We are recruiting a Trauma & Resiliency Informed Practice (TRIM) Training Lead to be part of the Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information Recovery (ICRIR).
You will play a vital role in building and integrating the Commission’s trauma and resiliency - informed approach as set out in the ICRIR Framework for Implementing the Trauma and Resiliency Informed Model (TRIM) - Independent Commission for Reconciliation & Information Recovery. You will deliver TRIM trainings, based in the Community Resiliency Model, work with other staff to develop and improve existing trainings and contribute to the life of the team overseeing the Commission's co-designed trauma-informed and resiliency-focused workplan. With the team under the leadership of the Assistant Commissioner: Support & Engagement, you will engage in a unique opportunity to make a significant contribution to an organisation that is undertaking complex and important work.
The end-to-end journey of an investigation is all about the people who will eventually benefit from information recovery. There are three phases through the information recovery process: Support, Information Recovery, and the Chief Commissioner’s Reporting and Findings team. At every stage, victims, survivors, and families must be able to understand what is happening and what progress is being made. The Commission will give anyone who makes contact a clear understanding of how the Commission works, the powers it has at its disposal and what that work might lead to. TRIM support, TRIM-guided engagement, education and reflection, should be delivered consistently across the investigative journey and as the TRIM training lead you will play your part in ensuring this happens.
The post sits within the Investigations Directorate in the Commission, headed by the Commissioner for Investigations, Peter Sheridan. The Directorate undertakes all engagement activity with requesting individuals, undertakes investigations and presents evidence to the Reporting and Findings Team so that determinations can be made for reports produced on the authority of the Chief Commissioner. The Directorate is multi-disciplinary with a mix of backgrounds and skills, and the successful individual will be expected to play their part in setting a culture reflecting the Commission’s mission and values and overall objectives.
You will work within a team that excels as trainers and experts in the Community Resiliency Model, working collegially to support other aspects of the team’s work, including TRIM support for staff, TRIM case conferencing, TRIM learning and development. You will contribute to the team's overall mission to build a trauma-informed and resiliency-focused Commission focused on supporting victims, survivors and their families.
The TRIM Lead will work closely with the Assistant Commissioner, as part of the TRIM team to:-
Integrate the Commission’s Trauma and Resiliency Informed Model (TRIM), delivering existing training, developing new trainings bespoke to teams and using the TRIM skills and concepts across the Commission, continuously improving and using co-design approaches
Assist facilitation of the reflective, learning aspects of TRIM for staff, including providing spaces for reflective learning with colleagues, group-based sessions and provide input to TRIM focused case conferencing.
We welcome the unique contribution diverse applicants bring and do not discriminate based on culture, ethnicity, race, nationality or national origin, age, sex, gender identity or expression, religion or belief, disability status, sexual orientation, educational or social background or any other factor.
A relevant health related qualification, for example, counselling, psychotherapy, social work, mental health or equivalent, with 3 years’ experience (Please specify on your application)
3 years’ experience in an organisation where trauma and its impact were at the forefront of service delivery. (Please share information, to demonstrate the minimum 3 years required, in your application)
Willingness to be assessed against the requirements for, and ability to obtain, both Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) clearance and SC clearance, if not already cleared.
- Complex working environments include a diversity of stakeholders from different disciplines and multiple internal teams with diversified cultures and purposes with the requirement to navigate across all types of teams and stakeholders.
**Complex situations are situation in which multiple stakeholders and interest groups play a part.
The Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information Recovery is an independent organisation that has been established to recover information about Troubles/Conflict-related deaths and serious injuries to families, victims, and survivors and to promote reconciliation.
We are building a values-led organisation. We operate with integrity, impartiality, openness, accountability, and respect, as set out in our Code of Conduct. This is reflected in our fair and open recruitment processes. We encourage people to join us across all backgrounds, communities and faiths to help us deliver.
The Commission is based in Belfast, with further operational sites in Northern Ireland and London. Travel to all locations will be required, but hybrid working arrangements will help us support a range of flexible working patterns. This is an exciting opportunity to join an organisation with a unique and vital remit.
The Commission is formed of seven Commissioners, the Chief Commissioner, Sir Declan Morgan, the Chief Executive Officer, and the Commissioner for Investigations, Peter Sheridan, as well as four Non-Executive Commissioners to provide challenge and scrutiny to the executive team.
We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. We welcome applications from all communities and backgrounds, including underrepresented groups. We value diversity in our workforce as it enhances our ability to serve the communities of Northern Ireland and the United Kingdom.
ICRIR’s Code of Conduct
- Integrity
- Impartiality
- Openness
- Accountability
- Respect
If you would have any queries or would like to contact us to discuss a reasonable adjustment, please email us at
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