Role: Children and Young People Substance Misuse Worker
Location: Banbury
Salary: £16 - £19 phr UMB ( FTE salary 25,250 - £30,000)
Hours: 35 hours
Duration: Temp/Temp - Perm
Synopsis of duties:
- To provide a range of tailored interventions with young people depending upon their presenting drug of choice, complexity and need.
- To provide support and build resilience with children and young people whose parents or other family members use drugs or alcohol.
- To manage a case load of children & young people in Oxford.
- Engaging with the young people within schools, colleges, other partner agencies and local community venues.
- Working with a trauma informed approach, you will provide specialist assessments, care planning, and deliver evidence based psychosocial brief and structured interventions through one-to-one appointments, groups, and online.
- To liaise with partner agencies to support young people to achieve positive change whilst providing opportunities to improve their life chances for a brighter future.
Requirements:
- Experience working with children and young people, preferable experience working with Substance Misuse/ Youth Justice/ Exploitation, etc
- Experience managing a caseload of children and young people, devising support plans and conducting risk assessments.
- Experience multi-agency working.
- Valid UK driving licence with access to a vehicle.
Supporting Futures act as both an employer and agency.