Young Persons Worker

3 weeks ago

Redcar and Cleveland, United Kingdom With You Full time

Job Description

Please note, this is currently a Fixed Term Contract until the end of March 2025, however there is the possibility of this role being extended or made permanent in the future.

We Are With You is a free and confidential service for people affected by drugs and alcohol. With You in Redcar & Cleveland is part of the THRIVE partnership, an integrated substance use, domestic abuse and education/recovery support service. We provide free and confidential support to people experiencing issues with 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. We are innovative and bold working with partners across Redcar and Cleveland providing a service that meets everyone's needs; if a person is homeless, in work, has a family, is alone, not in work, has children, we tailor support so it fits them and their individual Recovery Goals. The service embraces stakeholders and our partnerships; including health, mental health, criminal justice, social care, education and training and our recovery and peer support partners.

This role requires applicants to be flexible and adaptable to change in a fast paced environment, you will be able to manage a complex caseload and build rapport with both clients and internal and external stakeholders, representing We Are With You to promote specialist treatment and support. The skill to motivate and engage people is vital as well as the ability to competently assess and manage risk. As a Young Persons Recovery Worker you will be positive and motivated, you will be an outstanding communicator, and possess excellent skills as a team player. You will also be results driven, highly organised with excellent time management skills. You will also embody the guiding principles of We Are With You - Collaborative, Ethical, Inspiring, Resilient, Self-Challenging whilst adhering to the organisational policies and procedures.

You will be a compassionate and motivated individual, with an exceptional ability to build meaningful relationships. We’re looking for demonstrable experience working within the health, social care, criminal justice or other specialist setting, ideally with young people and with knowledge of safeguarding and partnership working. You will be highly organised, with excellent communication skills and able to manage your time effectively, working as part of a team to ensure a high quality service is maintained.


Required Skills

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

have attained ONC/NVQ level 3 or be willing to achieve this within 12 months demonstrable experience of training in Child Protection and Safeguarding demonstrable experience of supporting young people in relation to mental health and/or substance misuse knowledge of health and safety, including assessing client in high-risk situations knowledge of assessing risks and risk assessments be resilient under pressure and able to prioritise your work have the ability to build and maintain effective relationships with clients and colleagues alike 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 good oral and written communication skills including IT skills

Please note, this post requires travelling across the county, therefore a driving licence and access to your own vehicle is essential.


Desirable Skills

A full job description will be available upon request.


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.

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 and armed forces veterans.

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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

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