Change Grow Live are a charity dedicated to the belief that we can make a difference to our Service Users lives, offering support and respect in a safe environment, treating each person as an individual and working with them to find the right treatment and care options.
Our core values are ‘Be open, be compassionate and be bold’ and our team members apply these daily to achieve our mission of helping people change the direction of their lives, grow as individuals, and live life to its full potential.
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join CGL Newham Rise children and young people’s team in a Senior Practitioner Role. The post holder will identify and engage with young people who have substance misuse problems with complex physical and/or mental health needs. Providing advice, support and recovery focused structured psychosocial interventions to support recovery and primary health care needs.
The role will also act as a practice lead within the service and support the team leader in various operational tasks and deputise where necessary. It will also involve partnership working with various young people’s services and stakeholders across Newham as well as developing relationships with CAMHS and Children's Services. Don’t worry, there is a wide array of training and development opportunities to help support you in your work.
Where: Newham
Hours: Full time, 37.5 per week
Full Time Salary: £27,449.53- £31,393.77 dependent on experience
Allowance: Inner London Weighting of £4,072.06 pro rata
Contract Type: Fixed Term for 12 months
Responsibilities
About the role:
Hold a caseload of complex young people, providing screening, assessment, psychosocial interventions, integrated care planning, post treatment support, including transfer of care Identifying and responding effectively to potential safeguarding issues Reducing drug and alcohol related harm to young people and the wider community Promoting carer, service user and community involvement Providing advocacy for access to partnership services Working with young people 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 Support Team Leader to deliver training and consultation to external partners and stakeholders on the issues facing young people around substance misuse Support the Team Leader to carry out case file audits and ensure findings encourage a culture of learning within the team, to help improve service user outcomes via the delivery of team learning packages. Deputise for the team leader when necessaryWhen applicable, provide supervision and development of Peer Mentors and Volunteers. Working flexibly across sites where required
About you:
Experience of working with young people and knowledge of the issues they face Knowledge of safeguarding concerns in relation to children and young people and the Fraser Competence framework Have an excellent understanding of drug and alcohol issues and experience of working within a related field Knowledge of working with evidence-based practice around young people’s substance misuse treatment services and methods, including relevant best practice guidance An accomplished communicator, both verbal and written with a high degree of personal IT competency Be able to accurately update and maintain records and to work to deadlines for the submission of information, e.g., reports Have excellent team working and interpersonal skills, maintaining a highly cooperative approach to supporting colleagues in delivering service objectives
What we will give to you:
25 days holiday (+ bank holidays) rising by 1 day for each years’ service “Capped at 30 days” 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 Refer a friend scheme.
Please ensure that when completing your application form and supporting statement, you reflect on the details outlined in the job description. This will help us understand how your skills and experiences align with the requirements of the role.
If you require sponsorship, please note that this role is not eligible for a Health and Care Worker visa. You may be eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route but must meet the minimum salary requirements for the role. You can find out more here Skilled Worker visa: Overview - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
If this sounds like you and you’d like to begin your journey with Change Grow Live, then we’d love to talk to you.
Salary Range (pro rata if part time) CGL points 28 to 30 (£31,529.41 - £33,708.57) ILW / OLW /Fringe Inner London Weighting (£4,072.06) Interview Date 4/12/2024 Closing Date 28/11/2024 If you have any questions on this opportunity that you would like to talk through please contact us using the below details: Jennie Woodwards | jennie.woodwards@cgl.org.uk | 07867140667 This post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check at an enhanced level. Options ApplyApplyShareEmail this job to a friendRefer <p style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">Sorry the Share function is not working properly at this moment. Please refresh the page and try again later.</span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;"> </span></p> Share this vacancy on your newsfeed
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.
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