Youth Resilience & Family Support Specialist

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

Benefits offered by this job

Wellness hours

Wellness Hub

Employee Assistance Programme

Training & progression

Contributory pension

Annual leave 25 days + bank holidays

Job summary

Change Grow Live in Sheffield is recruiting a Young Person’s Resilience Worker for the Families First service. You will join a multi-disciplinary team delivering interventions that empower young people to reduce risk, build resilience, and lead healthier lives.

The role focuses on 1-2-1 support, safeguarding, and collaborative work with social care and early help services. You will engage with communities to improve access and referrals, working within a strengths-based, youth-centred approach.

Qualifications

• Experience working with young people and understanding their issues.
• Knowledge of safeguarding concerns for children and young people.
• Understanding of drug and alcohol issues in youth services.
• Experience with evidence-based practice for youth substance misuse.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide 1-2-1 resilience work with young people.
• Support social care, CLA and early help services.
• Improve service accessibility for underrepresented communities.
• Strengthen links with family services to improve referrals.
• Engage city-wide family services and community groups to maximise outreach.

Skills

Experience with young people

Safeguarding knowledge

Fraser Competence framework knowledge

Substance misuse understanding

Clear communicator (oral & written)

Record keeping & deadlines

Teamwork & collaboration

Tools

IT competency

Job description

Change Grow Live in Sheffield is recruiting a Young Person’s Resilience Worker for the Families First service. You will join a multi-disciplinary team delivering interventions that empower young people to reduce risk, build resilience, and lead healthier lives.

The role focuses on 1-2-1 support, safeguarding, and collaborative work with social care and early help services. You will engage with communities to improve access and referrals, working within a strengths-based, youth-centred approach.