Outreach Youth Justice Drug & Alcohol Practitioner

Recovery Focus; Cracoe; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

27 days’ annual leave, rising to 32

Pension scheme with 4.5% employer

Life assurance (3× salary)

Birthday leave and extra days

Professional fee reimbursement

24/7 online GP access

£500 bonus

Cycle to Work scheme

Blue Light Card discounts

Free will writing service

Job summary

Waythrough is seeking a Youth Justice Drug and Alcohol Practitioner to join North Yorkshire Council's Youth Justice Team. This outreach role covers Scarborough, Whitby, Ryedale and surrounding areas, with visits to schools, homes and community settings.

You will assess and treat drug and alcohol use among supervised youths, provide guidance to YJS staff, and collaborate with partner agencies to promote safer, healthier futures for young people and their families.

Qualifications

• Experience with children, young people & families (including carers & parents). Can demonstrate experience of working with vulnerable young people.
• Experience of undertaking comprehensive assessments of substance users with complex requirements.
• Understanding of and ability to implement interventions based on the whole family approach, including brief interventions MI, PSIs, CBT and ITEP.
• Has a valid UK driving licence and access to their own vehicle.
• Communicates effectively and accurately in writing, using existing documents, formats and styles.

Responsibilities

• You will provide specialist drug and alcohol support to children and young people at risk of or using substances, enabling them to make informed choices and build resilience to substance use.
• Work collaboratively with partner agencies to undertake shared assessments, key working and interventions to promote children and young people progression from engagement, through structured treatment to self-sustained recovery.
• To have a commitment to shared values and the common purpose of developing a culture of interagency working; including statutory bodies, third and private sector organisations.
• Improve outcomes for children, parents, carers and families of services users by reducing the impact of drug and alcohol related harm on family life and promote positive family involvement in recovery.
• To ensure that strategic visions are translated into local plans in collaboration with professionals, partners and people using the service.
• Provide targeted outreach and in reach, diversionary activities, satellite advice and information services with partner agencies.

Skills

Youth work experience

Assessment skills

Family-based interventions

Driving licence

Effective writing

Job description

Waythrough is seeking a Youth Justice Drug and Alcohol Practitioner to join North Yorkshire Council's Youth Justice Team. This outreach role covers Scarborough, Whitby, Ryedale and surrounding areas, with visits to schools, homes and community settings.

You will assess and treat drug and alcohol use among supervised youths, provide guidance to YJS staff, and collaborate with partner agencies to promote safer, healthier futures for young people and their families.