Community Trainer

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

Our core values are ‘Be open, be compassionate and be bold’ and our team members apply these daily to achieve our mission of helping people change the direction of their lives, grow as individuals, and live life to its full potential.

We are currently recruiting a Community Trainer (Community prevention education) to work as part of the Liverpool service. Our ideal candidate will have the skills and experience to assess and engage with our service users, ensuring that they access the right intervention at the right time, in a way that best meets their needs. 

The Trainer will work with the workforce and with the wider community to increase knowledge of working with people who are experiencing difficulties with substances and the impact this has on their health.

Where: Liverpool, we have 8 sites arond Liverpool and jobs will be based in anyone of these.

Hours: 18¾ per week (Part time)

Full time Salary: £27,861.26 - £32,002.35 Dependent on experience (Based on full time hours, pro rata for part time)

About the role:

• Develop and deliver a range of interventions to respond to the needs of the wider workforce
• coach a range of staff, professionals, and will reach out to community groups and businesses to offer training in how to approach the person experiencing difficulties and talk to them about their use of substances
• Work with the L&D National Team to ensure training is of a high standard and consistent across the city
• Work with the L&D Team and operations on designing any bespoke training to support operations
• To develop a training calendar that reflects opportunities for professional development across the partnership utilising training provision from wider partners and providers
• To build and maintain relationships within community stakeholders to be able to identify and respond quickly to new opportunities
• Deliver training on the delivery of Brief Interventions and onward referral following the correct care pathway

About you:

• Considerable experience of working within substance use services with a clear
  understanding of the need for and ability to deliver quality services
• An excellent understanding of learning styles and the ability to adapt training and resources to meet the needs of different learners
• Extensive knowledge of the issues facing substance users including social care, welfare benefits, health and emergency accommodation
• Experience of effectively using Information Technology, particularly Microsoft Word and Microsoft Power-Point
• Able to communicate confidently and effectively, verbally and in writing
• Show a capacity to work alone and the ability to keep calm under pressure
• Demonstrates effective presentation and facilitation skills
• Experience delivering training and/or group work

What we will give to you:

• 25 days holiday (+ bank holidays) rising in your first five years of service
• 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 and receive generous vouchers if candidate is successful

 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

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

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)

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high number of applications, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

Full-time hours at Change Grow Live are 37.5 hours per week. For part-time roles, the salary and payments will be pro rata based on contracted hours.