, and empowerment.
Support will be culturally sensitive and tailored, taking into account the needs of minorities within our diverse local communities.
Where: Hull
Full Time Hours: 37.5 per week
Full Time Salary Range: £32,002.35- £34,214.20
ResponsibilitiesAbout the role:
Conduct comprehensive personalised assessments, taking into account cultural context, language challenges, and social isolation, developing individual care plans that clearly outline how achieving each goal supports recovery from substance misuse.Deliver in-reach and outreach support across community settings, treatment centres, and other identified venues, ensuring interventions are accessible and culturally appropriate.Advocate for people to overcome barriers relating to language, cultural understanding, unfamiliarity with UK systems, and service accessibility.Facilitate information sharing and collaboration between relevant partners to ensure safe, seamless, and effective care planning.Work with local community services to ensure clients have access to harm reduction resources, including Naloxone distribution and overdose prevention education, in culturally sensitive ways.
About you:
Experience of working within substance misuse services, and knowledge of substance misuse and recovery approaches, including culturally sensitive practice.Experience of working with non-UK nationals or diverse cultural communities, including understanding challenges related to language barriers, stigma, and social isolation. EKnowledge of local health, housing, and community support services for non-UK nationals.Experience of engaging clients in outreach, drop-in sessions, or community-based support programmes.
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 A great selection of benefits incl. discounts for shopping, cinema, holidays, etc. A friendly and supportive team Training, career development & progression opportunities
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.
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.
Salary Range (pro rata if part time) CGL points 28 to 30 (£32,002.35 - £34,214.20) ILW / OLW /Fringe N/A - Outside London Weighting Area Closing Date 22/9/2025 If you have any questions on this opportunity that you would like to talk through please contact us using the below details: Marcin Bielecki | marcin.bielecki@cgl.org.uk This post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check at an enhanced level. Options ApplyApplyShareEmail this job to a friendRefer <p style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">Sorry the Share function is not working properly at this moment. Please refresh the page and try again later.</span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;"> </span></p> Share this vacancy on your newsfeed
We believe that having diverse people working as part of our team makes us the organisation that we are.
We actively encourage applications from people from all backgrounds to help us to provide the best possible experience for the people who use our services and to make Change Grow Live a great place to work. If you have any feedback on our recruitment processes (good or bad) we’d love to hear from you so that we can make sure they are fair and we attract and recruit the best, most diverse workforce possible.
The safety of vulnerable children, young people and adults is our absolute priority. We will support you in your role to make sure that you are equipped to support the safety of people who use our services and those around them, to the highest standard possible.
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