Recovery Group Worker
- Posted by Create Strength Group on 30th April 2026
- £26,228 - £27,323
- Full time
- Bradford
Formed in March 2015 by service users and staff of the Bridge Project in Bradford , The Cannabis, Spice and Legal Highs Group was born from a need to service past and current users of cannabis, spice and legal highs and their families.
For the purpose of our group, we refer to Spice as all analogue cannabinoids that are designed and distributed to closely mimic cannabis in a ready to smoke form. We use the term ‘legal highs’ to cover all man made synthetic versions of street drugs that copy the effects and appearance of drugs now known as Novel Psychoactive Substances.
Despite being the most commonly used illegal drug, cannabis has the lowest levels of specialist mutual aid support within user led addiction services. The recent advent of spice and legal highs use has left users even less well catered for.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a talented and motivated individual to support CSGs vision within the New Vision Bradford Substance Misuse Contract.
Providing collaborative recovery planning to substance misusers within the treatment process (drug and alcohol) guiding individual recovery journeys, through treatment to sustained recovery .
You will be working in a small team of recovery delivery professionals designing and delivering recovery solutions throughout the Bradford district.
Group facilitation skills and training delivery experience of short rolling courses are key to this appointment.
Role Description
Person Specification
Essential
- Educated to diploma/ degree level in a relevant subject or Minimum 3 years equivalent direct experience in substance misuse treatment/ health and social care delivery
- Minimum 1 year experience of group facilitation
- Working with models of service delivery and issues relating to recovery planning
- Use a range of medium/high intense structured psychosocial interventions including motivational interviewing, ITEP, CBT-REBT-SBNT and MI/MET in a group setting
- Knowledge of relevant practice in relation to safeguarding vulnerable groups, including children
Desirable
- An understanding/Lived experience of addiction & recovery.
- Level 6/Level 7- Counselling, Addiction studies Teaching, Psychosocial, Management.
- Experience/skills in group facilitation
- Relevant experience of working in a leadership role.
- Experience of designing and delivery of group work interventions in line with a recognised therapeutic models.
How to Apply
DO NOT SEND IN CVs – download the full job description and the application form below and return to jobs@createstrengthgroup.org
Job Details
- Hours: 37.5 hours per week
- Closing Date: 22/05/2026
- Payment Schedule: Monthly
- Job Salary: £26,228 - £27,323
- Contact Name: Create Strength
- Contact Email: project.administrator@cslhg.org
About Create Strength Group
Supported by the Bridge Project and The Change Programme, we are an adult, abstinence based self-help, user led, mutual aid support group sharing personal experience and best practice. As of October 2017 we have seen over 200 members attending our weekly meetings, with over 1500 individual instances of attendance.
We regularly see attendances between 15 –25 with approximately 90% cannabis, 8% spice and 2% legal high. The group is often the first port of call for many of our members. We regularly refer clients to the change programme, AIM group SMART and NA. We hold a number of events in addition to our regular and online meetings we also take the model out to local universities and health care establishments.
We are well supported by the Change Programme both in the management and execution of the group’s activities. We have seen numerous examples of success in our diverse membership supporting members with serious lifelong addictions and watching them grow and develop into volunteering, employment and general health and happiness.
- 35 Salem St, Bradford BD1 4QH
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