Recovery Coordinator
- Full time
- £27,861 – £32,002
- On site: Gilmerton, Edinburgh
- Closing 14th June 2026
- Advertised from 8th June 2026
Role
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 Recovery Coordinator 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. With this role you’ll be working as part of the South East Recovery Hub team, based in Gilmerton. The team supports people with their or their loved ones’ drug and/or alcohol issues.
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: Gilmerton, Edinburgh
Hours:Full time, 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.
Responsibilities
About the role:
- 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
What we will give to you:
- 27 days’ annual leave (rising with length of service), plus bank holidays (6) – pro rata.
- 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
- Generous Refer-a-Friend Scheme
Application notes
Please visit our website to apply.
Closing Date: 14/6/2026
Outreach Navigator
- Full time
- £30,000
- On site: Esk Medical Centre, Ladywell Way, Musselburgh, East Lothian
- Closing 16th June 2026
At Substances Support Scotland (SSS), we believe that change starts with one conversation.
We provide compassionate, trauma-informed support to individuals, families and communities affected by alcohol and substance use. Every day, our teams work alongside people facing some of life's most difficult challenges, helping them build stability, improve wellbeing and create positive change.
As we continue to expand our services across Scotland, we are looking for passionate, motivated and people-focused individuals to join our team.
This is more than a job. It is an opportunity to make a genuine difference in people's lives.
About the Role
As an Outreach Navigator, you will play a vital role in helping individuals access support, overcome barriers and move towards improved health and wellbeing.
You will work directly within communities, engaging with individuals affected by alcohol and substance use, mental health challenges, social isolation, homelessness and other complex life circumstances.
This is a varied and rewarding role that combines practical support, advocacy, relationship building and community engagement. No two days are the same.
The successful candidate will be confident engaging with people from all backgrounds, building trusting relationships and supporting individuals to identify and achieve their goals.
Dedicated Addiction Worker
- Full time
- £30,000
- On site: 24 Hill Street, Kirkcaldy.
- Closing 16th June 2026
At Substances Support Scotland (SSS), we believe that change starts with one conversation.
Through our ASSIST service, we provide compassionate, trauma-informed support to individuals affected by alcohol and substance use who are experiencing complex challenges in their lives. We recognise that many people face multiple barriers to recovery, including homelessness, housing instability, poor mental health, social isolation, financial hardship and limited access to support.
The Hospital Navigator role is a vital part of helping people overcome these barriers. By providing practical support, advocacy and care coordination, Hospital Navigators help individuals move from crisis towards stability, improved wellbeing and meaningful change.
This is more than a job. It is an opportunity to make a genuine difference in people's lives every day.
About the Role
The Dedicated Addication Worker forms part of the ASSIST Service and provides intensive support to individuals affected by alcohol and substance use who are experiencing multiple and complex challenges.
The role focuses on recovery planning, psychosocial support, harm reduction, motivation, resilience and community reintegration.
Working across community the Dedicated Addication Worker will support individuals to overcome barriers, access essential services and improve stability within their lives.
You will work collaboratively with statutory and third-sector partners to ensure individuals receive coordinated support and, where ongoing recovery-focused intervention is required, facilitate onward referral to other organisations.
Hospital Navigator
- Full time
- £28,061
- On site: Victoria Hospital A&E, Kirkcaldy
- Closing 16th June 2026
At Substances Support Scotland (SSS), we believe that change starts with one conversation.
Through our ASSIST service, we provide compassionate, trauma-informed support to individuals affected by alcohol and substance use who are experiencing complex challenges in their lives. We recognise that many people face multiple barriers to recovery, including homelessness, housing instability, poor mental health, social isolation, financial hardship and limited access to support.
The Hospital Navigator role is a vital part of helping people overcome these barriers. By providing practical support, advocacy and care coordination, Hospital Navigators help individuals move from crisis towards stability, improved wellbeing and meaningful change.
This is more than a job. It is an opportunity to make a genuine difference in people's lives every day.
