Young Persons Worker

We Are With You in Kent are the commissioned provider of drug and alcohol support for young people aged between 10-18 and a selection of 18-24 year olds. We offer a range of free and confidential services to young people, professionals and their families.

Some of the services we offer to young people include; Brief Interventions, Specialist Treatment (one to one), Early Intervention group work and the RisKit programme which is a multi-component programme, tackling a range of risk taking behaviours. All interventions stem from the service's ethos of providing accurate and non-judgemental support and guidance which is rooted in harm reduction and support for the individual.

**All applicants need to submit a CV and a covering letter on why you should be considered for this role. Applications will not be accepted if no covering letter is included.**

We currently have two openings within our service, a one to one worker and a group worker. These roles will involve working one-to-one with young people or with groups of young people delivering a range of harm reduction interventions about drugs and alcohol and risk taking behaviours.

Our young people require a holistic approach to their support and may be experiencing difficulties around mental health, homelessness, offending and familial breakdown. As such, you will work closely with external agencies and families to help our young people achieve the best outcomes.

As a Young Person's Worker, you would carry and manage a caseload of young people, engaging with them in sessions out in the community whether that be in school, at their home or in community buildings. Eachpost holder has a designated area of work within Kent (specific areas to be discussed at interview). **Please ignore the “Faversham” reference in the advert, this is for internal purposes only.**

You will be supported with case management through line management, clinical supervision and group reflective practice sessions in addition to team meetings and practice development days.

We offer training to new staff and ongoing opportunities for learning and development, so if you love working with young people and are keen to become experienced and knowledgeable in the field of drug and alcohol harm reduction, this could be the role for you.

We welcome people with experience in working with young people, people with lived experience or anyone who has a passion to get into this field of work.

**A full driving licence and access to a vehicle for work purposes is essential.**

**Diversity Statement**

**REQUIRED SKILLS**:
To be able to do this job successfully, you will have:

- some experience of working with young people aged 10-25
- a keen interest in developing substance misuse knowledge
- excellent relationship building skills with a range of people from a wide variety of backgrounds
- the ability to work effectively on your own and as part of a team, sharing your skills knowledge and experience
- good organisational skills to be able to manage your time effectively, prioritising your work and being able to cope with the pressure of competing demands
- excellent written and oral communication skills, including engaging delivery of presentations
- the ability to record and maintain accurate case details and in a timely manner
- effective IT skills, able to use different packages and digital media

**DESIRABLE SKILLS**:

- a qualification in substance misuse, mental health, psychology, nursing or youth work
- experience of working within Children's Social Care
- Knowledge of parenting skills and issues

**ABOUT THE COMPANY**:
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.**

**BENEFITS**:
**What we offer**
- Competitive salary
- 28 days annual leave, plus bank holidays
- 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 y