Overview
At Change Grow Live, we believe that everyone has the potential to change the direction of their life. As a national charity, we are committed to making a real and lasting difference for the people and communities we support.
Guided by our values — Be Open, Be Compassionate and Be Bold — our teams work every day to create safe, respectful and inclusive environments. We treat every person as an individual, working alongside them to identify the right treatment, care and support to meet their needs.
Are you driven to make a tangible difference in people’s lives?
Do you bring both compassion and clinical curiosity to your work?
Are you motivated by improving health outcomes within a high-performing, multidisciplinary team?
If so, we want you to join our innovative and dedicated Warwickshire team as a Family First Substance Misuse Team Leader.
At CGL Warwickshire Substance Misuse Service, we are more than part of a leading national charity — we are a specialist, forward-thinking service committed to transforming lives across our communities. We combine evidence-based practice with trauma-informed, person-centred approaches to support individuals experiencing complex and overlapping challenges.
Our work is rooted in partnership. We collaborate with health, housing, Criminal Justice, social care and community organisations to deliver coordinated, high-quality support that is safeguarding-led and outcomes-focused.
Location: Warwickshire (the postholder will be expected to work flexibly across all hubs Leamington, Rugby, Nuneaton and has a choice of main base)
Hours: Full time, 37.5 hours per week
Salary: £35,220.59 – £37,184.91*
Contract Type : Permanent
*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
Change Grow Live in Warwickshire are introducing a new team and are looking for a Family First Substance Misuse Team Leader to lead this team and work alongside the Warwickshire Children’s Team.
We are committed to improving the services we provide and therefore we are looking to recruit someone with the same ambition.
Aligned with an evidenced-based model of Family Safeguarding under the principles of the Families First for Children Pathfinder Programme, this role will support their aim to build service capacity, strengthen multi-agency working, reduce transitions between services, and embed substance misuse workers into the Children & Families Team to better support whole-family working.
The Family First Team Leader will work alongside Children’s Services, providing operational line management and leadership to the team of Family First Substance Misuse Workers providing intensive support to families on Child Protection and/or Child in Need Plans who have drug and/or alcohol misuse issues which could potentially be putting their children, families or themselves at risk. The team will be co-located across the 6 Family Help Locality Teams, and the Family and Adolescent Support Team (FAST).
The post holder will provide clear role modelling and leadership for their team to ensure effective service provision for families. They will support the delivery of high-quality service provision by creating an ambitious family focused culture, engaging staff to provide a continually improving and innovative service, providing leadership, management, support, and development to a diverse team of staff. The post holder will also hold a small caseload.
Managing a small team of Family First Substance Misuse Workers, whose role will be to work to help families overcome complex problems, enabling them to become reintegrated into society by promoting individual, family, and community involvement. The post holder will empower staff to promote hope, empowerment, choices, control, and opportunities that assist people to reach their full potential as individuals.
The service is user-focused and aspirational in its work with service users to realise their identified goals including the achievement of the highest quality of life possible, social reintegration and sustained reduction in drug/alcohol misuse.
The post holder will be expected to take responsibility for personal development, identifying personal training needs and participate in regular supervision and appraisal.
What we will give to you:
1. 25 days of annual leave, plus bank holidays. Additionally, you'll receive one extra day of annual leave for each year of service during your first five years, therefore you will enjoy 30 days of leave after five years with us.
2. A dedicated 'Wellness' hour each week, access to a 'Wellness' hub, and an Employee Assistance Programme.
3. Participation in a contributory pension scheme.
4. A wide range of benefits, including discounts for shopping, cinema, holidays, and more.
5. A warm and supportive team environment.
6. Extensive training, career development, and progression opportunities.
7. Refer a Friend Scheme.
Please see the attached job description and role specifics for more detailed information about the roles and responsibilities of this post.
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 31 to 33 (£35,220.59 - £37,184.90)
ILW / OLW /Fringe
N/A - Outside London Weighting Area
Closing Date
6/4/2026