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Overview An exciting opportunity has arisen within our Buckinghamshire Service for you to join a dynamic team committed delivering targeted interventions to young people around drug and alcohol awareness, education and prevention. You will hold a caseload of young people and support them on a one-to-one basis through our different treatment pathways. You will run and plan our group work programmes and support young people through our treatment pathways. Where: East and South Buckinghamshire
When: We’re looking for the right person to join our team on a permanent contract ASAP
Hours: 37.5 per week
Salary: £27,861.26 – £32,002.35
Salary: £27,861.26 – £32,002.35
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full Time 37.5hrs per week
Closing date: 26/05/26
Interview Date: 05/06/26
About Us
What we Offer
- 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.
Info – Children and Young People’s Drug and Alcohol Service – Buckinghamshire | Change Grow Live
About The Role
About the Role
- Supporting young people from point of entry into the service and through their treatment journey
- 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
- Working flexibly across sites where required
About You
We’re looking for someone who is:
- 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
Other information
For more information please contact the Recruiting Manager: Jennie Woodwards, Children & Young Peoples Cluster Manager
Phone: 07867140667
Email: [email protected]
Apply via CGL website and complete an application on our portal: Young Person’s Resilience Worker in Buckinghamshire | Careers at COBKM – County Wide – Buckinghamshire
This post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check at an enhanced level.