About us

Changing Lives is a nationwide charity helping people facing the most challenging of circumstances to make positive change - for good. We believe that everyone deserves a safe home, a rewarding job and a life free from addiction or abuse. We know that given the right support, anyone can change their life for the better.

Our services across the country help thousands of people each year who are experiencing a wide range of complicated challenges, including homelessness, drug and alcohol addiction, unemployment, involvement with the criminal justice system, sexual exploitation and domestic abuse. By focusing on their strengths, potential and opportunities, we support the people we work with to overcome their problems and live safe, successful, independent lives.

Our charity is powered by over 600 passionate colleagues who bring a diverse and inclusive environment for our colleagues to grow. We are proud to say that many have actual lived experience of the challenges faced by those we support. We are looking for committed and compassionate professionals to join our team, who share our enthusiasm for changing lives.

About the Service -Treatment & Recovery Services

Our dedicated treatment and recovery services offer tailored support to help people challenge dependency. We understand that recovery from dependency is a personal process, and we know that it is possible with the support.

At Changing Lives, we recognise that substance dependency is often something that emerges linked to life experiences and we are here to help people explore, make meaning and decide what changes they would like to make moving forward.

We work with people at every stage of their recovery journey. We offer an effective therapeutic support for people, and on-going support as life progresses. We also support people to connect within their communities and to other services that can help with other issues arising, including employment, housing, family relationships, mental health and more.

About the Job

Changing Lives have over 50 years’ experience of working with disadvantaged people in the Northeast. In the North Tyneside area, Changing Lives have been working in partnership delivering, recovery, strength-based interventions, as part of addictions and recovery services since 2014.

This is a unique opportunity and role, where you can make a difference to improve people’s lives. We are seeking dynamic, highly motivated, creative and engaging individual to be an Oaktrees Group Facilitator. To engage and support people who are involved within the North Tyneside Recovery Partnership and are accessing Oaktrees non-residential rehab. To undertake assessment reviews, deliver the Oaktrees programme within a group setting, provide advice, encourage and enable people to access a wide range of Recovery Orientated Support with the aim of engaging people in treatment working towards recovery from addiction.

The psychosocial interventions delivered will be trauma informed, whilst utilising the strengths of the individual. Such an approach will enable people to make positive, long-term changes to their lives.

At Changing Lives, we value a diverse workforce and are keen to recruit people of all ages, from all backgrounds, genders, abilities and ethnicities.

This role be centre based but may occasionally include outreach support within the community, NTRP hubs and hospitals. Therefore, you will need to be able to work effectively, independently and as a team, whilst being under pressure to deliver a high standard of treatment and care deadlines and maintaining high standards of case management.