Young Adults' Transitional Worker

Change Grow Live; Hull and East Yorkshire; On-site; Confidential; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Wellness Hour

Wellness Hub

Employee Assistance Programme

Extensive training & funded learning

Pension scheme

25 days annual leave + bank holidays

Refer a Friend scheme

Job summary

Change Grow Live in Hull is seeking a Young Adults' Transitional Worker to assess, advise, and provide care-planned treatment for young people aged 18-25 with substance-related issues. The role focuses on coordinating transitions into adult services and education, employment, or training.

You will engage young people with a person-centred approach, guide interventions, and support safer, healthier, more independent lives within a supportive team.

Qualifications

• Knowledge and experience of providing interventions for service users affected by Substance use.
• Excellent verbal and written communication with good IT skills.
• Proactive and able to work on own initiative with strong time management and prioritising skills.
• Good working knowledge of mental health interventions, services, and good practice.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work with a wide range of professionals and stakeholders.
• Ability to manage change in a way that prioritises service users’ needs.
• Commitment to information governance and safeguarding requirements.
• Willingness to learn and contribute to the learning and development of others.

Responsibilities

• Strengthen coordination of multiple transitions to adult support (health, criminal justice, social care, welfare, education).
• Provide tailored, age-appropriate care and treatment for 18-25-year-olds within the service.
• Engage young people in a range of interventions using a young person-centred approach to reduce risk and increase resilience.
• Provide screening, assessment, psychosocial interventions, and integrated care planning.
• Identify and respond to safeguarding concerns.
• Reduce drug and alcohol-related harm to service users and the wider community.
• Promote involvement of carers, service users and the community; advocate for access to partnership.
• Support positive, holistic health and wellbeing outcomes enabling safe, healthy, and purposeful lives.

Skills

Substance use interventions

Excellent communication

Time management

Mental health knowledge

Interpersonal skills

Partnership working

Information governance

Learning and development mindset

Job description

Change Grow Live are a charity dedicated to the belief that we can make a difference to our Service Users lives, offering support and respect in a safe environment, treating each user as an individual and working with them to find the right treatment and care options.

Our core values are ‘Be open, be compassionate and be bold’ and our team members apply these daily to achieve our mission of helping people change the direction of their lives, grow as individuals, and live life to its full potential.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Young Adults' Transitional Worker who has the skills and experience to provide assessment, advice, care-planned treatment, and ongoing support to young people experiencing serious or complex substance-related issues. A key element of the role is coordinating transitions, both into adult treatment pathways and into meaningful education, employment, or training opportunities.

Where

Hull

Hours

Full-Time, 37.5hrs per week

Contract Type

Permanent

About the role

• Strengthening coordination of multiple and simultaneous transitions to adult support (e.g. health, criminal justice, social care, welfare and education).
• Providing tailored, age-appropriate care & treatment for 18-25-year-olds within the Service
• To engage young people in a range of interventions, utilising a young person-centred approach, empowering them to reduce risk, increase resilience and lead a safe, happy and healthy lives.
• Providing screening, assessment, psychosocial interventions, integrated care planning, post treatment
• Identifying and responding effectively to potential safeguarding
• Reducing drug and alcohol related harm to service users and the wider
• Promoting carer, service user and community
• Providing advocacy for access to partnership
• Working with service users to support positive, holistic outcomes in relation to their health and wellbeing, enabling them to lead safe, healthy, and purposeful lives reducing risk and increasing resilience.

About you

• Knowledge and experience of providing interventions for service users affected by Substance use.
• Be an excellent communicator, both verbal and written with good IT skills.
• Proactive and able to work on own initiative with excellent time management and prioritising skills.
• Have a good working knowledge of mental health interventions, services, and good practice.
• Be a supportive team player with strong interpersonal skills with the ability to work in partnership with a wide range of professionals, agencies, and internal/external stakeholders.
• Ability to manage change successfully in a way that prioritises the needs of service users.
• Understand the importance of information governance processes and commit to follow and apply all necessary safeguards.
• Seek out learning opportunities to improve and broaden your professional knowledge and skills and to contribute and oversee the learning and development of others.

What We Offer

• Enjoy a dedicated weekly Wellness Hour, access to our Wellness Hub, and a comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme to support your mental and emotional health.
• We’re committed to your development, with extensive training, funded learning, and pathways into senior or specialist roles.
• Benefit from transparent pay, a contributory pension scheme, and additional support through our wellbeing resources.
• Start with 25 days of annual leave plus bank holidays(pro rata), increasing to the maximum 30 days over five years of service.
• Join a supportive, values-led team where you’ll feel encouraged and valued from your very first day.
• Where possible, we’re open to discussing working patterns that help you maintain a healthy work-life balance.
• Enjoy discounts on shopping, cinema trips, holidays and more, along with our Refer a Friend scheme.

Please read attached Job Description for a more detailed out line of responsibilities and Person Specifications

A Note About Using AI In Your Application

AI can be a really helpful tool when putting together your application, and we're happy for you to use it. However, what we're most interested in is you.

We want to understand your experiences, achievements and strengths, so please make sure your application reflects your own story and clearly shows how you meet the essential criteria and the impact you've made in previous roles.

There's no need to write in a particular style. The strongest applications are those that are authentic, specific and clearly demonstrate your skills, experience and potential. We look forward to learning more about you.

Please note This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship. Applicants must already have the right to work in the UK at the time of application. For applicants with time-limited visas, unfortunately, we are unable to support new visa applications or extensions. More information about eligible roles and occupations can be found here Skilled Worker visa Overview - GOV.UK

Full-time hours at Change Grow Live are 37.5 hours per week. For part-time roles, the salary and payments will be pro rata based on contracted hours.

CGL points 23 to 28 (£28,557.79 - £32,802.41)

N/A - Outside London Weighting Area

9/11/2026

24/10/2026

Leah Smalley | [e-mail] | 07775896759

This post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check at an enhanced level.