LifeSkills Trainer

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Our missionTo empower women to be able to transform their

lives by bringing them together to• find their voice

• share experiences and understanding • develop their knowledge and skills

• challenge stereotypes and misconceptions about them

…so that they can have choices in becoming the individuals they want to be.

Our visionWhere all women in Lancashire

are valued and treated as equals.

About usOperating for over thirty years, Lancashire Women (LW) provide a network of female only centres to provide safe, dedicated female only space for women across the county. We provide a holistic package for women, bringing together a range of services under one roof, designed to support women who at any one time may be facing a range of issues including social isolation and exclusion, homelessness, poverty, mental ill health, or offending behaviour. Our services are available to all women, but in particular we work with those who find themselves in situations which can increase their vulnerability or place them at significant risk of harm - and who are often facing multiple and complex needs. Following a period of significant growth, we are looking ahead to ensure that our services continue to meet women’s needs and retain women’s voices and experiences at the heart of their design.

Whilst our delivery draws upon three decades of practical experience in supporting women - and is an approach recognised nationally for its effectiveness and impact – we are working hard to ensure that we continue to innovate in our use of knowledge, data, resources, collaboration and service design techniques to allow us to develop the most effective services for women in our community.

Overview of the roleThis post involves developing, coordinating delivering group training provision offered across Lancashire Women’s Centres as part of the Employment, Advice and GuidanceWorkstream. Working with the Head of Programme, Development team and TeamLeads to ensure the development of Lifeskills Programme, and wider programme training activity is aligned to both learner needs. To be able to deliver suitable projects to suit learner and project needs.

• Empowering: we work to build on the strengths that all women & girls have so that they can become more confident, especially in controlling their own life and claiming their rights.

••�Non judgemental: we accept each woman exactly as they are and genuinely make no moral judgement about their situation.

• Honest: we try to be real with all the women & girls we work with so they can have choices about their lives knowing that they will need courage to make changes that will benefit them and those around them.

• Creative: in our approach to supporting women & girls and seeking solutions with them for the challenges they face.

• Collaborative: we know we learn more and can achieve more when we work together.

Our values

Main dutiesFunctional Responsibilities• To develop a programme of Lifeskills workshops and group around employability.• To deliver a 4 week group programme around Lifeskills covering 10 key modules.• To plan and organise delivery of lifeskills courses linking up with other lifeskills tutor and mindfit programme. Ensuring that they align with and support the attainment of contractual targets, taking into consideration local community needs.• To network and promote the lifeskills programme with internal staff and external stakeholders to ensure the courses are marketed and sign up is high.• Ensure all courses are promoted and advertised through appropriate channels.• To work with EAG staff to ensure seamless placement of participants onto training groups, adopting measures which we know to be effective such as rolling programmes.• To ensure data is captured in line with contractual needs and organisational procedures.• To provide progress reports and updates as defined by senior management.• Ensuring work area is embedded and linked into the whole service, supporting excellent delivery across work streams.• To work collaboratively to identify any gaps in training provision to with the head of Programme and Key Coaches, to contribute to the effective development of the EAG Offer.• To assist the EAG Team to identify suitable training progression routes into community provision for programme participants.• To ensure the content, planning and delivery of all courses are of the highest level of quality and are effective for learners.• Ability to manage and train Volunteers to support with the delivery and build peer support or Volunteer led groups to enhance service.

Key Working Relationships• The post holder will work as a member of the EAG team to achieve shared goals and results.• The post holder will be required to maintain constructive relationships with a broad range of internal and external stakeholders, including local training providers, local colleges.• To liaise with key stakeholders to share best practice.• Working collaboratively with all staff.• Modelling good practice to junior staff, creating a professional culture.

Promoting Equality & Diversity • All staff should familiarise themselves and comply with equality legislation in addition to promoting equality and diversity.• Treat all staff, volunteers and service users fairly.• Ensure equal access to opportunities to enable team members/ colleagues.• Create an inclusive culture for all.

This job description is not intended to be exhaustive. This job description is not intended to be exhaustive.

The post-holder will be expected to adopt a flexible attitude to the duties which may have to be varied (after discussion

with the post holder) subject to the needs of the service, and in keeping with the general profile of the post.

Your qualifications & experienceEducated to degree level in Employability Support or Advice and guidance or significant experience of working at a similar level in the field of EAG.

Evidence of relevant training qualification. (Desirable)

Evidence of continued professional development.

Experience of managing and training volunteers.

Demonstrated experience in a Third Sector environment. (Desirable)

About you

Your knowledge, skills & training Ability to prepare and produce concise yet insightful communications for dissemination to a broad range of stakeholders as required.

Experience of developing original and effective training and group work content and supporting resources.

Experience of creating and giving presentations to a varied group of internal and external stakeholders. (Desirable)

Demonstrated capability to plan over short, medium and long-term timeframes and adjust plans and resource requirements accordingly.

Experience of setting up and implementing internal processes and procedures.

Demonstrated capabilities to manage own workload and make informed decisions in the absence of required information, working to tight and often changing timescales.

The promotion of equality of opportunity and good working relations (providing practical leadership).

HOW you can apply...Please complete our application form.

If you’d like an informal discussion about the role prior to applying please email our Head of Programme at Mandy.Taylor@lancashirewomen.org

Further details about our work and impact can be found at lancashirewomen.org

Closing Date: 24th July 2020 at 12pm.

Interviews week commencing -31st July 2020.

WHY we are great to work for...- A chance to work in a rewarding, ethical

and agile environment where every day you are really making a difference to the lives of women.

- Employer Pension Scheme.- Flexible working / work life balance.- Childcare vouchers.- Be involved in an organisation which put

service users and co design at the centre of all we do.

£21,922 pro rata

Across our centres

15 hours

Term: 31st March 2022

Registered Charity 1100976

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Centres in:AccringtonBlackburn with DarwenBlackpoolBurnleyPreston

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