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Young Ambassador - Lancs YP, Central (Ref: 0016ZA)

The closing date is 17 September 2025

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Job summary

Our Lancashire Young Person's service are looking for Young Ambassadors, aged 16-25, to join them in providing high quality recovery care to a diverse client group. If you are an enthusiastic and creative individual and are passionate about changing people's lives for the better, we'd love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

You will have the opportunity to get involved in lots of exciting events, initiatives and tasks, including: Local outreach events, such as stalls at colleges and Pride events Interview panels Administration tasks to support the service 121 mentoring for 10-24 year olds Involvement in co-production events, such as forums and groups on a local and organisational level

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

04 September 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£8 to £12 an hour

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

oc-1756826296-HS1ZH

Job locations

Preston

Preston

PR1 1HQ


Job description

Job responsibilities

All applicants must submit a CV along with a cover letter or personal statement explaining why they should be considered for this role. Please note: This role may close earlier than the stated deadline if we receive a high volume of applications, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible. Closing date: Wednesday 17th September 2025 Join our team as a Young Ambassador in Preston As a leading charity supporting people with drug, alcohol, and mental health challenges, we operate over 80 services across England and Scotland, providing free and confidential support to more than 100,000 people each year. Find out more about us here. About the Role We are looking for candidates whose values match ours: Compassionate, Determined and Professional. You may feel that you lack the knowledge or experience to work for our organisation but we are keen to hear from 16-25 year olds who live by our guiding principles (we can teach you everything else!). Please get in touch if you are:

  • Collaborative - we are outstanding team players
  • Ethical - we are open, honest and transparent, we are powered by our integrity and principles
  • Inspiring - we are exceptional communicators who empower our clients and each other to reach potential
  • Resilient - we have a positive, solution focused "can do" approach
  • Self challenging - we strive for personal excellence, outstanding service quality and continual service improvement
    • This is a casual role, with some Saturday working included. Rates of pay are as follows: Under 18 years of age - £7.55 an hour Aged 18 to 20 - £10.00 an hour Aged 21 or over - £12.21 an hour Benefits
  • Competitive rates of pay
  • 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

    All applicants must submit a CV along with a cover letter or personal statement explaining why they should be considered for this role. Please note: This role may close earlier than the stated deadline if we receive a high volume of applications, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible. Closing date: Wednesday 17th September 2025 Join our team as a Young Ambassador in Preston As a leading charity supporting people with drug, alcohol, and mental health challenges, we operate over 80 services across England and Scotland, providing free and confidential support to more than 100,000 people each year. Find out more about us here. About the Role We are looking for candidates whose values match ours: Compassionate, Determined and Professional. You may feel that you lack the knowledge or experience to work for our organisation but we are keen to hear from 16-25 year olds who live by our guiding principles (we can teach you everything else!). Please get in touch if you are:

  • Collaborative - we are outstanding team players
  • Ethical - we are open, honest and transparent, we are powered by our integrity and principles
  • Inspiring - we are exceptional communicators who empower our clients and each other to reach potential
  • Resilient - we have a positive, solution focused "can do" approach
  • Self challenging - we strive for personal excellence, outstanding service quality and continual service improvement
    • This is a casual role, with some Saturday working included. Rates of pay are as follows: Under 18 years of age - £7.55 an hour Aged 18 to 20 - £10.00 an hour Aged 21 or over - £12.21 an hour Benefits
  • Competitive rates of pay
  • 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 job description and person specification are available on request by emailing recruitment@wearewithyou.org.uk.

    Experience

    Essential

    • We're looking for someone who can display our values whilst working with vulnerable children and young people.
    • You should be enthusiastic and keen to learn about the work that WithYou does, as well as a real team player and someone who likes to communicate with a wide range of people.
    Person Specification

    Qualifications

    Essential

    • A full job description and person specification are available on request by emailing recruitment@wearewithyou.org.uk.

    Experience

    Essential

    • We're looking for someone who can display our values whilst working with vulnerable children and young people.
    • You should be enthusiastic and keen to learn about the work that WithYou does, as well as a real team player and someone who likes to communicate with a wide range of people.

    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

    Preston

    Preston

    PR1 1HQ


    Employer's website

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

    Employer details

    Employer name

    We Are With You

    Address

    Preston

    Preston

    PR1 1HQ


    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

    04 September 2025

    Pay scheme

    Other

    Salary

    £8 to £12 an hour

    Contract

    Permanent

    Working pattern

    Part-time

    Reference number

    oc-1756826296-HS1ZH

    Job locations

    Preston

    Preston

    PR1 1HQ


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