About this role
Job summary LGBTQ+ & Chemsex Recovery Coordinator
Help create a community where everyone feels seen, heard and supported.
Some of the people who need support the most are often the least likely to ask for it.
We're looking for an experienced LGBTQ+ & Chemsex Recovery Coordinator to help break down barriers to treatment, build trusted relationships and support people to make positive, lasting changes in their lives.
This is a specialist role where you'll combine outreach, partnership working and expert case management to engage people with complex needs who may not otherwise access support. Working alongside sexual health services, community organisations and local partners, you'll deliver tailored interventions, reduce harm and create pathways into recovery.
Every conversation can reduce harm. Every relationship can build trust. Every intervention can change a life.
We're looking for someone with significant experience in drug and alcohol services, excellent case management skills and the confidence to work autonomously. This is not an entry-level role.
Our service includes late evening sessions during the week and a Saturday morning rota to meet community need.
We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and particularly encourage applications from people who identify as non-binary, women or trans, and from those with lived experience of issues affecting LGBTQIA+ communities, in line with the Equality Act 2010.
Main duties of the job Main Aspects of the Role
As our LGBTQ+ & Chemsex Recovery Coordinator, you'll help make specialist support more accessible for people who may not otherwise engage with treatment. Working across Brighton & Hove, you'll build trusted relationships within LGBTQ+ communities, delivering outreach, specialist case management and harm reduction interventions that improve health, wellbeing and recovery outcomes.
You'll work in partnership with sexual health services, community organisations and local stakeholders to develop joined-up pathways into treatment, ensuring people receive compassionate, culturally responsive support that reflects their individual needs. Alongside managing a specialist caseload, you'll help shape the future of the service by identifying emerging trends, developing innovative approaches and acting as the lead for LGBTQ+ and chemsex-related practice within the team.
This is a highly autonomous role where you'll combine professional expertise with compassion, helping people overcome barriers, reduce harm and build brighter futures while contributing to a service that's continually evolving to meet the needs of the communities it serves.
About us Change lives. Including your own.
At Change Grow Live, we believe in the potential of every person. Every day, we work alongside people to help them overcome challenges, improve their health and wellbeing, and build brighter futures. As one of the UK's leading health and social care charities, we're driven by a simple purpose: to make a lasting difference through compassionate, evidence-based support. Guided by our values of being open, compassionate and bold, we're creating services that put people first and communities at the heart of everything we do.
Our Brighton & Hove service is as diverse and vibrant as the city itself. Working alongside local communities, health partners and voluntary organisations, we're continually finding new ways to reach people who may not otherwise access support. Join our multidisciplinary team and you'll work with passionate, skilled colleagues who share a commitment to reducing health inequalities and delivering truly inclusive care. Here, you'll be trusted to bring your expertise, encouraged to grow professionally and empowered to help shape services that make a genuine difference to people's lives every single day.
Job description Job responsibilities LGBTQ+ & Chemsex Recovery CoordinatorHelp create a community where everyone feels seen, heard and supported.
Some of the people who need support the most are often the least likely to ask for it.
For many people within LGBTQ+ communities, experiences of stigma, discrimination or previous interactions with services can make accessing support feel difficult. For individuals involved in chemsex, those challenges can be even more complex, with substance use, sexual health, mental wellbeing and social circumstances often closely connected.
At Change Grow Live, we believe everyone deserves access to compassionate, inclusive support that meets them where they are. We're committed to reducing health inequalities, breaking down barriers to treatment and ensuring every person has the opportunity to achieve better health, greater wellbeing and lasting recovery.
This is your opportunity to play a leading role in making that happen.
A role with purposeAs our LGBTQ+ & Chemsex Recovery Coordinator, you'll help shape the future of specialist support across Brighton & Hove.
This isn't a traditional Recovery Coordinator role. It's a unique opportunity to combine outreach, specialist case management, partnership working and service development to reach people who may never have considered engaging with treatment.
You'll spend time building relationships where they matter mostin community settings, alongside local organisations and within trusted spaces across Brighton & Hove. By meeting people where they feel comfortable, you'll help remove barriers, build confidence and create meaningful pathways into treatment and recovery.
Every conversation has the potential to reduce harm.
Every relationship has the potential to build trust.
Every intervention has the potential to change a life.
Making a lasting impactWorking as part of our multidisciplinary team, you'll provide specialist support to LGBTQ+ individuals and people involved in chemsex whose needs are often complex and may not be met through traditional treatment models.
You'll manage a specialist caseload, delivering person-centred interventions that improve physical health, emotional wellbeing and social outcomes, while promoting safer choices through tailored harm reduction advice and health promotion.
