EYPDAS substance misuse practitioner

4 weeks ago

Chelmsford, United Kingdom The Children's Society Full time

EYPDAS Substance Misuse Practitioner 

Permanent contract  but funding for this role ends on 31st March 2025 (with the potential for extension subject to funding)

2 Positions available

37 hours per week

£29,855.00 per annum

Essex – Countywide / Quadrant Based- quadrant to be discussed at interview

The Children’s Society has been helping children and young people in this country for over 140 years. We run local services that support young people when they are at their most vulnerable and in desperate need of help. We’re there for young people, every step of the way.

This role sits within our children and families directorate, which works to provide immediate one-to-one and group support for young people who urgently need support. Your role will be to help us maintain and develop innovative practice to support our work in our services within the Essex area.

We wish to recruit 2 Substance Misuse Practitioners to join our established Essex Young Peoples Drug and Alcohol Team (EYPDAS) supporting young people aged 8-25 who are using or misusing substances.

You will provide direct therapeutic support to vulnerable young people, vulnerable young adults and families who are affected by substance use.

Support offered will include one to one face to face interventions, targeted group work & online support across the County. You may also facilitate training around substances for statutory and voluntary agencies across the County. 

The young people will require a skilled practitioner who is experienced in working with hard to reach, vulnerable young people at risk and using trauma informed therapeutic approaches. You should have experience of facilitating groups with knowledge of the issues and legislation affecting young people who are using or misusing substances.

 What we are looking for...

You will have substantial experience in working with vulnerable young people either in a paid or unpaid capacity. To be able to evidence your ability to build positive relationships with groups of young people to raise awareness about substance use and the associated risks and impact. You will have experience of carrying out individual and group work interventions with young people & adults. You will have experience in using Microsoft Office Applications and other relevant data systems. You can demonstrate the ability to work on your own initiative as well as be able to contribute to a multi-agency approach so as to enable effective interventions with young people, including delivering training to a range of professionals. You hold a full UK drivers license and have access to you own transport.

As well as a strong commitment to your development, we offer a generous holiday entitlement, a contributory stakeholder pension, childcare vouchers and flexible working.

The Children’s Society runs over 100 local services that help thousands of young people who desperately need our support, and we campaign to get laws and policies changed to make young people’s lives happier and safer.

The Children’s Society is committed to safeguarding and protecting the children and young people that we work with. As such, all posts are subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks. We ensure that we have a range of policies and procedures in place which promote safeguarding and safer working practices across our services.

Therefore, candidates applying for work in our Youth Impact Domain will be required to complete an “Employment history_template” document prior to interview. The fully completed document should be loaded by the candidate at the point of uploading your CV.

The closing date for applications is the 16th June. If after 14 days, we have received enough applications we reserve the right to close this vacancy from the 31st May onwards.

Interviews will be held on the 25th and 26th June. These will be in person at our Chelmsford office.

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