Personal Wellbeing Advisor

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 have an exciting opportunity to join the CGL team as a Foundations of Personal Wellbeing Advisor.

The post holder will work as an integral part of CGL and Ingeus and as part of the role, will be expected to complete Initial Assessments and Action Plans alongside the delivery of Foundations of Personal Wellbeing, to male service users, referred into service by the National Probation Service.

Where: Covering Birmingham Centre City, Perry Barr and Kitt's Green. 

Full Time Hours: 37.5 per week 

Contract: Permanent

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. 

The post holder will work as an integral part of CGL and Ingeus and ensure a quality and robust service is delivered to the users of our service.

The role will cover the Birmingham region (base TBC- with travel to other sites re-imbursed) and under the supervision of the CGL National Team Manager with support via the Ingeus Hub provision, you will deliver flexibly on a rolling basis CGL’s Foundations of Personal Wellbeing modules.

Clients (male 18+) are referred into this service via the National Probation Service, for individuals who are currently on a community order/licence and have been identified as individuals that would benefit from these sessions.

There are 11 sessions that will be delivered. These are;

• The Road to Desistance (Parts 1 and 2)
• Road Map to Desistance
• Values, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
• Behaviour Cycles and Mind Traps
• Communication Barriers
• Developing Change Capital
• Connection and Support Networks
• Grief and Loss
• Self-Compassion and Inner Critic
• Giving Back- Citizenship

When not delivering  Foundations of Personal Wellbeing, you will be required to undertake initial assessments and action plans via the Ingeus Hub Provision.

The role will require you to have good organizational skills, excellent time management, excellent IT skills and the ability to write detailed reports on each of your service users.

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
• Refer a Friend and receive £250 in vouchers if candidate is successful

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 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.