Trainer / Facilitator – Link Group Ltd – Falkirk

The Job

The purpose of the job is to deliver trauma-informed practice training and SCQF/SVQ accredited courses to front-line professionals, Link Group of companies and to external partners. The role will require travel across different local authority areas. The aim of the trauma training is to provide an environment where staff become trauma informed practitioners and to provide a safe space where people are able to learn and have an opportunity for reflective practice with peers in similar roles. In addition, you will deliver both accredited and non-accredited personal development training to upskill professional staff.

You will:

Deliver trauma training based on NHS Education for Scotland (NES) framework to colleagues across Link and partner companies and to external partner agencies in different local authority areas

Provide a series of personal development workshops to other professionals

Deliver SCQF accredited courses

Deliver SVQ Level 3 Health and Social Care

Create evaluation reports to maintain the high quality of the training provided

Promote training across Link and partner companies and external businesses in different local authority areas

Keep up to date with relevant and current best-practice in Trauma Informed Approach

About You

It is essential that you have SVQ Level 3 or 4 in Health and Social Care, combined with a training qualification or extensive experience in the delivery of training.

Previous experience in design and development of training programmes and knowledge of evaluation methods to ensure training is effective and objectives are met is essential.

You must also have prior knowledge of mental health self-help resources and tools and an understanding of issues affecting people who are excluded and marginalized. An ability to establish, build and maintain supportive, equal and positive relationships with people is therefore also an essential requirement of this role.

For a comprehensive list of the essential and desirable criteria required for this post, please refer to the Job Specification in the Job information Pack above.

What’s in it for you?

The benefits of being a LinkLiving employee (subject to the policies and benefit terms and conditions) include:

Competitive salary, reviewed annually, and opportunity for annual performance related salary increases and discretionary non-consolidated pay awards, subject to terms of the scheme

35 days’ holiday per year (inclusive of public holidays) pro rata plus additional 3 days pro rata after 3 years’ service, with an opportunity to buy and sell holiday

temporary enhanced business travel mileage allowance to support employees with increased fuel costs 

access to paid SVQ qualifications and a wide range of learning and development opportunities and funded Disclosure Scotland and Scottish Social Services Council memberships

defined contribution pension scheme with generous employer contributions plus salary exchange and additional voluntary contribution options

life assurance scheme providing death in service benefits to named beneficiaries

healthcare cash plan for employees (and dependents) to support health and wellbeing plus discounts on shopping, restaurants, and other services

employee assistance programme for employees and their immediate household dependants to support health, mental and financial well-being

discounted travel schemes including cycle to work scheme, monthly bus pass scheme and travel ticket loan and much more!

For a full list of benefits available to employees, please see the following link – This post is subject to Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme registration. Link will meet the cost of any new PVG scheme membership or scheme record update.

Further Information

Interested? If you have any questions about the role, please email and we can arrange for someone from the service to call you for an informal chat.

To find out more about what LinkLiving do and to view the generous pay and benefits package, please visit our website at If you are considering a career in social care but aren’t sure what it involves or whether it’s right for you, you can enrol in a free, online 6 week part-time tutor-supported ‘ Closing Date: midnight on Tuesday 11 April

Interview Date: Interviews are being held on Thursday 20 April at Link Academy in Falkirk

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