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 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 Programmes Facilitator to work within HMP Channings Wood. 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.
We are seeking a committed and dynamic person to support the delivery of substance misuse interventions within a custodial setting. In this role, you will work directly with individuals in prison who are affected by drug and alcohol use, helping them to understand their behaviours, build motivation for change, and engage in structured recovery‑focused programmes.
You will facilitate group sessions, complete assessments, and provide 1:1 support that promotes harm reduction, stabilisation, and long‑term recovery. Working closely with prison staff, healthcare teams, and partner agencies, you will ensure that every individual receives safe, effective, and person‑centred support.
This role is ideal for someone passionate about empowering people to overcome substance misuse challenges, able to build rapport in a fast‑paced environment, and motivated to help improve outcomes and reduce re‑offending.
Where: HMP Channings Wood
Full Time Hours: 37.5 per week
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:
- You will work with service users to initiate recovery from drug and/or alcohol dependence, to enable service users in the prison to build their own recovery capital and to support them to move into long term sustained recovery and social (re)integration.
- To develop and deliver group psychosocial interventions. This involves facilitating Foundations of Rehabilitation programme, in addition to pod working tailored to the needs of the caseload.
- To be creative and innovative so that the post best meets the needs of the service user, promoting access into treatment, and encouraging engagement with underrepresented communities.
- Assess suitability for groups related to risk and special needs, working closely with prison partners to schedule attendance.
About you:
- Sensitivity in working with complex and diverse needs.
- Demonstrate a strong recovery focus and have knowledge of a range of psychosocial interventions.
- Ability to manage change successfully in a way that prioritises the needs of service users.
- Understand the importance of information governance processes and commit to follow and apply all necessary safeguards.
- Seek out learning opportunities to improve and broaden your professional knowledge and skills and to contribute and oversee the learning and development of others.
What we will give to you:
- 25 days holiday (+ bank holidays) rising by 1 day for each years’ service “Capped at 30 days”
- Paid ‘Wellness’ hour each week along with a ‘Wellness’ hub and Employee Assist Programme
- Contributory pension scheme
- Several 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 out line of responsibilities and Person Specifications
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.
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 23 to 28 (£27,861.26 - £32,002.35)
Closing Date
7/7/2026
This post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check at an enhanced level.
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.
Registered Charity
501 - 1000
Our mission is to help people change the direction of their lives, grow as individuals, and live life to its full potential.
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Job Title: Youth Intervention Officer (Hucknall)
Reporting to: Youth Intervention Manager
Role Type: Full-Time (35 hours per week)
Trent Bridge Community Trust is seeking a highly motivated, experienced, and organised individual who is passionate about making a real difference in the lives of young people.
Do you have the creativity, drive and leadership skills to help us deliver our life changing youth intervention programme Positive Futures?
We are looking for a Youth Intervention Officer that can deliver our transformative flagship projects in Hucknall, your role will be hands-on, dynamic, and deeply rewarding.
We are all about helping young people build confidence and empower them to achieve their very best. If you’re passionate, creative, and ready to roll up your sleeves, we’d love to have you on board.
In addition, the successful candidate will be required to undergo enhanced disclosure checks with the Disclosure and Barring Service
1. RELEVANT GENERAL OBJECTIVES
- To support the Youth Intervention Manager to plan, organise and deliver the Positive Futures Hucknall project, and work towards achieving all KPI targets set within the Holgate Academy Partnership Agreement.
- To support our young people within educational settings, specifically around behaviour interventions and working with those on the edge of exclusion, truanting and developing poor behaviour traits.
- To develop trusted professional relationships with young people to steer them to alternative positive outcomes through interventions, workshops and open access sport and to build aspirations.
- Work in unison with the Youth Intervention Manager to identify new potential partnerships and to manage existing ones through partner delivery and meetings.
- Act as a key contact point for referral partners to ensure regular updates on young people’s progress are shared.
- To provide signposting and advocacy for young people and families needing to access other services.
- To ensure all relevant Health & Safety and Child Protection/Safeguarding policies and legislation are adhered to.
- Work closely with the Safeguarding Manager to gain advice and report any safeguarding concerns relating to young people within the Positive Futures Programme. Support the review of a safeguarding reporting process.
- To deliver and assist in the development of the Positive Futures project, with the overarching aim of using youth work and sport to engage ‘at-risk’ young people in order to identify and support their individual needs and steer them towards education, training and employment.
- To undertake administrative duties including day to day management of:
- Activity registers.
- Provide regular monitoring and evaluation of delivery.
- Ensure all notes and timeline events are recorded per individual on Upshot.
- Regularly collect surveys that will assist in providing evidence for impact of delivery to funding partners.
