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Young Persons Worker

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Job summary

As a young persons worker, you'll be supporting a caseload of young people who are experiencing difficulties with substance misuse or their mental health. You'll work with them to assess their needs, develop care plans, deliver a variety of treatments and/or refer them to other specialist support when needed.

Main duties of the job

You'll also be proactively engaging with young people to provide them with the support, training, education and guidance they need to better understand the implications of the situations they may face and the decision they may take. Designing, developing and delivering sessions and/or materials that will resonate with young people and clearly communicate important messages to them is absolutely key to this role. You'll need to understand how to evaluate the effectiveness of these sessions/materials so you'll know which has the greatest impact and be able to use your time with young people to it's best effect.

About us

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. IND HP

Details

Date posted

21 December 2023

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£22,687 to £30,250 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

recroot-5495-48625-54

Job locations

Rotherham

Rotherham

S60 2EN


Job description

Job responsibilities

This advert may close early should sufficient applications be received, so early application is advised. Do you have a great rapport with young people? Are you passionate about educating and supporting them to navigate their way through the many issues they face today? If so, this job could be exactly what you're looking for.... Our young persons teams offer vital support, training and educating young people in their locality. They work with other agencies and professionals to safeguard their young clients, working with their families too where appropriate. The work can be challenging but it's always rewarding and at With You, you'll be part of an amazing team making a real difference to people's lives. 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. As part of our commitment to the Armed Forces Covenant, we provide a guaranteed interview scheme for candidates that are veterans and meet all the essential criteria for a role. With You is also a Disability Confident Employer and we offer a guaranteed interview scheme for candidates with a disability and meet all the essential criteria for a role. If you have a disability, a learning difficulty such as dyslexia or a medical condition which you believe may affect your performance during any aspect of our selection process, we'll be happy to make reasonable adjustments to enable you to perform at your best. Benefits

  • 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 your recommended friend completes their 6 months probation period

    • Job description

    Job responsibilities

    This advert may close early should sufficient applications be received, so early application is advised. Do you have a great rapport with young people? Are you passionate about educating and supporting them to navigate their way through the many issues they face today? If so, this job could be exactly what you're looking for.... Our young persons teams offer vital support, training and educating young people in their locality. They work with other agencies and professionals to safeguard their young clients, working with their families too where appropriate. The work can be challenging but it's always rewarding and at With You, you'll be part of an amazing team making a real difference to people's lives. 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. As part of our commitment to the Armed Forces Covenant, we provide a guaranteed interview scheme for candidates that are veterans and meet all the essential criteria for a role. With You is also a Disability Confident Employer and we offer a guaranteed interview scheme for candidates with a disability and meet all the essential criteria for a role. If you have a disability, a learning difficulty such as dyslexia or a medical condition which you believe may affect your performance during any aspect of our selection process, we'll be happy to make reasonable adjustments to enable you to perform at your best. Benefits

  • 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 your recommended friend completes their 6 months probation period

    • Person Specification

    Qualifications

    Essential

    • An OCN/NVQ level 3 or equivalent or be willing and able to achieve this within 12 months
    • Training in Child Protection and Safeguarding
    • This role is subject to a satisfactory enhanced level DBS and barred lists check

    Experience

    Essential

    • To be able to do this job successfully, you will have:
    • a successful track record of therapeutic work with young people in groups and 1:1 settings
    • experience of assessing risks, devising care plans and delivering evidence based interventions
    • knowledge and understanding of the issues affecting young people and experience of supporting them in relation to their mental health or substance misuse
    • knowledge and understanding of health & safety, including assessing and managing high risk situations for service users
    • up to date, detailed knowledge of child and adolescent development, mental wellbeing and self-harming behaviours
    • 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
    Person Specification

    Qualifications

    Essential

    • An OCN/NVQ level 3 or equivalent or be willing and able to achieve this within 12 months
    • Training in Child Protection and Safeguarding
    • This role is subject to a satisfactory enhanced level DBS and barred lists check

    Experience

    Essential

    • To be able to do this job successfully, you will have:
    • a successful track record of therapeutic work with young people in groups and 1:1 settings
    • experience of assessing risks, devising care plans and delivering evidence based interventions
    • knowledge and understanding of the issues affecting young people and experience of supporting them in relation to their mental health or substance misuse
    • knowledge and understanding of health & safety, including assessing and managing high risk situations for service users
    • up to date, detailed knowledge of child and adolescent development, mental wellbeing and self-harming behaviours
    • 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

    Disclosure and Barring Service Check

    This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

    Employer details

    Employer name

    We Are With You

    Address

    Rotherham

    Rotherham

    S60 2EN


    Employer's website

    https://www.wearewithyou.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

    Employer details

    Employer name

    We Are With You

    Address

    Rotherham

    Rotherham

    S60 2EN


    Employer's website

    https://www.wearewithyou.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

    Employer contact details

    For questions about the job, contact:

    Recruitment Manager

    Emily Frost

    Emily.frost@wearewithyou.org.uk

    07811056955

    Details

    Date posted

    21 December 2023

    Pay scheme

    Other

    Salary

    £22,687 to £30,250 a year

    Contract

    Permanent

    Working pattern

    Full-time

    Reference number

    recroot-5495-48625-54

    Job locations

    Rotherham

    Rotherham

    S60 2EN


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