Partnership Trainer

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.

 

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our service as our permanent Partnership Trainer delivering high-quality training to partner agencies across Birmingham.

 

As a partnership trainer you will get the opportunity to work across organisations in Birmingham to deliver high quality training in relation to substance misuse and access to treatment.

Where: Birmingham  

Full Time Hours: 37.5 hours per week

Contract Type: Permanent

 

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

This role will be managed under the Quality Team and the partnership trainer will be responsible for delivering a range of training to our partner organisations across the city, the main focus will be on enabling partners to better identify and support individuals who use substances such as drugs or alcohol and their family members through various training platforms.

 

About the role:

• Build and maintain relationships within community stakeholders to be able to identify and respond to training enquiries.
• Deliver training across Birmingham as identified. This may include joint training sessions with partner organisations.
• Be responsive to any bespoke training requests across the service
• Develop and maintain a training calendar that reflects opportunities for professional development across the partnership utilising training provision from wider partners.
• Deliver high-quality training as requested ensuring partners are aware and can utilise correct pathways.
• Work with the Quality Team to ensure training is of a high standard and consistent across the partners.
• Evaluate training courses and ensure material is amended and updated!
• Redesign and at times create training course materials.
• Actively promote the use of a wide range of learning
• To actively promote the values of the organisation at all times
• To support a culture that promotes teamwork and integrated working at all organisational levels.
• Ensure principles of CGL’s equal opportunities and diversity polices are adhered to.
• Ensure confidentiality of personal data is maintained.
• Undertake all other duties as required commensurate with the post.

About you:

• Considerate experience of working within substance misuse services with a clear understanding of the need for and ability to deliver quality services.
• Demonstrate effective presentation and facilitation skills.
• Experience of delivering training and/or group work
• An excellent understanding of learning styles and the ability to adapt training and resources to meet the needs of different learners.
• Extensive knowledge of the issues facing substance and alcohol misusers including social care, welfare benefits, health and emergency accommodation.

 

What we will give to you:

• 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
• 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
• Generous Refer-a-Friend scheme

A note about using AI in your application

AI can be a really helpful tool 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 authentic, specific and clearly demonstrate your skills, experience and potential. We look forward to learning more about you.

 

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.

 

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.

 

If this sounds like you and you would like to begin your journey with Change Grow Live, then we would love to talk to you.

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

Interview Date

16/9/2026

Closing Date

4/9/2026

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

Kerry Clifford | kerry.clifford@cgl.org.uk | 07469355926

 

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