Group Facilitator

CGL (Change, Grow, Live); West Kirby; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave 25 days + bank holidays +

Wellness hour and Wellness hub

Pension scheme

Discounts for shopping, cinema, and旅行

Training, career development, and prog

Refer a Friend Scheme

Job summary

Change Grow Live (CGL) in Liverpool seeks a Prison Group Facilitator to support service users with substance misuse issues through evidence-based group programmes within a secure environment.

You will collaborate with the service lead to design recovery-focused group work, guide participants from contemplation to sustained recovery, and coordinate with agencies to ensure post-release support and continuity of care.

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of substance misuse issues and experience in similar settings, ideally within prison/criminal justice.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with good IT proficiency.
• Knowledge and experience in delivering psychosocial group work.
• Familiarity with psychosocial interventions including MI, CBT, Node link Mapping (ITEP/BTEI).
• Understanding of mental health interventions, services, and best practices.

Responsibilities

• Identify the most appropriate group work session or programme for service users based on individual needs.
• Assess suitability for groups considering risk and special needs.
• Deliver a range of PSI group work to service users.
• Provide support to service users accessing the groups.
• Develop and maintain strong working relationships with partners.

Skills

Substance misuse knowledge

Strong communication skills

Group work delivery

Collaboration with agencies

Job description

Overview

Do you want to use your passion and skills to help others?

Do you want to work for a caring organisation that believes in people?

Do you want to make a difference?

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.

At HMP Liverpool, we are looking for someone with vision and passion to help people who access our service with their drug and alcohol use.

As a Prison Group Facilitator, you will be supporting them through all aspects of their treatment journey by collaborating with the service lead to design and deliver evidence-based group programmes that align with the prison regime and support participants from early contemplation of change through to sustained recovery and aftercare.

You will also be supporting the people who access our service to move towards release from custody by working with other agencies to ensure support is in place for addressing substance misuse and or recovery.

Working within a secure prison environment can be challenging but a rewarding experience, you will be provided with training and support needed to undertake this role.

The successful candidate will need to complete an enhanced DBS check and obtain HMPPS security clearance.

Where: HMP Liverpool

Hours: Full Time, 37.5 per week

Contract Type: Permanent

Responsibilities

About the Role:

• To support people who use the service to identify the most appropriate group work session/programme to meet their needs from a range of options.
• Assess suitability for groups in terms of risk and special needs.
• To deliver a range of PSI group work to people who use the service
• Provide support to people who use the service accessing the groups
• To develop and maintain excellent working relationships with partners
• To work closely with local and regional mutual aid groups and look to create opportunities to deliver within the prison.
• To support and guide the team to consider group-work as part of Recovery Planning.
• To prepare individual recovery plans and motivate people who use the service to actively engage with their treatment journey`
• To ensure effective provision of recovery focused interventions to people who use the service.
• Understanding of evidence-based interventions in a group work setting.

Abou You:

• Have a strong understanding of substance misuse issues and experience of working within a similar field ideally within prison/criminal justice
• Be an excellent communicator, both verbal and written with good IT skills
• Knowledge and experience of delivering process orientated group work.
• Knowledge of a range of Psychosocial Interventions including MI, CBT, Node link Mapping (ITEP/BTEI)
• Have a good working knowledge of mental health interventions, services, and good practice
• Be a supportive team player with strong interpersonal skills with the ability to work in partnership with a wide range of professionals, agencies, and internal/external stakeholders
• 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
• Ability to obtain and maintain prison vetting

What We Offer:

• 25 days of annual leave, plus bank holidays. Additionally, you'll receive one extra day of annual leave for each year of service during your first five years, therefore you will enjoy 30 days of leave after five years with us.
• A dedicated 'Wellness' hour each week, access to a 'Wellness' hub, and an Employee Assistance Programme.
• Participation in a contributory pension scheme.
• A wide range of benefits, including discounts for shopping, cinema, holidays, and more.
• A warm and supportive team environment.
• Extensive training, career development, and progression opportunities.
• Refer a Friend Scheme.

Ready to Begin Your Journey with Change Grow Live?

A note about using AI in your application

AI can be areally helpfultool when putting together your application, and we're happy for you to use it. However,what we're most interested in is you.

We want to understand your experiences, achievements and strengths, so please make sure your application reflects your own story and clearly shows how you meet the essential criteria and the impact you've made in previous roles.

There's no need to write in a particular style. The strongest applications are those that are authentic, specific and clearly demonstrate your skills, experience and potential.We look forward to learning more about you.

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

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.

Salary Range (pro rata if part time)

CGL points 23 to 28 (£28,557.79 - £32,802.41)

ILW / OLW /Fringe

N/A - Outside London Weighting Area

Closing Date

22/11/2026

If you have any questions on this opportunity that you would like to talk through please contact us using the below details:

Ian Cockburn | [e-mail] post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check at an enhanced level.