The job role at St Giles Trust involves delivering the "Learning to Advise" course to individuals with lived Criminal Justice experience, supporting them in achieving certification and further opportunities. The part-time, fixed-term role requires training delivery, learner support, and collaboration with partners. Applicants should demonstrate relevant experience, skills, and alignment with St Giles' values.
Responsible to:
Team Manager
Hours:
Part Time, 17.5 hours per week (flexible hours)
Fixed term until 31/07/2026
Grade:
Band 3
Location:
York or Scarborough
Holiday:
30 days + bank and statutory holidays (pro-rated if part time)
Salary:
£12,500 (pro-rata) Full Time Equivalent - £25,000
Please note successful candidates should expect to be appointed at the starting point of the salary scale and consideration may be given to a higher salary depending on the experience of the individual.
Application Deadline:
Wednesday, 7th January 2026 at 9.00am
Interview date:
Friday 16th January 2026
Please note this role requires Enhanced Adult DBS check
St Giles Trust is a Charity helping people facing severe disadvantage to find jobs, homes, and the right support they need. We help them to become positive contributors to local communities and wider society. We passionately believe everybody is capable of changing their lives. Our mission is we empower people to overcome injustices for themselves, their families and their local communities – we achieve this through offering support from someone who has been there. Our peer-led services form the backbone of our work.
You will provide our Learning to Advise assured course to individuals with Criminal Justice lived experience. You will engage and support individuals to achieve their certification and progress onto further opportunities and placements. You will work as part of a larger Trainer Assessor team which ensures excellent standards are maintained in terms of course delivery. You will be required to work closely with our partners, Inspire North, to coordinate volunteer placements and maintain excellent working relationships.
(1) Key Deliverables
* Interviewing applicants, assessing learning and other needs, considering support issues and experience; and carrying out risk assessments
* Delivering our assured Learning to Advise course, in accordance with requirements
* Working with learners to produce and review realistic individual learning plans in accordance with project requirements and provide a comprehensive induction
* Providing one-to-one support to peer advisors and volunteers attached to projects as appropriate
* Ensuring that confidentiality and security of information is maintained in accordance with our Confidentiality, Data Protection, IT and Security policies. Promoting sustainable working practices and reducing the environmental impact of St Giles work.
* Demonstrating an understanding of and commitment to St Giles values and to equality, diversity, and inclusion.
* Demonstrates a strong understanding of St Giles approach to employing and developing lived experience including how it is applied in line with our values.
(2) Person specification
Please use the points outlined below to show how you meet the requirements of the role by addressing each of three person specification areas: 1) Experience, Knowledge & Qualifications 2) Skills 3) Personal Qualities.
Experience, Knowledge & Qualifications
* Experience of delivering training to adults facing disadvantages
* Qualification in Information Advice and Guidance (IAG) (desirable)
* Knowledge and understanding of the issues faced by people involved in the Criminal Justice System in accessing and sustaining training or employment and how these can be overcome
* Practical application of diversity awareness and unconscious bias in employment.
* Knowledge of anti-discriminatory working practices, and the implications of both within the working environment
* Awareness of and commitment to equal opportunity and diversity practices and policies, and ability to promote diversity and treat colleagues and learners fairly and with respect
Skills & Abilities
* Ability to support people who have multiple and complex needs
* Demonstrate the ability to support and motivate learners with multiple complex needs
* Proven ability to apply a creative approach to planning activities and to adopt a range of approaches
* Self-motivated and enjoys working independently
* Ability to work collaboratively and flexibly with others to achieve organisational goals, and to resolve conflicts of interest professionally
* Ability to set up and operate systems to monitor and report on work
* Strong IT skills with an ability to work with a case database on a day-to-day basis
* Good written and communication skills
* Ability to be flexible and develop positive working relationships with other staff, volunteers and partner organisations to achieve targets
Personal Qualities
In your application form, please provide a written statement (maximum 1,000 words) showing how you meet the criteria outlined in the Person Specification. In your statement, please address the following three areas:
* Experience, Knowledge & Qualifications – Give examples of your professional and/or voluntary experience, highlighting how you meet the criteria.
* Skills & Abilities – Explain the skills you bring to this role and how you have applied them in practice.
* Personal Qualities & Values – Describe the personal attributes and values you would bring, including how you align with the values of St Giles.
It is important to us to have kind, flexible, adaptable, and empathic individuals within the team. Therefore, your contribution to the organisation should be one that supports creating an inclusive and safe environment. You will consciously aim to use your position within the organisation for the enablement of others by creating a collaborative, empowering, respectful, and inspiring environment where people look forward to coming to work.
In addition, the success candidate will:
* Have an interest in and commitment to the long-term success and development of St Giles
* Be flexible and adaptable
* Act as a role model for the organisation with integrity and a demonstrable commitment to upholding professional standards
* Demonstrate passion and approach all work in an enthusiastic way
(3) About Us
In St Giles, you can expect a competitive salary, generous leave allowance, staff pension, flexible working, a mentoring programme, an advice and counselling service, season ticket loan and much more.
We are an equity and inclusion-confident employer. We welcome all applications and we particularly encourage applications from people of the global majority (black, brown, multi-heritage) and those who identify as disabled, nonresponsive, or neurodiverse, with any protected characteristics and/or social barriers or challenges. We value the empowering and informative impact that all lived experiences and diversity of thought can offer the organisation.
St Giles will guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria set out in the Job Description for the vacancy.
Ready to Apply?
1. Download the application form.
2. Complete the application form, including the personal statement in relation to the job description.
3. Once completed, please return it by email to Please include the Job Title and Job Code in your email subject.
4. The deadline for this job application is Wednesday, 7th January 2026 at 9.00am.
Application Form
This job description is a statement of requirements at the time of writing and is not contractual. It should not be seen as precluding future changes after appointment to this role.