Training Officer & Community Link Worker

Parkhead CAB is seeking applications for a suitably experienced and enthusiastic individual to join our staff team. This exciting project funded by the National Lottery Community Fund and the Wright Business Centre is designed to sit alongside our advice service and encourages peer to peer support between prisoners as well as engagement with community volunteering and employability on release.Flexible and home working opportunities available, but note this post is primarily place based in HMP Barlinnie Glasgow.This is an exciting and unique opportunity for an experienced trainer and mentor to join Parkhead Citizens Advice Bureau. The post holder will work between Barlinnie prison and Parkhead CAB. The main aim of the post is to lead a programme of personal and social development including life skills workshops and to provide support and training to enable participants to be able to deliver support to their peers. The ultimate aim will be to also give the peers the confidence and knowledge to take the skills they have learnt and gain employment and or volunteering opportunities on release. The Training Officer will be responsible for forging links in the community for relevant future placements.The post holder should have experience in training, coaching, mentoring, community development or a similar role, with excellent communication and relationship-building skills. The successful candidate will be confident engaging with people from a wide range of backgrounds, able to work creatively and independently, and comfortable adapting to theunique operational environment of a prison.Parkhead CAB offers a unique opportunity to make a difference to people’s lives in a supported environment where your colleagues are like-minded people. We also offer on going training and development opportunities.