Overview:
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 service 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.
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 Team Leaders here at Change Grow Live play an integral role in ensuring an effective service provision for our service users by creating a focussed culture, engaging staff to provide an innovative and continually improving service and provide leadership, support, and development to a wide range of staff.
We are seeking a motivated individual to lead the implementation and coordination of initiatives that promote awareness and understanding of drug and alcohol issues. The role involves delivering education, training, and promotional activities to upskill colleagues, professionals, service users, carers, young people, and community groups. The post holder will play a key part in supporting best practice for alcohol misuse interventions and increasing awareness of the wider harms caused by substance misuse.
Where: Knowsley
Full Time Hours: 37.5 per week
Full Time Salary Range: £35, £37, based on full time hours, pro rata for part time)
* Please note: 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.
Responsibilities:
About the role:
* Develop and maintain productive working relationships.
* Deliver training and raise drug and alcohol awareness across Knowsley, supporting professionals to provide information, brief advice, and appropriate referrals.
* Manage risk and health & safety requirements for all training events.
* Work towards agreed outcomes and targets in line with the commissioner's service level agreement, ensuring high standards of service delivery.
* Liaise with partner organisations across statutory, voluntary, and private sectors when running training and awareness sessions.
* Identify opportunities for service development in collaboration with the Service Manager.
* Provide operational line management for staff, including supervision, appraisal, performance management, and sickness management, while ensuring compliance with CGL and external policies.
* Promote and embed CGL's values through decision-making, leadership, and fostering a values-based culture.
About you:
* Educated to degree level or equivalent relevant experience.
* Knowledge and experience of developing and leading health and social care services and delivering services which evidence high performance and quality standards.
* Able to lead, inspire and develop a team.
* Excellent verbal and written communication skills and able to use common MS Office applications (Word/Excel/Outlook)
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
* 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
* Generous Refer-a-Friend scheme
Please ensure that when completing your application form and supporting statement, you reflect on the details outlined in the job description. This will help us understand how your skills and experiences align with the requirements of the role.
Please pay specific attention to your personal statement which will be used for shortlisting for this role.
Direct applications only — we will not be engaging agencies for this vacancy.
Please note: This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship. Applicants must already have the right to work in the UK at the time of application. For applicants with time-limited visas, unfortunately, we are unable to support new visa applications or extensions. More information about eligible roles and occupations can be found here: Skilled Worker visa: Overview - 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.
Salary Range (pro rata if part time): CGL points 31 to 33 (£35, £37, ILW / OLW /Fringe: N/A - Outside London Weighting Area Closing Date: 19/10/2025 If you have any questions on this opportunity that you would like to talk through please contact us using the below details:: Catherine Shaw | : This post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check at an enhanced level.