Recovery Coordinator
About this role
Exciting Opportunity: Recovery Coordinator (4 Vacancies)
Agency: Supportive Bridge Staffing Agency
Client: Change Grow Live (CGL) - South Birmingham Service
Location: South Birmingham, West Midlands
Position Type: Permanent, Full-Time (37.5 hours per week)
Vacancies Available: 4
Salary: £28,557.79 - £32,802.41 Per Annum (CGL points 23 to 28)
Closing Date: 23rd October 2026
About the Role
Supportive Bridge Staffing Agency is proud to partner with Change Grow Live (CGL) to recruit four motivated and compassionate permanent Recovery Coordinators to join their busy team supporting individuals affected by drug and alcohol use across South Birmingham.
In this rewarding role, you will provide assessments, recovery planning, harm reduction advice, and ongoing support to service users from the point of entry through to sustained social reintegration. Bringing a non-judgmental, person-centred approach, you will help service users achieve their recovery goals, build resilience, and live life to their full potential.
Key Responsibilities
Caseload & Care Planning: Support service users through their treatment and recovery journey, providing screening, assessment, recovery planning, and onward referrals.
Harm Reduction & Advocacy: Work to reduce drug and alcohol-related harm, promote community and carer involvement, and provide advocacy for partnership services.
Social Reintegration: Empower service users to lead meaningful, purposeful lives by promoting peer support, self-determination, and resilience.
Collaboration & Governance: Work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team, maintain accurate and secure records, and follow essential information governance protocols.
Essential Criteria
Experience & Knowledge: Strong understanding of substance misuse issues, experience working within a similar field, and a good working knowledge of mental health interventions and good practice.
Core Competencies: Excellent communication and relationship-building skills (both verbal and written), strong IT competency, and great time-management abilities.
Approach: Proactive, non-judgemental, person-centred team player capable of working on own initiative and managing group dynamics.
Requirements: Must hold the legal Right to Work in the UK (note: this role is subject to an enhanced DBS check).
Key Benefits & Perks
Annual Leave: 25 days of annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing by 1 extra day for each year of service during the first five years (up to 30 days).
Wellbeing Support: Paid weekly 'Wellness' hour, access to a Wellness Hub, and an Employee Assistance Programme (EAP).
Financial & Career Support: Contributory pension scheme, extensive training, career progression pathways, and a generous refer-a-friend scheme.
Key Dates & Next Steps
Closing Date for Applications: 23rd October 2026
Note: Change Grow Live reserves the right to close this vacancy early if a high volume of applications is received. Early application is strongly recommended.