About us
Changing Lives is a nationwide charity helping people facing the most challenging of circumstances to make positive change - for good. We believe that everyone deserves a safe home, a rewarding job and a life free from addiction or abuse. We know that given the right support, anyone can change their life for the better.
Our services across the country help thousands of people each year who are experiencing a wide range of complicated challenges, including homelessness, drug and alcohol addiction, unemployment, involvement with the criminal justice system, sexual exploitation and domestic abuse. By focusing on their strengths, potential and opportunities, we support the people we work with to overcome their problems and live safe, successful, independent lives.
Our charity is powered by over 600 passionate colleagues who bring a diverse and inclusive environment for our colleagues to grow. We are proud to say that many have actual lived experience of the challenges faced by those we support. We are looking for committed and compassionate professionals to join our team, who share our enthusiasm for changing lives.
About the Service -Treatment & Recovery Services
Our dedicated treatment and recovery services offer tailored support to help people challenge dependency. We understand that recovery from dependency is a personal process, and we know that it is possible with the support.
At Changing Lives, we recognise that substance dependency is often something that emerges linked to life experiences and we are here to help people explore, make meaning and decide what changes they would like to make moving forward.
We work with people at every stage of their recovery journey. We offer an effective therapeutic support for people, and on-going support as life progresses. We also support people to connect within their communities and to other services that can help with other issues arising, including employment, housing, family relationships, mental health and more.
About the Job
You would be joining our Changing Lives team within Newcastle Treatment and Recovery Partnership (NTAR) alongside our colleagues from CNTW and Waythrough.
Our service offers drug and alcohol treatment to adults across the Newcastle Area, including triage, assessment, care planning, recovery coordination, risk assessment, substitute prescribing, counselling, group work, harm minimisation, detoxification, recovery support, psychosocial interventions, community development, volunteering opportunities, and assertive outreach.
Your main responsibility would be to operationally lead the Changing Lives element of the Newcastle Treatment and Recovery Partnership, coordinating recovery focused work. Working with partners to ensure that people have access to the correct treatment pathway.? Promoting recovery from addiction as a realistic goal within the service we provide. To communicate with the service manager and direct the team to achieve the identified outcomes.?
Benefits
Maternity Leave 20w fully paid + up to 52w leave total. Paternity Leave 4w paid. Adoption same as Maternity Leave. 25 Days Holiday, +2 Wellbeing Days + your Birthday & Bank Holidays off. Pension, Life Cover at X4 Salary & Private Health Insurance