About the Role
The Hospital Navigator forms part of the ASSIST Service and provides intensive short-term support to individuals affected by alcohol and substance use who are experiencing multiple and complex challenges.
The role focuses on engagement, stabilisation, housing and homelessness prevention, advocacy, practical support and community navigation.
Working across community, hospital and partner settings, the Hospital Navigator will support individuals to overcome barriers, access essential services and improve stability within their lives.
The Hospital Navigator will work collaboratively with statutory and third-sector partners to ensure individuals receive coordinated support and, where ongoing recovery-focused intervention is required, facilitate onward referral into Dedicated Addiction Worker support through the ASSIST pathway.
The Role:
Your role in our therapeutic community will be key. You will manage a caseload, assess the people who use our service and manage their recovery/care plans. It will mean developing and applying a range of therapeutic approaches to meet their individual needs, whether that’s employment, education, health etc. You’ll be the one who sees that everything is coordinated from the moment they’re referred to us to the time that they move home.
As a Therapeutic Worker, you will support individuals accessing the residential rehabilitation programme to achieve outcomes that help create long-term recovery. Using the Therapeutic Community “community as method” model you will empower individuals, families and communities to be confident about recovery.
You will support the day to day running of the therapeutic community, ensuring service user needs are met and the best possible care is provided in an environment that promotes a culture of recovery. Whilst also being confident to deliver therapeutic groups, activities, and specialist interventions in accordance with the TC manual and the needs of the service.
Previous experience is desirable, however not essential. Therapeutic Workers come from many different backgrounds and experiences, and you may have the skills required. We are seeking dedicated individuals, based on your values, willingness to learn new skills and the compassion to deliver the best service possible to our residents.
This is a full-time role of 37.5 hours per week. You will be expected to work a rolling rota which includes day, evening and weekend working.
About You:
To join us as a Therapeutic Worker at Harper House, you will need:
- An understanding of the complex issues presented by individuals within drug and alcohol recovery.
- An understanding of working with families, and individuals in the substance use sector or related field.
- The ability to be innovative and be flexible in order to meet the needs of the service.
- Be able to work effectively with multi-agencies, whilst maintaining the excellent reputation of the service.
- Knowledge of adult and child protection is essential as you will be working with vulnerable families in a residential setting.
Your Rewards:
· Starting salary of £26,298 (with yearly salary increments).
· 25 days’ annual leave plus Bank Holidays (with yearly salary increments).
· Benefits including season ticket loan, pension scheme and life assurance
· Support through occupational sick pay, eye-care vouchers and regular wellbeing talks and activities
· Continuous training and career development via PXL, our dedicated learning management system
· Access to a 24/7 Employee Assistance programme including telephone and online access
· A rewarding role with the opportunity to help us support people on their journey to recovery and change their lives for the better.
· We’ll ensure you get all the support you need to thrive and succeed in your role and find your place amongst our incredible and collaborative team
About Harper House:
Harper House, run by Phoenix Futures Scotland, offers safe, structured support for the whole family to address their problematic drug and/or alcohol use, improve their mental health and quality of life. Our residents are able to continue caring for their children while they are working on their recovery in a supportive, nurturing, and substance-free environment.
The service was formally opened by the then First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, on November 21, 2022, in a partnership with the Scottish Government. In our first year, we have supported more than 21 families and 30 children, and have been featured as Ayrshire Community Trust’s service of the month.
About Phoenix Futures:
Phoenix Futures Group is a charity with over 50 years’ experience and a leading provider of drug and alcohol treatment. Our values are what define us and ensure we work to the highest standards. We believe in being the best, we are passionate about recovery, we value our history and use it to inform our future. We work with local authorities, other charities and service providers across the country to deliver innovative programmes and projects that change lives for the better, setting people on the path to health and emotional wellbeing. We provide a diverse range of services, our expertise in psychosocial treatment and support is the common thread that runs through everything we do. People need psychological interventions, social support, meaningful use of time, sense of purpose and a place of safety to sustain their recovery. At our core, we support people, families and communities to recover from drug and alcohol dependency.
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