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Young Person's Resilience Worker

Change Grow Live

Young Person's Resilience Worker

£31394

Change Grow Live, Plaistow, Newham

  • Full time
  • Temporary
  • Onsite working

Posted 6 days ago, 12 Sep | Get your application in now to be included in the first week's applications.

Closing date: Closing date not specified

job Ref: 0b7bf331606248dda5364614cc7b8f64

Full Job Description

  • Support young people and young adults (18-25) from the point they engage with the service, through their entire journey.

  • Work alongside the MOPAC Y2A hub, specifically supporting young adults involved with probation services.

  • Provide screening, assessments, psychosocial interventions, care planning, and post-treatment support, ensuring seamless transitions in care.

  • Respond effectively to safeguarding issues, ensuring the safety and well-being of the individuals you work with.

  • Reduce drug and alcohol-related harm, helping create healthier communities.

  • Advocate for access to relevant services, ensuring holistic outcomes in relation to health and well-being.

  • Promote positive outcomes that enable young people to lead safer, healthier, and more purposeful lives, building resilience and reducing risks., Please note we're not responsible for the content of job ads, as they're posted by the recruiter. We'll aim to resolve the reported issue and we'll use your feedback to improve the quality of our ads.

    Experience working with young people, with a good understanding of the issues they face.

  • Knowledge of safeguarding practices, particularly concerning children and young people, including the Fraser Competence framework.

  • Strong understanding of drug and alcohol-related issues and experience in a related field.

  • Knowledge of best practices in substance misuse treatment services, especially in relation to young people.

  • Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, and a high level of IT proficiency.

  • Team-oriented with a cooperative, supportive approach to achieving service objectives.


    • Ready to Make a Difference?

    At Change Grow Live, we believe in the power of making a positive impact in people's lives. Our strive to provide support, respect, and a safe space where individuals can find the right path for their personal growth and recovery. We treat each person as a unique individual, working together to achieve their full potential.

    We are currently looking for a Young Person's Resilience Worker to be part of our Newham Rise children and young people's team. This role involves delivering targeted interventions, focusing on drug and alcohol awareness, education, and prevention for young people. You will also work closely with the MOPAC (Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime) youth-to-adult (Y2A) hub, providing support to young adults aged 18-25 who are also connected to probation services.

    Working in Newham offers the chance to be part of a vibrant, diverse, and growing community. You'll find a dynamic working environment where every day presents an opportunity to make meaningful connections and create lasting change.

    Working at Change Grow Live in Newham means being part of a vibrant, diverse, and supportive team, where every day presents an opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of individuals within a dynamic and multicultural community., We believe that having diverse people working as part of our team makes us the organisation that we are.

    We actively encourage applications from people from all backgrounds to help us to provide the best possible experience for the people who use our services and to make Change Grow Live a great place to work. If you have any feedback on our recruitment processes (good or bad) we'd love to hear from you so that we can make sure they are fair and we attract and recruit the best, most diverse workforce possible.

    The safety of vulnerable children, young people and adults is our absolute priority. We will support you in your role to make sure that you are equipped to support the safety of people who use our services and those around them, to the highest standard possible.

    Full Time Salary Range: £27,449.53 - £31,393.77 (pro rata for part time hours) Allowance: Inner London Weighting of £4,072.06 (pro rata for part time)