Careers at Big Life

Mental Wellbeing Trainer – People in Prisons

About The Big Life Group

The Big Life Group’s mission is to fight for equity, in health, in wealth and in life. We are a social business delivering a range of services across the North of England, covering everything from mental and physical health, addiction and criminal justice, to housing, education, family support and much more. What links them together is the way we work – The Big Life Way.

We always stand shoulder-to shoulder with people, working with them on the things that matter most to them. Everything we do is designed and informed by the needs, priorities and strengths of people and communities.

If you’re looking for more than a job – if you want to be part of a team that’s bold, creative and relentlessly committed to equity – then Big Life could be the place for you.

The basics

Salary

NJC point 22

Hours

35 hours per week on a permanent contract

Annual leave

25 days, increasing to 30 days after five years

Base

Forrest Bank, Styal, Risley or Thorn Cross

Line manager

Learning and Quality Improvement Manager

Closing date for applications

Friday, 1 May. Interviews will take place on Monday, 12 May.

What you’ll be doing

You will be responsible for the creation of a range of in-prison training programmes, for people in prison, mental health coaches and wider in-prison workforce development.

You’ll support staff and volunteers to provide person-centred care through asset-based approaches, building on the strengths of people and their communities in order to improve health and wellbeing.

As our trainer, you’ll build relationships with organisations in a prison setting to support the continual development of asset–based approaches and enabling skills development. You’ll deliver courses to staff across a range of North West prisons, enabling staff to keep up to date with best practice, work within current legislation and continue their personal development.

You will also support mental health wellbeing coaches to deliver content as a group session to people in prison.

How to apply

For everything you need to know about this role, take a look at our Recruitment Pack. That’s the place where you’ll find the Job Description and Person Specification, as well as a bit more about what it’s like to work at Big Life.

Unfortunately, we’re not able to accept applications after the deadline, and we can’t accept CVs.