Recovery Coordinator Families and Parenting

CGL points 23 to 28 (£28,557.79 - £32,802.41)

• 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 
• Several benefits incl. discounts for shopping, cinema, holidays, etc. 
• A friendly and supportive team 
• Training, career development & progression opportunities 
• Refer a friend scheme and receive £250 in vouchers if candidate is successful  

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 role for a Recovery Coordinator Family and Parenting to join our Pathways to Recovery team in Warrington. You will be working alongside sometimes very complex families who have drug and/or alcohol misuse issues which may pose a risk, requiring sensitivity and the expectation to work in a fully trauma informed way.

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. 

• Work assertively visiting service users at home, local hostels, community venues and partner organisations, Warrington Hospital and Warrington Probation for example.
• Provide interventions via one-to-one meetings or groups. Groups will include (but are not limited to): practical parenting advice; support groups; social groups; fathers’ groups; therapeutic groups.
• Work closely with local children and adult social service teams and family intervention projects.
• Work with your service’s safeguarding lead, and your line manager to ensure all issues and concerns are escalated and dealt with quickly and effectively.
• Represent CGL Pathways to Recovery at the local Warrington MARAC operational meetings.
• Use Trauma informed principles and practices as part of the assessment process
• Carry out dry blood spot testing (DBST) as part of the case management process of adults
• Encourage and sign post adult service users toward the individual placement support scheme

With this role you’ll be working as part of Pathways to Recovery team, based in Warrington.

You’ll be expected to work flexibly across the community, offering assertive outreach and in reach support in diverse settings, family homes, community locations, GP practices. This is very much a mobile, hands-on role suited to someone richly empathetic, resilient and motivated to promote positive change for Warrington families. In terms of partnership working, you will be working closely with external agencies including child and adult social services, the Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH) Team, police, probation, and housing services.

Where:  Warrington

Full Time Hours: 37.5 hours per week

Contract Type: Permanent

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.

• Access to your own transport for work purposes

N/A - Outside London Weighting Area

22/11/2026

Steven Carter | steve.carter@cgl.org.uk | 01925 415176