You'll work closely with sexual health services, community organisations, healthcare professionals and wider partners to create joined-up pathways of care, ensuring people receive coordinated support that reflects their individual needs.
Alongside direct work with service users, you'll act as the service lead for LGBTQ+ and chemsex-related practice, helping colleagues build confidence, identifying emerging trends and contributing to the ongoing development of specialist interventions and community partnerships. You'll also support the development of peer-led groups, represent the service at partnership meetings and help shape innovative approaches that improve access and outcomes.
The person we're looking forThis is a specialist, autonomous role suited to someone who already has significant experience working within drug and alcohol services.
You'll be confident working independently, comfortable building relationships across diverse communities and passionate about improving outcomes for people who may be underrepresented within treatment services.
You'll bring:
Significant experience supporting LGBTQ+ communities and/or individuals involved in chemsex or the use of club drugs.
Excellent case management skills and experience supporting people with multiple and complex needs.
A strong understanding of harm reduction, recovery-focused practice and health promotion.
Experience delivering outreach and engaging people in community settings.
The ability to build trusted relationships with service users, colleagues and partner organisations.
Confidence working across organisational boundaries to develop new pathways and opportunities.
A proactive, innovative approach with the ability to identify gaps and develop new ways of working.
Resilience, adaptability and excellent organisational skills.
Because of the specialist nature of this role, it isn't suitable as an entry-level position. We're looking for someone who can bring both experience and fresh thinking to help us continue developing this important area of work.
Why Brighton & Hove?Brighton & Hove is home to one of the UK's largest and most diverse LGBTQ+ communities, making this a truly unique opportunity to influence specialist service delivery at both an individual and community level.
You'll join a passionate, multidisciplinary team that's committed to innovation, collaboration and improving access to treatment for everyone. Working alongside experienced colleagues and trusted community partners, you'll have the freedom to develop new ideas, strengthen relationships and help shape services that reflect the needs of the communities we serve.
Our service works flexibly to meet local need, including late evening sessions during the week and a Saturday morning service, ensuring support is available when people need it most.
Why Join Change Grow Live?At Change Grow Live, we believe that meaningful careers are built on purpose.
You'll be trusted to use your expertise, encouraged to challenge thinking and supported to grow professionally within one of the UK's leading health and social care charities.
In return, we'll invest in your wellbeing, your development and your future through high-quality learning opportunities, supportive leadership and opportunities to influence the way services evolve.
If you're passionate about reducing inequalities, championing inclusive practice and helping people build healthier, more fulfilling lives, we'd love to hear from you.
Person Specification
Experience Essential
We'd love to hear from you if you can demonstrate: Significant experience working within drug and alcohol services, managing a complex caseload and supporting people with multiple and complex needs. Experience working with LGBTQ+ communities and a good understanding of the barriers that can prevent people from accessing treatment and recovery services. Experience supporting people involved in chemsex and/or the use of club drugs, with the ability to deliver evidence-based harm reduction interventions. A strong understanding of recovery-focused practice, safeguarding, trauma-informed care and person-centred approaches. Experience delivering assertive outreach and engaging individuals who may be underrepresented in, or reluctant to access, treatment services. The ability to build trusting, professional relationships with service users, colleagues and external partners. Experience working collaboratively with sexual health services, healthcare professionals, community organisations and other partner agencies. Excellent assessment, care planning, risk management and case management skills. Strong communication skills, with the confidence to work autonomously as well as collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team. The ability to influence, support and advise colleagues, acting as a specialist resource within the service. Excellent organisational and IT skills, with experience maintaining accurate clinical records and managing competing priorities. A commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion, with a genuine passion for reducing health inequalities and improving outcomes for LGBTQ+ communities. Flexibility to work late evenings, occasional Saturdays and across community locations throughout Brighton & Hove.
Desirable
It would be great if you also have: Experience working within or alongside sexual health services. Knowledge of emerging trends relating to chemsex, sexual health and club drug use. Experience developing or delivering specialist health promotion campaigns, workshops or training. Experience establishing peer support groups or community-led recovery initiatives. Experience representing an organisation at partnership meetings, networks or multi-agency forums. Experience contributing to service development, quality improvement or implementing innovative approaches to improve engagement. An understanding of public health approaches to reducing health inequalities. Knowledge of local treatment pathways and services across Brighton & Hove. A recognised qualification in substance misuse, health, social care, counselling or a related discipline.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer details Employer name Change Grow Live
Address Richmond House
Richmond Road
Brighton
East Sussex
BN2 3RL
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.changegrowlive.org/ (Opens in a new tab)