Training & Information Worker

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At Change Grow Live, we're driven by the belief that we can truly impact the lives of our service users. We offer a safe, supportive environment, honouring each individual and working collaboratively to identify the best treatment and care options. Our core values - 'Be open, be compassionate, and be bold' - guide us daily as we help people reshape their lives, grow as individuals, and embrace life to the fullest.

Exciting opportunity - Training & Information Worker

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our Derbyshire Young Peoples Service in the role of Training & Information Worker. Working with and under the direction of the management team, our training & information worker ensures that our relationships with external partners & professionals leads to best possible outcomes for young people in Derbyshire.

The training & information worker collaborates with external agencies and partners to upskill the wider workforce. Delivering a range of interactive and engaging training sessions, the postholder will increase confidence in professionals and improve awareness & visibility of the service.

The postholder will also develop training packages on a range of topics, centring around drug & alcohol use and the associated risks amongst young people, utilising a continuous improvement ethos responding to need & feedback amongst delegates.

Additionally, the training & information worker will represent the service across professional networks, taking a lead role in service visibility, and working closely with key stakeholders & partners.

Where: This role will be based across Derbyshire

Hours: 22.5 Hours Per Week (3 days)

Salary: £27,449.53- £31,393.77 dependant on experience (based on full time working hours, pro rata if part time)

About the role: 

• Building and maintaining positive working relationships with key community partners/stakeholders, e.g., local authority, social care, youth teams, schools etc.
• Leading on the development of training packages, ensuring engaging and interactive content which caters to range of learning styles & experience levels.
• Researching literature and consulting with young people, partners, and wider service team to identify key issues/trends to inform training delivery.
• Develop & facilitate an annual diary of training sessions, working with local authority partners.
• Lead on opportunities to enhance service visibility, e.g. representation within professional networks/meetings.
• Lead contact for professional/student placement opportunities (e.g. school nursing, CAMHS, etc)  
• Accurately maintain monitoring and evaluations of work undertaken to demonstrate service outcomes and targets, including the writing & development of quarterly & annual reports.
• Facilitate/deliver training to a range of partners stakeholders in a flexible way, accommodating variance in knowledge level, learning styles, group size, dynamics, psychological safety, etc.
• Engage in team meetings, service development days, and 1:1/group supervision in a meaningful way.
• Contribute to the services digital offer of interventions e.g. development of content for use on social media.

About you:

• Knowledge & experience of working with young people, drug & alcohol use, and the wider issues impacting this group. 
• Working knowledge of safeguarding children, with an understanding of professional accountability.
• Knowledge & awareness of theoretical models relevant to engagement with young people (e.g. psychosocial interventions, motivational interviewing, trauma informed care).
• Experienced in the devleopment & facilitation/delivery of professionals training, including continuous improvement, evaluation & feedback
• Excellent communicator & relationship builder. 
• Digitally competant & confident.
• Dynamic & flexible.  

What we will give to you: 

• 25 days holiday + bank holidays (pro-rata) rising by 1 day for each years’ service “Capped at 30 days” (pro-rata).
• Paid ‘Wellness’ hour each week along with a ‘Wellness’ hub and Employee Assist Programme 
• Contributory pension scheme 
• A great selection of benefits incl. discounts for shopping, cinema, holidays, etc. 
• A friendly and supportive team 
• Training, career development & progression opportunities 
• Refer a friend scheme. 

Please read attached Job Description and outline in your Personal Statement using previous exmaples to demonstrate how you are the best choice for the role. 

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. 

If you require sponsorship, please note that this role is not eligible for a Health and Care Worker visa. You may be eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route but must meet the minimum salary requirements for the role. You can find out more here Skilled Worker visa: Overview - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

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