Young Person's Resilience Worker

Change Grow Live; Gateshead; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Wellness Hour

Wellness Hub

Employee Assistance Programme

Training and development opportunities

Contributory pension scheme

Annual leave 25 days pro rata (plus BH

Refer a Friend scheme

Discounts on shopping/cinema/holidays

Job summary

Change Grow Live in Gateshead is seeking a dynamic Young Person Resilience Worker to engage young people who use substances, deliver assessment, harm reduction and treatment interventions, and run targeted small-group sessions on drug and alcohol awareness, education and prevention.

You will also engage with young people at community events, provide training for professionals and families, and benefit from extensive training and development opportunities.

Qualifications

• Experience of working with young people.
• Knowledge of safeguarding concerns in relation to children and young people.
• Excellent understanding of drug and alcohol issues.
• Accomplished written and verbal communication skills and IT competency.
• Knowledge of evidence-based practice around young people’s substance misuse treatment services.
• Commitment to multi-agency working and partnerships.
• Excellent team working and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Engage young people who are using substances and provide advice, support and structured interventions to support their health and wellbeing needs.
• Provide screening, assessment, psychosocial interventions, integrated care planning, post treatment support, including transfer of care.
• Identify and respond effectively to potential safeguarding issues.
• Reduce drug and alcohol related harm to young people and the wider community.
• Promote carer, service user and community involvement.
• Carry out comprehensive young people's assessments and develop individual care plans addressing substance use goals.
• Work with young people to support positive health outcomes and resilience.
• Support and provide advocacy by participating in multi-agency meetings (e.g., Child Protection meetings).
• Network and attend community events.
• Develop and deliver workshops and training for young people, professionals and others.

Skills

Youth work

Safeguarding

Substance misuse

Communication

IT literacy

Multi-agency

Teamwork

Job description

Salary: £28,557.79 to £32,802.41 a year, pro rata

Change Grow Live are a charity dedicated to the belief that we can make a difference to young people's lives, offering support and respect in a safe environment, treating each young person as an individual and working with them to achieve their goals.

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.

Our Young Person Resilience Workers play an integral role within Change Grow Live, engaging young people in a range of interventions, using a young person-centred approach, and empowering our young service users to reduce risk, increase resilience and lead a safe, happy, and healthy lives.

We are seeking a dynamic and enthusiastic individual to join our Gateshead service. You will have the skills to work effectively with young people who use substances and an ability to work confidently with other agencies and professionals. You will be delivering assessment, harm reduction and treatment interventions, to young people.

You will deliver targeted small-group interventions to young people focused on drug and alcohol awareness, education, and prevention. The role also involves engaging with young people at community events and providing training and guidance for professionals and families.

There is a wide array of training and development opportunities to help support you in your role.

Where: Gateshead

Hours: 37.5 hours per week

Contract Type: Permanent

*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.

About the role

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.

Supporting young people from point of entry into the service and through their support journey.

• Engage young people who are using substances and provide them with advice, support and structured interventions to support their health and wellbeing needs.


• Providing screening, assessment, psychosocial interventions, integrated care planning, post treatment support, including transfer of care.


• Identifying and responding effectively to potential safeguarding issues.


• Reducing drug and alcohol related harm to young people and the wider community.


• Promoting carer, service user and community involvement.


• Carry out comprehensive young people's assessments and develop individual care plans that clearly identify how achieving each goal will enable progression in addressing substance use and related outcomes.


• Working with young people to support positive, holistic outcomes in relation to their health and wellbeing, enabling them to lead safer and healthier lives: reducing risk and increasing resilience.


• Supporting and providing advocacy for young people by participating in all relevant multi agency meetings, for example: Child Protection meetings, Complex Case Review panels, etc.


• Networking and attending community events.


• Developing and delivering workshops and training for young people, professionals and other associated people, such as parents and carers.

About you

• Experience of working with young people.


• Knowledge of safeguarding concerns in relation to children and young people.


• Excellent understanding of drug and alcohol issues and experience of working within a related field.


• Accomplished written and verbal communication skills and a high degree of personal IT competency.


• Knowledge of working with evidence based practice around young people’s substance misuse treatment services and methods, including relevant best practice guidance.


• A commitment to multi-agency working and establishing partnerships with other professionals to achieve good outcomes for the service user group.


• Excellent team working and interpersonal skills, maintaining a highly cooperative approach to supporting colleagues in delivering service objectives.

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.

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.