Sessional Recovery Worker in Eastbourne

Do you want to work for a caring organisation that believes in people? Do you want to make a difference? As a Recovery Worker with Change Grow Live you’ll work with people who use our services, helping them get to where they want to be. In this role, you’ll join the Eastbourne team as a Sessional Recovery Worker. This is a flexible position where you’ll work on an as-needed basis. It’s ideal if you’re looking for variety and the opportunity to fit work around other commitments. The team supports people with their or their loved ones’ Drug and/or Alcohol use issues.

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.
• 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.
• 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 have taken place, reviewing progress and identifying concerns with service users.
• 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 of working within a similar field.
• Experience of 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 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.

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): £16.89/Hr.

Closing Date: 14/7/2026

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

Parice Vandenbussche | Parice.vandenbussche@cgl.org.uk | 07786531452

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