Digital Children Young People and Families Worker in London)

Ad Warrior Ltd; London; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity awaits within a dynamic organization dedicated to supporting children, young people, and families affected by substance misuse. As a Digital Children, Young People & Families Worker, you will play a vital role in outreach and engagement, utilizing your IT skills and creativity to connect with communities. This role involves managing a caseload, delivering workshops, and leading digital initiatives to promote recovery and well-being. Join a passionate team committed to making a difference and enjoy generous benefits, including flexible working and professional development opportunities. If you are enthusiastic about empowering young people and families, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

Generous annual leave (27 days)

Annual leave purchase scheme

Enhanced sick pay

Enhanced pension contributions

Death in service benefit

Free Will writing

Eyecare vouchers

Blue light card discount

Learning and development opportunities

Flexible working policies

Qualifications

• Passionate and creative individual with excellent IT and digital skills.
• Experience in working with young people and families affected by substance use.

Responsibilities

• Manage a caseload of young people and deliver workshops and training.
• Lead digital initiatives and maintain social media presence for the service.

Skills

IT Skills

Digital Tools

Social Media Management

Communication Skills

Flexibility

Tools

Zoom

MS Teams

Job description

Digital Children, Young People & Families Worker

Location: London, N17 0AR

Salary: £26,250 - £34,650 per annum

Our client's vision is to break down the barriers that stop people getting the support they need to live a life they value. They tackle poverty and disadvantage in communities, through mental health, drug and alcohol, housing and related support.

They have almost 200 services around England - and nearly 3,500 amazing staff and volunteers who run them. Every year their services support around 125,000 people.

The Role

An exciting opportunity has arisen within a commissioned Children, Young People and Families Drug and Alcohol service - Insight Platform for a Digital Children, Young People and Families worker.

Duties include:

1. Hold half a caseload of young people, conduct key work sessions, delivering assemblies, parenting workshops and teacher training within schools in the borough.
2. Digital lead for the service - updating the Instagram and website, co-production work with Public Health, schools and other stakeholders.
3. Updating CarePath with information, conducting assessments, risk assessments and care plans.
4. Deliver group work sessions on substance misuse.
5. Manage cases with hidden harm concerns.

They are searching for a candidate who is passionate, creative, enthusiastic and flexible to meet the needs of their young people and families; with excellent IT skills and apt at using digital tools including social media platforms, Zoom and MS Teams. They want to reach out to as many Children, Young People and Families affected by drugs and/or alcohol as they can; and this role is key to achieving this ambition.

The new post holder will work as part of a team to provide collaborative recovery planning and case management to those who use or may be at risk of using drug and alcohol across all stages of individuals' journeys, from assessment and engagement through to treatment and to promote the service across the Borough through social media, and creating a digital roadmap of services for Young People (strength based approach to diversionary activities and ETE).

Benefits

1. Generous annual leave entitlement (27 days, plus bank holidays, increasing to 32 after 1 years' service).
2. Annual leave purchase scheme.
3. Enhanced occupational sick pay.
4. Enhanced employer contribution to your workplace pension.
5. Death in service benefit.
6. Free Will writing.
7. Eyecare vouchers.
8. Blue light card discount.
9. Fantastic learning and development opportunities, including free training courses.
10. Work-life balance - flexible working and family-friendly policies.
11. Happy, Healthy You! - their wellbeing offers for their workforce.
12. Employee Assist Programme and Support Networks.

To Apply

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The company is an equal opportunities employer. They value unique perspectives and experiences that everyone can bring and fully understand the strength in diversity and inclusion. They encourage applications from all backgrounds, regardless of race, gender, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, or disability. If you have a genuine passion for working for them, they want to hear from you. They also welcome applications from people with lived experience with substance use.