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 are seeking a dedicated
Women’s Worker to provide assertive outreach, supporting women experiencing homelessness to access vital services and improve their life opportunities. This role offers the chance to make a tangible difference across health, wellbeing, safety, and reducing offending behaviours. You will play a key part in facilitating access to both pharmacological and psycho-social interventions for those facing substance misuse challenges, whilst working within a multi-disciplinary team and alongside a range of partners to deliver holistic, life-changing support.
Genuine occupational requirements - Please note it is a Genuine Occupational Requirement under the Equality Act 2010 for the successful applicant to be female.
Where Coventry
Hours Full Time, 37.5 per week
Full Time Salary Range £27,861.26 - £32,002.35 dependent on experience pro rata for part time hours
Contract Type Fixed Term until the 31st of March 2026
- 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
- 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
- To support women to engage with substance misuse uservices
- Assist in co-ordinating access to substance misuse interventions for women as part of a wider multi-disciplinary team
- To signpost or refer women with mental health, offending behaviours, domestic abuse, sexual violence, in the sex industry and or who have been trafficked to the appropriate services.
- Participate in assertive outreach to support women who are sex working on the street or in brothels.
- To represent CGL in appropriate forums and networks, both locally and nationally, relating to women only services and facilities
- To contribute to the implementation and promotion of the service and champion women only issues
- To be part of a high performing team that achieves targets as set across a range to key deliverables
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
- Experience of communicating effectively with hostel staff, health and social care staff and those individuals who are homeless, sleeping rough or sofa surfing
- The ability to work remotely and autonomously.
- The experience of engaging with a wide variety of individuals with a variety of backgrounds and needs.
- The ability to work with and manage challenging behavior.
- Knowledge of local geographical area.
- Knowledge of local services including mutual aid networks.
- Work with agencies and individuals outside of the normal geographical area covered
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 voucher scheme.
Please read attached Job Description for a more detailed out line of responsibilities and Person Specifications
If this sounds like you and you would like to begin your journey with
Change Grow Live, then we would love to talk to you.
Genuine occupational requirements - Please note it is a Genuine Occupational Requirement under the Equality Act 2010 for the successful applicant to be female.
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. More information about eligible roles and occupations can be found here Skilled Worker visa Overview - GOV.UK
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
19/10/2025
Rori Cooper | Rori.Cooper@cgl.org.uk
This post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check at an enhanced level.
