Art/creative Writing/cookery Coach

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

Are you passionate about supporting people with their recovery? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for a part time
**Art/Creative Writing/Cookery Coach **.

This is not a usual drug and alcohol service; it is an innovative and forward-thinking project, with a proven track record of effectively engaging service users and their families in their recovery.

**Where**: Southampton

**When**: asap

**Hours**: 37.5hrs per week.

**Salary**:£22,357 - £23,525 dependent on experience.

**Responsibilities**:
**About the role**:

- To co-ordinate and deliver a weekly programme of cookery, art and creative writing
activities.
- Provide coaching, training and support to service users to improve their wellbeing.
- Assist service users with action planning, information and advice.
- Research additional alternative creative/holistic activities in the local area and encourage service users to engage in further meaningful activities.
- Refer service users to a range of external/community activities and work in partnership
with other agencies to contribute toward a holistic support package.
- To actively consult with service users to ensure that the range of activities meets the service needs.
- Work flexibly within an agreed number of hours of work to maintain the most appropriate level of service provision, including evening/weekend working (if required).

**About you**:

- Experience of working/volunteering in the social care environment and having a clear understanding of the need for and ability to deliver quality services.
- To have experience in supporting individuals in improving their health and wellbeing by providing education, support and advice.
- To hold a relevant food hygiene certificate and /or cookery skills or be willing to undertake training provided.
- To hold relevant qualification and/or experience/skills to support the delivery of art, cookery and creative writing activities.
- The ability and willingness to be empathetic, inclusive and non-judgemental in your practice.

**What we will give to you**:

- 25 days holiday (+ bank holidays) rising by 1 day for each year (capped at 30 - pro rata)
- Paid ‘Wellness’ hour (pro rata) each week along with a ‘Wellness’ hub and Employee Assist Programme
- Contributory pension scheme
- A great selection of benefits incl. discounts for shopping, cinema, holidays, etc.
- A friendly and supportive team
- Training, career development & progression opportunities
- Refer a Friend Scheme

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Please read attached Job Description and Role Specifics for a more detailed outline of responsibilities and Person Specification_**

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

We believe that having diverse people working as part of our team makes us the organisation that we are.

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.

The safety of vulnerable children, young people and adults is our absolute priority. We will support you in your role to make sure that you are equipped to support the safety of people who use our services and those around them, to the highest standard possible.