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 aim 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 Housing Support Recovery Worker 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. The role will also involve engaging services users and supporting them to navigate treatment, working in partnership with Housing Officers to assist with addressing substance misuse issues by promoting engagement and whilst working with Housing Officers to identify those clients that exist within our services who need support with tenancy sustainment. As directed by the Team Leader, the post-holder will be an integral member of a multi-disciplinary team promoting STAR and engaging service users and delivering psycho-social interventions, support clients to navigate clinical treatment pathways. The post holder will co-locate between CGL substance misuse settings and housing offices as needed. The post-holder will be part of a team that provides screening, comprehensive assessments, and care planning for new service users in outreach, delivering harm minimisation training and interventions as well as coordinating treatment for clients identified as having a housing need. Where: Eastbourne Full- Time Hours: 37.5 per week Contract Type: 12 Month Fixed Term Contract Full Time Salary Range : £ 27,861.26 - £ 32,002.35* * 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. About the role: Establish effective communication and referral pathways for individuals who are at risk of homelessness and in contact with other health and care agencies. Provide wrap around support in emergency/temporary/supported accommodations across the area. Prioritise caseload depending on crisis intervention and severity of needs. Attend relevant multi-disciplinary team meetings supporting links to health and social care services, peer support networks, community assets and mutual aid. Work closely with the local authority, Health & Social care sector, partners and any provision linked to preventing Homelessness and improve joint working. Increase and enhance partnership working with primary care, mental health services, housing and other voluntary organisations who are supporting individuals at risk of losing tenancies. Provide wrap around support on budgeting, education, training and employment whilst continuing to support their engagement in structured services. About you: An understanding and knowledge of the harmful effects associated with drug and alcohol use in relation to health, social welfare, housing, employment and personal relationships. Minimum of 12 months experience facilitating successful tenancy sustainment and working to achieve positive community connections. Experience of engaging with a wide variety of individuals with a variety of backgrounds and needs. The ability to work with and manage challenging behaviour. What we will give to you: 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 vouchers if candidate is successful. Please ensure that when completing your application form and supporting statement, you reflect on the details outlined in the job description. This will help us understand how your skills and experiences align with the requirements of the role. If you require sponsorship, please note that this role is not eligible for a Health and Care Worker visa. You may be eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route but must meet the minimum salary requirements for the role. 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. CGL points 23 to 28 (£27,861.26 - £32,002.35) N/A - Outside London Weighting Area 7/4/2026 31/3/2026 Parice Vandenbussche | parice.vandenbussche@cgl.org.uk This post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check at an enhanced level.