Do you want to work for a caring organisation that believes in people?
Do you want to make a difference?
At Change Grow Live, our commitment to making a difference in the lives of those who use our services is unwavering. We provide support, respect, and a safe environment, where we tailor our approach to each individual's needs to find the best treatment and support options.
Guided by our core values of being open, compassionate and bold, our team embodies these principles daily, striving to empower individuals to reshape their lives, foster personal growth, and embrace life to its fullest.
The Ways Warrington are a dynamic and innovative Young Person’s service within Warrington, we are a specialist service supporting young people primarily aged 18 and under in relation to substance use. We have an exciting opportunity for a Young Person's Resilience Worker to join us!
As a Young Person’s Resilience Worker, you’ll be part of a multi-disciplinary team delivering interventions that empower young people (ages 10-18) to reduce risk, build resilience, and lead safer, healthier lives.
Your role includes joint working with agencies, facilitating communication, advising on substance use, delivering educational workshops, attending safeguarding meetings, and providing feedback.
You’ll manage a caseload, offering assessments, care planning, 1:1 and group interventions, outreach, and community events for young people using alcohol or drugs in Warrington. Strong engagement skills, partnership working, and a solid understanding of safeguarding are essential.
Where: Warrington - This is an office and community-based role. The successful candidate will be expected to engage directly, in person, with young people in the local community, including schools, colleges and community hubs.
Full Time Hours: 37.5 per week
Full Time Salary: £27,449.53 - £31,529.41 dependant on experience (based on full time hours, pro rata for part time hours)
Full-time hours at Change Grow Live are 37.5 hours per week. For part-time roles, the salary and payments will be pro rata based on contracted hours.
ResponsibilitiesAbout the role:
Supporting young people from point of entry into the service and through their treatment/recovery journeyProviding screening, assessment, psychosocial interventions, integrated care planning, post treatment support, including transfer of careIdentifying and responding effectively to potential safeguarding issuesReducing drug and alcohol related harm to young people and the wider communityPromoting carer, service user and community involvementProviding advocacy for access to partnership servicesWorking 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 resilienceWorking flexibly across sites where requiredAbout you:
Experience of working with young people and knowledge of the issues they faceKnowledge of safeguarding concerns in relation to children and young people and the Fraser Competence frameworkHave an excellent understanding of drug and alcohol issues and experience of workingwithin a related fieldKnowledge of working with evidence-based practice around young people’s substance misuse treatment services and methods, including relevant best practice guidanceAn accomplished communicator, both verbal and written with a high degree of personal IT competencyBe able to accurately update and maintain records and to work to deadlines for the submission of information, e.g., reportsHave excellent team working and interpersonal skills, maintaining a highly cooperativeapproach to supporting colleagues in delivering service objectivesWhat 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 ProgrammeContributory pension schemeA great selection of benefits incl. discounts for shopping, cinema, holidays, etc.A friendly and supportive teamTraining, career development & progression opportunitiesRefer a friend scheme.
Please ensure you fully complete the personal statement in the screening questions, outlining how you meet the person specification and job criteria.
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 you are passionate, eager to learn and develop your skills in working with young people who need support in relation to their drug and alcohol use – then this might be a perfect opportunity for you!
Salary Range (pro rata if part time) CGL points 23 to 28 (£27,449.52 - £31,529.41) ILW / OLW /Fringe N/A - Outside London Weighting Area Interview Date 17/4/2025 Closing Date 9/4/2025 If you have any questions on this opportunity that you would like to talk through please contact us using the below details: Lori Morrissey-Moon | Lori.morrisseymoon@cgl.org.uk 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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