Criminal Justice Recovery Worker

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 Criminal Justice Recovery Worker 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.

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.

Where: Tunbridge Wells

Full Time Salary: 27861.26 – 32002.35* dependent on experience

Full Time Hours: 37.5 hours per week

Contract Type: 24 month fixed term contract

*Please note: 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

• Deliver psychosocial interventions to reduce disengagement reduce harm and associated criminality.
• 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 self-determination

What we are looking for:

• 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

What we will offer you:

• Paid Wellness hour each week along with a Wellness hub and Employee Assist Programme
• 25 days holiday ( bank holidays) rising yearly for the first 5 years
• Contributory pension scheme
• Several benefits incl. discounts for shopping cinema holidays etc.
• A friendly and supportive team
• Training career development & progression opportunities
• 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.

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 23 to 28 (27861.26 – 32002.35)

ILW / OLW /Fringe

N/A – Outside London Weighting Area

Interview Date

19/2/2026

Closing Date

13/2/2026

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

Adam Green (The Adam Green Service)

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

Key Skills

Internship, Deputy, Elevator Maintenance, Jms, Animal Charity

Employment Type : Temp

Experience: years

Vacancy: 1

Monthly Salary Salary: 27861 – 32002