Young Persons Worker

We Are With You

The closing date is 31 January 2025

Job summary

Our Young Persons Worker teams offer vital support, training, and education to young people in their locality. They work with other agencies and professionals to safeguard their young clients, working with their families too where appropriate.

Main duties of the job

As a Young Persons Worker, you'll be supporting a caseload of young people who are experiencing difficulties with substance misuse. You'll work with them to access their needs, develop care plans, delivery a variety of treatments and/or refer them to other specialist support when needed. You'll also be proactively engaging with young people to provide them with the support, training, education and guidance they need to better understand the implication of the situations they may face and the decision they may take.

About us

Everyone should feel comfortable getting the support they need for issues with drugs, alcohol or mental health. At We Are With You we work with people on their own goals, whether that's staying safe and healthy, making small changes or stopping an unwanted habit altogether. We give people support in a way that's right for them either face to face in their local service, community or online. We provide a free and confidential service without judgement to more than 100,000 people a year. We use our expertise to improve the help available and raise awareness around drugs, alcohol and mental health so that more people can get support. We Are With You.

Date posted

10 January 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£24,000 to £27,500 a year

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

15 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

recroot-5495-51129-97

Job locations

Wigan

WN1 1HR

Job description

Job responsibilities

Do you have a great rapport with young people? Are you passionate about educating and supporting them to navigate their way through the many issues they face today? If so, this job could be exactly what you're looking for.... The work can be challenging but it's always rewarding and at With You, you'll be part of an amazing team making a real difference to people's lives. WithYou Wigan and Leigh is an integrated drug and alcohol service, delivering an asset based community approach to treatment. We provide support to people who have been affected by drugs and alcohol. We work with people on their own goals, whether that's staying safe and healthy, making a small change or stopping an unwanted habit. We work with both adults and Young People. Our approach is sensitive and respectful, listening to people's stories and learning from them. Please note this is a Fixed Term Contract until 31st March 2026. Benefits

Competitive salary

28 days annual leave, plus bank holidays

An extra day off for your birthday or a special occasion of your choice

Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave

2 days paid volunteer leave per year

Auto-enrollment into We Are With You's pension scheme

Access to a Blue Light Card - giving you great savings on big high-street and online brands

Flexible working opportunities and access to a range of services and resources to support you with your wellbeing

We have an excellent Refer a Friend scheme which offers you a £500 bonus for any recommendations, any role! Our scheme allows you to recommend your friends and family to work with us and earn a £500 bonus payment for every successful referral you make. Please note, the Refer a Friend scheme is only applicable if your recommended friend completes their 6 months probation period

Should you be successful in your application, you will be required to provide 3 years' worth of references and where applicable, will need to undergo an enhanced DBS check. Additional Information Please note that this role may close early should sufficient applications be received, so early application is advised. As an organisation, we continue to build an inclusive culture that encourages, supports and celebrates the diverse voices and experiences of our staff. We know that representing the communities we serve is key to us meeting our goals of radically improving people's lives. We welcome the unique contributions that you can bring and we encourage people from underrepresented communities and backgrounds to apply to join our team, including people with lived experience, people with disabilities, people from racialised communities, LGBTQ+ people, people of all ages and armed forces veterans. As part of our commitment to the Armed Forces Covenant we provide a guaranteed interview scheme for candidates that are veterans and meet all the essential criteria for a role. With You is also a Disability Confident Employer and we offer a guaranteed interview scheme for candidates with a disability and meet all the essential criteria for a role. If you have a disability, a learning difficulty such as dyslexia or a medical condition which you believe may affect your performance during any aspect of our selection process, we'll be happy to make reasonable adjustments to enable you to perform at your best.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Competitive salary

28 days annual leave, plus bank holidays

An extra day off for your birthday or a special occasion of your choice

Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave

2 days paid volunteer leave per year

Auto-enrollment into We Are With You's pension scheme

Access to a Blue Light Card - giving you great savings on big high-street and online brands

Flexible working opportunities and access to a range of services and resources to support you with your wellbeing

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

OCN/NVQ level 3 or equivalent, or willing to achieve this within 12 months
Evidence of training in Child Protection and Safeguarding
This role is subject to a satisfactory enhanced level DBS and barred lists check

Experience

Essential

To be able to do this job successfully, you will have:
a successful track record of therapeutic working with young people in groups and 1:1 settings
demonstrable experience of supporting young people in relation to mental health or substance misuse
knowledge and understanding of health and safety, including assessing high-risk situations for clients
knowledge and understanding of issues affecting young people such as substance misuse, mental and physical health and emotional wellbeing
thorough and up to date knowledge of child and adolescent development, mental wellbeing and self harming behaviours
a proven ability to carry out comprehensive assessments, assess risk, devise care plans and deliver evidence based interventions
a proven track record of working as an individual and as part of a team sharing skills, experience and knowledge with others
able to visit other locations from time to time in order to deliver the services required

Desirable

A full job description will be provided upon request.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

OCN/NVQ level 3 or equivalent, or willing to achieve this within 12 months
Evidence of training in Child Protection and Safeguarding
This role is subject to a satisfactory enhanced level DBS and barred lists check

Experience

Essential

To be able to do this job successfully, you will have:
a successful track record of therapeutic working with young people in groups and 1:1 settings
demonstrable experience of supporting young people in relation to mental health or substance misuse
knowledge and understanding of health and safety, including assessing high-risk situations for clients
knowledge and understanding of issues affecting young people such as substance misuse, mental and physical health and emotional wellbeing
thorough and up to date knowledge of child and adolescent development, mental wellbeing and self harming behaviours
a proven ability to carry out comprehensive assessments, assess risk, devise care plans and deliver evidence based interventions
a proven track record of working as an individual and as part of a team sharing skills, experience and knowledge with others
able to visit other locations from time to time in order to deliver the services required

Desirable

A full job description will be provided upon request.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.