- Gathering of ASDAN accreditation evidence to be submitted.
2. SPECIFIC ROLE RESPONSIBILITY
- Support the Youth Intervention Manager to create impact reports throughout the project through collecting relevant evidence and statistics to highlight impact of the project.
- To work in partnership with Holgate Academy and its feeder Primary schools to work with young people identified by Nottinghamshire Virtual Schools who have, or have previously had social care involvement through Child Protection Plans or Child in Need plans.
- Work in collaboration with Holgate to identify those in need of intervention support and to create bespoke intervention packages for each referred 1:1 individual and support around key concerns / reason of initial referral.
- Support referred young people in both 1:1 intervention and group workshops through transition from Primary school to Secondary school, those struggling to engage positively in school, have formed concerning behaviour patterns and/or safeguarding concerns.
- Provide termly updates on individuals engaging with the project schools / referring agencies.
- Work in collaboration with external supporting organisations attached to individual participants (Social Care, Police etc).
- Plan, coordinate and deliver 3 x days (4 hours per day) of activity per week during school holidays.
- Support in peer and adult relationship repair where necessary.
- Provide suppOrt to young people to engage in further activities external to school within the local community.
3. EQUITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION
Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club is committed to being an Equal Opportunities Employer.
The Club recognises the benefits of a diverse workforce and is committed to providing a working environment that is free from discrimination.
The Club will seek to promote the principles of equality and diversity in all its dealings with employees, workers, job applicants, clients, customers, suppliers, contractors, recruitment agencies and the public.
All employees and those who act on the Club’s behalf are required to adhere to this policy when undertaking their duties or when representing the Club in any other guise.
4. SAFEGUARDING
Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
We ensure that we have a range of policies and procedures in place which promote safeguarding and safer working practice across our services and are committed to ensuring safeguarding practice reflects statutory responsibilities, government guidance and complies with best practice and the ECB requirements to ensure that all children participating in Cricket have a safe, positive and fun experience, whatever their level of involvement.
5. KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
- Contribute as part of the Positive Futures Team in achieving the overall KPI’s agreed with Nottinghamshire Virtual Schools and Holgate Academy.
· Deliver individual targets set by the Youth Intervention Manager that relate to your specific role
6. PERSON SPECIFICATIONS
ESSENTIAL
- Experience of youth work with young people.
- Experience of planning, delivering, evaluating and recording programmes.
- Experience of producing a collection of evidence and information using a range of methods.
- Experience of enabling the engagement and participation of young people.
- Experience of work that celebrates diversity and challenges discriminatory attitudes and behaviours.
- Experience of addressing health and safety / safeguarding concerns involving young people.
- Experience of working in partnership with other organisations.
- Experience of working in partnership with schools to support students.
- Understanding the context of youth work and the issues and developments arising within it.
- Understanding of the professional conduct required of a youth worker inside and outside of work, and the importance of maintaining appropriate standards of behaviour.
- Knowledge of youth intervention practices to divert young people away from anti-social behaviour and low-level crime.
- Ability to work towards set targets and contribute to performance outcomes as part of the Positive Futures team.
- Takes an active role in managing risk, health and safety, and safeguarding issues.
- Strong planning and organisational skills.
- Good computer literacy, including Microsoft Office.
- Strong communication skills and ability to work effectively within a team.
- Ability to work in partnership with both community stakeholders and schools.
- Holds a Level 3 JNC Youth Work qualification, or a Level 2 with a willingness to work towards Level 3.
- Current First Aid qualification.
- Safeguarding Children & Young People training.
- Outgoing, friendly and supportive, with the ability to engage and motivate young people.
- Passionate, reliable and dependable.
- Willing to be accountable for own work and performance.
- Ability to work under pressure with minimal supervision.
- Flexibility to work evenings and weekends.
- Ability to travel to multiple sites/venues across Nottinghamshire to deliver activities and interventions.
- Holds an Enhanced DBS check.
- Contributes to the ongoing monitoring and evaluation of the Positive Futures project (Hucknall).
DESIRABLE
- Experience of early intervention and support work with young people.
- Experience of using the power of sport to divert young people away from anti-social behaviour and low-level crime.
- Good understanding of relevant personnel policies and procedures.
- Experience of working within a budget throughout a set delivery cycle.
- Experience of planning, delivering and evaluating a project’s impact.
- Knowledge and understanding of the Positive Futures Programme.
- Knowledge and understanding of working with young people who are on a child protection plan and/or known to social care.
- Knowledge and understanding of ASDAN accreditations.
- Level 2 Mental Health First Aid qualification.
- Governing Body coaching qualifications
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