Opiate Recovery Coordinator in Barnet

Believe in people. Be part of change. At Change Grow Live, we believe that with the right support, people can change the direction of their lives, grow as individuals and live life to their full potential. Every day our teams work alongside people experiencing challenges with drugs and alcohol, offering compassionate, evidence-based support that is rooted in respect, dignity and hope. Guided by our values — Be open, be compassionate and be bold — we create safe, supportive environments where people feel empowered to make positive changes.

Our Barnet Opiate Team supports people experiencing opiate dependency and those affected by a loved one’s substance use. Working as part of a multidisciplinary team, you will play an important role in helping individuals access the support they need to move forward in their recovery journey. As an Opiate Recovery Coordinator, you will assess, engage and support people accessing the service, ensuring they receive the right intervention at the right time. You will work collaboratively with colleagues and partner agencies to deliver personalised recovery plans that focus on reducing harm and building long-term resilience. This is a varied and rewarding role where no two days are the same. You will be working with individuals from diverse backgrounds, so curiosity, empathy and strong listening skills are essential. This role involves weekend and evening shifts.

Responsibilities:

• 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.
• Assessment of need including current drug use; drug history; physical and mental health; social situation and risk assessment.
• Reducing drug and alcohol related harm to service users and the wider community.
• Ensure that service users receive a comprehensive, recovery-based detoxification service user plan; including support for preparation for detox and aftercare.
• 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.

About you:

• Have a strong understanding of substance misuse issues and experience of working within a similar field.
• 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.
• Understand the importance of information governance processes and commit to follow and apply all necessary safeguards.
• Seek out learning opportunities to improve and broaden your professional knowledge and skills and to contribute and oversee the learning and development of others.
• The post holder will have prior knowledge and experience of providing interventions for service users affected by Opiate use.
• An ability to work with and manage challenging behaviour.
• Availability to work weekends and evenings.

What we will give to you:

• 25 days holiday (+ bank holidays) rising annually for first 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.
• Refer-a-friend scheme.

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. 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.

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