Apprentice Substance Misuse Practitioner

2 weeks ago

Leatherhead, United Kingdom Catch22 Full time
Job Description

You will work as a Substance Misuse Practitioner Apprentice in our Surrey Young Persons Substance Misuse Service. The Surrey Young Person’s Substance Misuse service (SYPSMS) offers one-to-one support to young people and their families, a 24 hour help line, counselling and pharmacological support, as part of a tailored recovery approach for young people aged 11 to 25-years-old. Using a harm reduction approach, which has the service user at the heart of what we do, we can provide one-off targeted education and harm reduction sessions, as well more specialist interventions for those who require a greater level of support.

Alongside your learning and development within the work place, you will be  completing the Level 3 Youth Support Worker apprenticeship.  This apprenticeship will develop knowledge, skills and behaviours in how to deliver  supporting role with young people aged 11-25  to promote their personal, social and educational development. Youth support work provides a holistically supportive, positive professional relationship with young people, ensuring the relationship is routed in young people’s own journey and led by them. It creates opportunities for young people to develop their voice and views and creates opportunities to learn about themselves and society using informal education methods within the context of the professional relationship

As a Substance Misuse Practitioner Apprentice you will develop your knowledge and skills with understanding why Young People use substances and the skills to engaged with the young people, parents and careers .

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Qualifications

  • Good levels of literacy and numeracy evidenced by GCSEs in Math's and English at grade 4/C or higher

Essential Criteria

  • Ability to demonstrate a desire to work with young people
  • Ability to demonstrate a desire to understand the responsibilities regarding safeguarding young people (full training will be provided).
  • Excellent engagement skills, to be able to motivate young people.
  • Is able to communicate effectively with team members, professionals and young people.
  • Good organisational skills (for self and others).
  • Work effectively in a team.
  • To be able to adopt a flexible approach to all aspects of work including managing the role and off the job learning.
  • Problem solving and a “can do” attitude
  • Good ICT skills

 



Additional Information

  • Hours of Work: 37
  • Salary:  £22,667
  • Level of Disclosure & Barring Service check required: Enhanced
  • Fixed term role until 31.03.2025

This post will involve travel around Surrey on a daily basis, you will therefore need to have use of a vehicle, with an up-to-date driving licence, MOT and Business Insurance. There will also be occasional travel around the UK

Some flexible working will be required, including working some weekends and evenings when necessary in order to meet the needs of the client group.

 

See the benefits of working for Catch22 here.

Unless otherwise stated, interviews will be arranged as suitable candidates are identified, so early application is strongly advised.

At Catch22 we value equality, diversity and inclusion. We are wholeheartedly committed to the principle of equality of opportunity, both as an employer and as a provider of services. Diversity and Inclusion is part of what we do every day, working to deliver our vision to build a strong society where everyone has good people around them, a purpose, and a good place to live.

Catch22 is committed to rigorous safeguarding and safer recruitment practices; ensuring that every individual within the organisation has been safely and appropriately checked.

If you are applying for this role and are care experienced/care leaver, Catch22 offers a mentor to assist with the application process.  Please contact cath.forshaw@catch-22.org.uk if you would like to find out more about this support.  This information will not be passed to the team recruiting for this position. For more information about the Propel Programme and a guide for candidates who wish to join the programme, please see here. You can also watch an animation on the programme here. 

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