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Group Work Facilitator

Location Kirkby-Merseyside
Job ID 2024-15436
Number of Vacancies Remaining
1
Category
Health and Social Care Practitioner
Type of Contract
Permanent employee
Contracted Hours Per Week
37.50
Salary Range (pro rata if part time)
CGL points 23 to 28 (£27,449.52 - £31,529.41)
ILW / OLW /Fringe
N/A - Outside London Weighting Area
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Overview

Change Grow Live are a charity dedicated to the belief that we can make a difference to our Service Users lives.   

  

Our core values are ‘Be open, be compassionate and be bold’ and our teams apply these daily offering support and respect in a safe environment, treating each user as an individual and working with them to find the right treatment and care options.    

 

 

We have an exciting opportunity for a Group Work Practitioner who has the skills and experience to work with service users with substance misuse and other complex needs. You will be responsible for supporting the delivery of our psychosocial group interventions and ensure that clients receive the highest level of care, individualised to meets their needs.  

 

You’ll have to record information about what you do, so enjoying a bit of paperwork and attention to detail is important. But most of the time you’ll be enjoying working with people from all backgrounds, making a difference to their lives. No two days are the same and we treat every person who comes into our service as an individual, so being flexible, curious and a good listener are key. 

 

Where: Knowsley

Hours: 37.5 (full time)

Salary: £27,449.52 - £31,529.41(based on full time working hours, pro rata for part time)

 

Responsibilities

About the role: 

  • Identify, and engage with, people who have substance misuse problems.
  • Support the delivery and development of psychosocial group interventions.
  • To work with a medium caseload on alcohol and non-opiate clients.
  • Support the Team Leader to carry out case file audits and ensure findings encourage a culture of learning within the team. 
  • Engage in regular consultation with service users to maintain the quality of the service, supporting staff by encouraging service user engagement. 
  • Provide health education especially regarding harm minimisation, blood borne viruses and overdose prevention. 
  • Ensure that all aspects of confidentiality are adhered to. 

 

About you: 

  • Excellent knowledge and understanding of drug and alcohol issues and experience of working within a related field. 
  • Knowledge and experience of multi-agency working and establishing partnerships with other professions to achieve good outcomes for the service user group. 
  • Ability to communicate complex information to individuals and groups in a way that is easily understood. 
  • Written and verbal communication skills and a high degree of personal IT competency. The ability to accurately update and maintain records in a timely fashion and to work to deadlines for the submission of information. 
  • Excellent team working and interpersonal skills, maintaining a highly cooperative approach to supporting colleagues in delivering service objectives. 

 

What we will give to you: 

  • 25 days holiday (+ bank holidays) rising by 1 day for each years’ service “Capped at 30 days”. 
  • Paid ‘Wellbeing’ hour each week.
  • 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 

 

Please read attached Job Description for a more detailed outline of responsibilities and Person Specification

 

If this sounds like you and you’d like to begin your journey with Change Grow Live, then we’d 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)

Salary Range (pro rata if part time)

CGL points 23 to 28 (£27,449.52 - £31,529.41)

ILW / OLW /Fringe

N/A - Outside London Weighting Area

Interview Date

27/1/2025

Closing Date

19/1/2025

If you have any questions on this opportunity that you would like to talk through please contact us using the below details:

Kelly Smith | Kelly.A.Smith@cgl.org.uk | 07776 596593

 

This post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check at an enhanced level.

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We believe that having diverse people working as part of our team makes us the organisation that we are.

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.

The safety of vulnerable children, young people and adults is our absolute priority. We will support you in your role to make sure that you are equipped to support the safety of people who use our services and those around them, to the highest standard possible.