Youth Substance Intervention Worker - WMF3199e

Westmorland & Furness Council; Cheltenham; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 37,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

Enhanced annual leave

Discount schemes

Job summary

Westmorland and Furness Council is seeking an experienced practitioner to join the Youth Justice Service, delivering specialist substance misuse interventions to children involved in the Youth Justice System, with a focus on harm reduction and education.

You will work across the Westmorland and Furness footprint, collaborating with partners across statutory and non-statutory services, and supporting transitions to adulthood for service users while maintaining accurate data and written records.

Qualifications

• Experience of working with and engaging young people and families with complex needs.
• Ability to organise workload and accurately collect and record data.
• Maintain accurate written records of work delivered.

Responsibilities

• Deliver specialist substance misuse intervention to children in Youth Justice System.
• Work in partnership with multi-agency colleagues.
• Support transitions to adulthood for service users.

Skills

Experience with at-risk youth

Engaging with young people

Job description

Job reference REQ00000020502 Date posted 27/10/2026 Application closing date 15/11/2026 Location COUNTY-WIDE Salary £35,570 £36,581 Package Blank Contractual hours 37 Basis Full time Attachments Blank

Job description

Location: will work across the Westmorland and Furness footprint working with children in Furness, South Lakeland and Eden: travel across the Local Authority area will be required.

Contract Type: Permanent

Hours: 37 per week

About this opportunity

This is an opportunity to join an established team working to improve outcomes for children and young people in Westmorland and Furness. You will work within the multi-agency Youth Justice Service delivering specialist substance misuse intervention to children involved in the Youth Justice System, focusing on harm reduction and education.

The post-holder will work in partnership with colleagues within and outside the multi-agency Youth Justice Service, including those delivering both statutory and non-statutory work, as well as engaging with pathways into other services to include supporting transitions to adulthood for service users.

Who we are looking for…

The right candidate will have experience of working with and engaging young people and their families who may have complex needs. You will be able to take a strength based approach to empower people to make changes while demonstrating persistence to overcome any problems.

The post involves the ability to organise a varied workload, accurately collect and record data related to your work and maintain accurate written records of work delivered.

What can we offer you!

Working at Westmorland and Furness Council you will receive a variety of benefits, including a competitive pension scheme, enhanced annual leave allowance and other various perks and discounts schemes. Our benefits | Careers (westmorlandandfurness.gov.uk)

Would you like to find out more?

For further information about this role, such as responsibilities and essential criteria please view the below attachments:

• Post Specification
• Role Profile

Please note: If the Post Specification for this vacancy states that a UK driving licence is required, non-UK driving licences with entitlement to drive vehicles in the UK will also be accepted.

Application and Interview information

Closing date: 15 th November 2026

Interview date: 20 th November 2026

We are currently operating both in-person and virtual interviews. Interview details such as venue/timings will be shared with successful candidates, following the shortlisting process. If you have any concerns or adjustments are needed, we are happy to discuss this with you.

Safer Recruitment & DBS

At Westmorland and Furness Council we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the safety and welfare of children, young people and adults at risk and we expect all workers, employees and volunteers to share our commitment.

This role is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974 and requires an enhanced DBS check with a Children’s Barred List check.

Please note this role involves working in regulated activity with Children. It is an offence for people who are barred from working in regulated activity to apply for roles that require them to work unsupervised with Children.

Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion

Westmorland and Furness Council is committed to improving the diversity of its workforce to better reflect the communities we serve. We welcome applications from everyone and work to promote an inclusive, supportive culture that values and celebrates our differences.

As a Disability Confident Leader, disabled applicants, who meet the essential criteria of this job, are guaranteed an interview.

We also offer guaranteed interviews to Armed Forces personnel and veterans and those in care or care experienced and under 24 years old (someone who has been looked after by a local authority at any point, for any length of time, e.g. foster care, residential care, or under the guardianship of a local authority) that meet the essential criteria for the role.