Overview
Believe in People?
The best people have one thing in common.
They care.
An opportunity to make a difference. If this is what you are looking for, we have an opening available for a Senior Assistant Psychologist with Change Grow Live at the Liverpool Service.
At Change Grow Live we care deeply about social justice and the work that we do. If you do too, we encourage you to apply for this position, which will support your professional growth and development.
You will work to promote trauma informed practice within the team and wider service through consultation, case management, training, reflective practice, and research. Under the supervision of a Senior Psychologist, you will offer a range of evidence-based psychological and psychosocial interventions relevant to address the degree of complexity experienced within this population of people.
Where: Liverpool (Based in a local delivery hub – Croxteth)
Contracted Hours : 37.5 hours per week, full time
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
Our model emphasises physical, psychological, and emotional safety and helps people to rebuild a sense of control and empowerment in their lives and in their communities. You will provide low level brief psychological interventions, primarily in groups, but also on an individual basis; input into service development initiatives; and assist our Psychologists, who will provide regular supervision.
Our national Psychology Team provides connection, peer support, reflective practice and CPD. Our Assistant Psychologists meet regularly, and we offer support in applying for further training. We embrace diversity, equality and inclusion as evidenced by our commitment to building a team with a variety of backgrounds, skills, and views. We strive to nurture a culture where inclusiveness is a way of being, not an initiative. If you’re a team player who shares our organisational values of being bold, compassionate, and open, this could be the role for you.
Our values are to be compassionate, open, and bold.
When completing your personal statement, please remember to demonstrate how you meet the essential criteria and also consider the following points:
- Why does this particular post appeal to you?
- What do you think are the major challenges in working psychologically with people who are struggling with substance use?
- How does your experience to date particularly equip you for this post?
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 those that are authentic, specific and clearly demonstrate your skills, experience and potential.
We look forward to learning more about you.
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
Salary Range (pro rata if part time)
CGL points 26 to 32 (£30,888.28 – £37,088.51)
ILW / OLW /Fringe
N/A – Outside London Weighting Area
Karen Van Gerko | Karen.VanGerko@cgl.org.uk
This post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check at an enhanced level.
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