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 Older Adults 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.  

About the role: 

• Ensure Older adults have access the Substance Use Disorder Service.
• Monitor Older adults unplanned exits from the service and ensure robust support in place to enable older adults to stay in treatment.
• Have a good understanding that older adults have distinct needs.
• Understand that older adults may have co-occurring conditions of mental health and substance use.
• Know that older adults may be on a range of different medications and have effective liaison with clinical team, GP, and Multi-disciplinary team meetings.
• May need signposting for age-sensitive treatment such as support for sensory, cognitive, and physical health problems.
• Might need interventions at a slower pace, involving repetition and provision of written information.