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Schools Liaison Worker - FTC (Ref: 0039ZA)

The closing date is 15 May 2025

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Job summary

Our team in Rotherham are recruiting for a Schools Liaison Worker, to establish and maintain positive relationships between WithYou and schools/education providers, young people and their parents/carers.

Main duties of the job

This is a key role in our work with young people and their families, in order to ensure they have visibility and understanding of the work that we do. Your expertise will be instrumental in building effective relationships with key contacts and delivery partners to maximise promotional opportunities and creating essential links with local schools and educational settings to increase referral numbers into our service. With your strong background in working with young people, you'll help us to coordinate the delivery of an effective school resilience education package and will organise open events and awareness days. This is a varied and hands-on role that will help to reach young people in our communities and engage them effectively with our services.

About us

WithYou provides free and confidential support, without judgement, to more than 100,000 people every year experiencing challenges with drugs, alcohol and mental health across England and Scotland. Our name reflects who we are - a positive place where people can progress, connect with others and get friendly, expert help in a way that's right for them. Our staff team changes lives. If you're passionate about helping people get the support they need for issues with drugs, alcohol and mental health, we'd love to hear from you.

Details

Date posted

09 May 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£25,000 to £25,000 a year

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

11 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

oc-1746023895-W0BZO

Job locations

Rotherham

Rotherham

S60 2EN


Job description

Job responsibilities

If you are passionate about promoting our services to young people, through community based support, information, training and education, we'd love to hear from you. A full job description and person specification is available on request by contacting This is a full time, Fixed Term Contract until 31st March 2026. Benefits

  • 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
    • DE&I 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, people of all ages 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. WithYou 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.

    Job description

    Job responsibilities

    If you are passionate about promoting our services to young people, through community based support, information, training and education, we'd love to hear from you. A full job description and person specification is available on request by contacting This is a full time, Fixed Term Contract until 31st March 2026. Benefits

  • 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
    • DE&I 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, people of all ages 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. WithYou 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.

    Person Specification

    Qualifications

    Essential

    • A full UK driving licence and access to a car, to enable you to travel to different sites within the area

    Experience

    Essential

    • Strong background in working with young people and their families, including delivery group work
    • The ability to delivery engaging presentations and workshops
    • Experience of working in partnership with a range of statutory and non-statutory children's agencies
    • Knowledge of drugs and alcohol issues and their impact upon young people and their families
    • Exceptional organisational skills
    Person Specification

    Qualifications

    Essential

    • A full UK driving licence and access to a car, to enable you to travel to different sites within the area

    Experience

    Essential

    • Strong background in working with young people and their families, including delivery group work
    • The ability to delivery engaging presentations and workshops
    • Experience of working in partnership with a range of statutory and non-statutory children's agencies
    • Knowledge of drugs and alcohol issues and their impact upon young people and their families
    • Exceptional organisational skills

    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 Advisor

    Abigail Hadfield

    Abigail.Hadfield@wearewithyou.org.uk

    Details

    Date posted

    09 May 2025

    Pay scheme

    Other

    Salary

    £25,000 to £25,000 a year

    Contract

    Fixed term

    Duration

    11 months

    Working pattern

    Full-time

    Reference number

    oc-1746023895-W0BZO

    Job locations

    Rotherham

    Rotherham

    S60 2EN


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