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.
Smokefree Lancashire has been commissioned to deliver the stop smoking service across 12 districts of Lancashire. Our goal is to make smoking cessation a priority for everyone. We provide advice and information to people who want to quit smoking and develop personalised plans during one-to-one support sessions. We also offer groupwork sessions, pharmacotherapy and deliver training to our partner agencies.
We have an exciting opportunity for 4 Specialist Advisors to join our Smokefree Lancashire service. The new post holders will join our dedicated team, providing advice and information to people who want to quit smoking.
Responsibilities
Key Responsibilities:
To promote the benefits of stopping smoking and the stop smoking service.To work as part of the specialist team providing brief advice and structured programmes.Work as part of the NRT and E-cigarette protocol.Support key workstreams to ensure that services are appropriately tailored and targeted to specific groupsEngage with the wider community to increase understanding of the impacts of smoking on health and wellbeing and encourage appropriate referrals.Ensure all interventions are recorded accurately through record management systems
About you:
Understanding and knowledgeable of the harmful effects of smokingAbility to maintain accurate records of work undertakenBe able to work as part of a teamRespond flexibly to the demands of the postCommunicate confidently and effectively, verbally and in writing.Show capacity to work alone and ability to keep calm under pressureRespond appropriately and proactively to potential challenges in engaging peers and professionals
What we will give to you:
25 days holiday (+ bank holidays) rising with each years’ service “Capped at 30 days”, allocated pro rata 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 scheme and receive generous vouchers if candidate is successful.
Please read attached Job Description for a more detailed out line of responsibilities and Person Specifications
If this sounds like you and you would like to begin your journey with Smokefree Lancashire, then we would love to talk to you.
If you require sponsorship, please note that this role is not eligible for a Health and Care Worker visa. You may be eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route but must meet the minimum salary requirements for the role. You can find out more here Skilled Worker visa: Overview - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
Salary Range (pro rata if part time) CGL points 19 to 21 (£24,466.99 - £26,110.87) ILW / OLW /Fringe N/A - Outside London Weighting Area Interview Date 27/2/2025 Closing Date 23/2/2025 If you have any questions on this opportunity that you would like to talk through please contact us using the below details: Bernice Whitehead | bernice.whitehead@cgl.org.uk | 07767517529 This post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check at an enhanced level. Options ApplyApplyShareEmail this job to a friendRefer <p style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">Sorry the Share function is not working properly at this moment. Please refresh the page and try again later.</span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;"> </span></p> Share this vacancy on your newsfeed
We believe that having diverse people working as part of our team makes us the organisation that we are.
We actively encourage applications from people from all backgrounds to help us to provide the best possible experience for the people who use our services and to make Change Grow Live a great place to work. If you have any feedback on our recruitment processes (good or bad) we’d love to hear from you so that we can make sure they are fair and we attract and recruit the best, most diverse workforce possible.
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