Education and Prevention Team Leader

Change Grow Live; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A charitable organization in Knowsley is looking for a motivated individual to lead initiatives promoting awareness of drug and alcohol issues. This Team Leader role involves delivering training and managing operational staff while working toward high standards of service delivery. Candidates should have experience in health and social care services and strong leadership skills. This full-time position offers a salary range of £35,220.59 - £37,184.90.

Benefits

25 days holiday (+ bank holidays)

Paid Wellbeing hour weekly

Employee Assist Programme

Contributory pension scheme

Discounts for shopping, cinema, holidays, etc.

Training, career development & progression opportunities

Generous Refer-a-Friend scheme

Qualifications

• Experience in developing and leading health and social care services.
• Ability to inspire and develop a team.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Deliver training and raise awareness on drug and alcohol issues.
• Manage risk and health & safety at training events.
• Provide operational line management, including supervision and performance management.

Skills

Team leadership

Communication skills

Health and social care services knowledge

MS Office proficiency

Education

Degree level education or equivalent experience

Job description

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. We are driven by the belief that we can truly impact the lives of our service users by offering 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 £35,220.59 - £37,184.90 (based on full time hours, pro rata for part time)

Responsibilities

• 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 year’s service, capped at 30 days.
• Paid ‘Wellbeing hour' each week
• Employee Assist Programme Contributory pension scheme
• A great selection of benefits including discounts for shopping, cinema, holidays, etc.
• A friendly and supportive team
• Training, career development & progression opportunities
• Generous Refer-a-Friend scheme

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, 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.

CGL points 31 to 33 (£35,220.59 - £37,184.90)

N/A - Outside London Weighting Area

Closing date: 19/10/2025

Catherine Shaw | [e-mail]

This post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check at an enhanced level.