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About us
Who we are
Change Grow Live
Probation Community Rehabilitation Services
Volunteering in Dependency and Recovery Projects
We are a specialist Change Grow Live service dedicated to supporting people on probation impacted by substance misuse. Our projects are based in the West Midlands, South Yorkshire, Kent, Surrey & Sussex
Our culture and values
Our mission, vision and values guide everything we do
Believe in people
At Change Grow Live, above all else we believe in people. It's the one thing that acts as a foundation for all our work. We believe in our volunteers' potential. We believe you can do brilliant, life-changing work.
Our mission and vision
Our mission is to help people change the direction of their lives, grow as individuals, and live life to its full potential. The vision we're working towards is to develop, deliver and share a whole person approach that changes society.
Make a difference
We exist to help people achieve their goals, to be the best that they can be and to help change society for the better. This is true whether we are talking about the people who use our services, our staff or our volunteers.
We are not in control of everything that impacts upon the people who use our services. However, we are in control of what we do, how we behave and where we focus our expertise, resources and energy.
Our aim is to work together to challenge stigma and oppression. We want our charity to be a place where our staff, volunteers and people who use our services are respected and engaged. Ultimately, we want to make life safer, easier and better for as many people as we can.
Values
Our values work together, as principles that guide the way we act and the choices we make.
Be open, be compassionate, be bold.
Equality, diversity and inclusion policy
Equality, diversity and inclusion at Change Grow Live
We are committed to becoming one of the leading organisations in our field for diversity and inclusion.
We will continue to explore new ways to improve the accessibility of our services, recruit a representative workforce and enrich our culture with diversity of thought, background and experience.
The people who use our services come from a wide range of backgrounds, and so do our colleagues. We aim to celebrate diversity in our workplace to create an inclusive culture by offering dedicated time and space for people to connect.
An inclusive approach to careers
We believe that having diverse people working as part of our team makes us the organisation that we are. We are registered as a disability confident and age friendly employer. We welcome applications from everyone. We positively welcome applications from people who are from Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic backgrounds, LGBTQ+ and those with disabilities. Even if you don’t think you meet 100% of the person specification, we still encourage you to apply.
We actively encourage applications from people from all backgrounds to help us to provide the best possible experience for the people who use our services and to make Change Grow Live a great place to work.
If you have any feedback on our recruitment processes (good or bad) we’d love to hear from you so that we can make sure they are fair and we attract and recruit the best, most diverse workforce possible.
Supporting our staff and volunteers
We have expanded our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) team to ensure that there is a greater EDI focus across our strategic priorities, projects and workstreams.
Our National Inclusion team are always on hand for support and advice. We also have a variety of forums where colleagues in any role across Change Grow Live can come together to discuss accessibility, diversity, equality and many more topics.
These include our:
- Accessibility forum
- LGBTQ+ forum
- Trans and non-binary forum
- Veteran support working group
- Menopause Group
- Inclusion Champions Network Forum
- Black Workers Action Group
- Embrace Forum
