Young Person’s Substance Misuse, Child

7 months ago

Morden, United Kingdom Catch22 Full time

Company Description

At Catch22, we are proud of our reputation as a modern and progressive employer. Our 1,300 colleagues and 300 volunteers work at every stage of the social welfare cycle, supporting over 60,000 individuals, from cradle to career. Our work spans education, social justice and rehabilitation, children's social care, family support, social action, and getting people into work.

**Young People and Families**

Our Young People and Families Hub (YP&F) delivers a wide range of integrated support services that are designed to help resolve complex difficulties experienced by young people and their families/carers. Our Hub works with those in trouble, providing early intervention to those who are in crisis, leaving care, missing from home, or with substance misuse or mental health problems - services support people no matter what their situation, and have demonstrated a high success rate.

Our Merton Risk and Resilience Service is an integrated service, focused on mitigating risk, and promoting resilience, in children and young people (C&YP). Our service aims to reduce the harm to children and young people (aged 18 and under), within the Child Exploitation (CE) and Missing service area, and C&YP (aged 24 and under), within the substance misuse service area.

**Job Description**:

- **Permanent, full-time - up to £29,000 per annum**:

- **This role requires access to a car, and a full driving licence.**:

- **This role is open to **Male applicants only**.**

The role of **Risk and Resilience Practitioner **is an excellent opportunity to make a direct and valued difference to the lives of children and young people (C&YP), who are at significant risk of experiencing child exploitation, substance misuse, or going missing from home.

Providing tailored support and guidance to children, young people, and families, this role will actively contribute to achieving high standards of care, quality, and positive outcomes - supporting service users to fulfil their potential, through consistent and meaningful participation.

**Main Duties**:

- Providing tailored one-to-one support, guidance, and interventions.
- Assessing the needs of children and young people, determining appropriate support plans and pathways, and informing risk reduction plans - supporting access to additional or specialist services where necessary.
- Ensuring that referrals, support, care, and risk management are of a high quality, with ease of transition.
- Developing sustainable joint service work with referring agencies, local authorities, children’s social care, and children and families services (CFS).
- Ensuring timely and appropriate data recording - including tracking, outcome monitoring, KPI monitoring, and assisting with the production of feedback reports.
- Providing consultation, information, training, and presentations, to a wide range of stakeholders, from varied settings (we can help to build your skills in training provision if required).

This role works in partnership with a wide range of partner agencies and commissioners, providing continuous **opportunities to build your network and knowledge** within the Children’s Social Care Sector. We will also** support you to build service-area specialisms**, in the areas of Substance Misuse, Child Exploitation, Missing from Home, or Families work. We are highly invested in supporting the continuous professional development of our staff, and our staff are also encouraged to visit the extensive variety of national services that Catch22 can offer.

**The team** are dedicated to making a difference in the lives of children and young people, working through a relationship-based approach, that draws on the ethos and values of young people. Integrating a variety of work backgrounds, the team utilise a ‘Think Family’ approach - and all staff are trained in motivational interviewing, trauma informed practice, and brief solution-focused interventions - click here to find out more.
- Working with children and young people with a range of vulnerabilities.
- Building positive relationships with children and young people, and their families.
- Carrying out assessments, risk management, and care plans, and providing interventions.

**Qualifications**:

- 5 GCSE’s (grade C or above), or equivalent.
- Experience of working with children and young people, with complex needs or vulnerabilities.
- Preferable: Working knowledge of supporting children and young people in one or more of the following areas: substance misuse, child exploitation, missing from home.

Please click here to view the full Job Description.

Additional Information
**Salary**:Up to £29,000 per annum (depending on knowledge and experience)
**Hours of work**:Full time, 37 hours per week*
**Contract**: Permanent
- This role requires access to a car, and a full driving licence.
- Catch22 supports **flexible working**, and we are ambassadors of a positive work-life balance - any hours worked outside of regular contracted

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