Young Person's Resilience Worker - Targeted Youth Support

Overview: Responsibilities:

• To engage young people in a range of interventions, utilising a young person-centred approach, empowering them to reduce risk, increase resilience and lead a safe, happy and healthy lives.
• The post holder will work as an integral part of the multi-disciplinary team at The Corner, to delivery high quality provision.
• Support service users from point of entry into the service and through their treatment/recovery journey.
• Reducing drug and alcohol related harm to service users and the wider community.
• Promoting carer, service user and community involvement.
• Working with service users to support positive, holistic outcomes in relation to their health and wellbeing, enabling them to lead safe, healthy, and purposeful lives: reducing risk and increasing resilience.

• Experience of working with young people in a 1-2-1 and group work setting.
• Knowledge of issues facing young people today.
• Knowledge of safeguarding concerns in relation to children and young people.
• Excellent understanding of drug and alcohol issues, and experience of working within a related field.
• A commitment to multi-agency working and to establishing partnerships with other professions to achieve good outcomes for the service user group, e.g. mental health services, criminal justice agencies, community groups, etc.
• Accomplished written and verbal communication skills and a high degree of personal IT competency.
• The ability to accurately update and maintain records in a timely fashion and to work to deadlines for the submission of information, e.g. reports.
• Knowledge of working with evidence-based practice around young people’s substance misuse treatment services and methods, including relevant best practice guidance.
• Excellent time management skills, and an ability to work on own initiative, prioritising accordingly.
• Proactive and able to work on own initiative with excellent time management and prioritising skills.
• Be a supportive team player with strong interpersonal skills with the ability to work in partnership with a wide range of professionals, agencies, and internal/external stakeholders.
• Respond flexibly to the demands of the post.

What we will give to you:

• 25 days holiday (+ bank holidays) rising by 1 day for each years’ service (for first 5 years).
• Paid ‘Wellness’ hour each week along with a ‘Wellness’ hub and Employee Assist Programme.
• Contributory pension scheme.
• A great selection of benefits incl. discounts for shopping, cinema, holidays, etc.
• A friendly and supportive team.
• Training, career development & progression opportunities.

Please read attached Job Description for a more detailed out line of responsibilities and Person Specifications

Salary Range (pro rata if part time): CGL points 23 to 28 (£26,393.77 - £30,316.74) ILW / OLW /Fringe: N/A - Outside London Weighting Area Interview Date: 22/5/2023 Closing Date: 14/5/2023 If you have any questions on this opportunity that you would like to talk through please contact us using the below details:: Sean Kelly | sean.kelly@cgl.org.uk : Please note that we require you to be 18 years of age or older to be considered for this volunteering role. : This post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check at an enhanced level.