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)
ResponsibilitiesAbout 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 substancesWork with the L&D National Team to ensure training is of a high standard and consistent across the cityWork with the L&D Team and operations on designing any bespoke training to support operationsTo develop a training calendar that reflects opportunities for professional development across the partnership utilising training provision from wider partners and providersTo build and maintain relationships within community stakeholders to be able to identify and respond quickly to new opportunitiesDeliver 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 clearunderstanding 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 learnersExtensive knowledge of the issues facing substance users including social care, welfare benefits, health and emergency accommodationExperience of effectively using Information Technology, particularly Microsoft Word and Microsoft Power-PointAble to communicate confidently and effectively, verbally and in writingShow a capacity to work alone and the ability to keep calm under pressureDemonstrates effective presentation and facilitation skillsExperience delivering training and/or group work
What we will give to you:
25 days holiday (+ bank holidays) rising in your first five years of servicePaid ‘Wellness’ hour each week along with a ‘Wellness’ hub and Employee Assist ProgrammeContributory pension schemeA great selection of benefits incl. discounts for shopping, cinema, holidays, etc.A friendly and supportive teamTraining, career development & progression opportunitiesRefer a Friend and receive generous vouchers if candidate is successfulPlease 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.
Salary Range (pro rata if part time) CGL points 23 to 28 (£27,861.26 - £32,002.35) ILW / OLW /Fringe N/A - Outside London Weighting Area Closing Date 27/7/2025 If you have any questions on this opportunity that you would like to talk through please contact us using the below details: Louise Dolan | Louise.Dolan@cgl.org.uk This post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check at an enhanced level. Options ApplyApplyShareEmail this job to a friendRefer <p style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">Sorry the Share function is not working properly at this moment. Please refresh the page and try again later.</span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;"> </span></p> Share this vacancy on your newsfeed
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.
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