Young People's Drug and Alcohol Worker

Seven Social Care are currently recruiting for two Young People's Drug and Alcohol Workers to start a new role in Barnsley. 

You will engage young people and vulnerable adults by delivering a range of evidence based interventions, empowering them to reduce risk, increase personal and familial resilience, improve health and wellbeing and to lead a safe, happy, and healthy life, either independently or in partnership with other agencies and providers around their own Drug and Alcohol use, or being affected by someone else's Drug and Alcohol use.

Responsibilities:

Deliver personalised support plans which focus on improving resilience, participation, achievement, attainment, positive lifestyle choices and improving health and wellbeing.

To deliver phases of interventions from Early Intervention to Structured Treatment Interventions ensuring that all aspects of confidentiality are adhered to and consent to share information is in line with the Caldicott principles which is paramount to build trusting therapeutic alliances.

To ensure that children, young people, and families are engaged with, comprehensively assessed, risk assessed, support planned and suitably reviewed, to address their substance use (or that of someone else's Drug and Alcohol use) and other related outcomes from point of entry to posttreatment support

Responsibility for the development and delivery of an early intervention and prevention offer, improving recovery capital, increasing resilience, improving health and well-being outcomes which involves leading and providing supervisory support to sessional colleagues and volunteers.

Applicant Requirements:

Experience:  Experience working with children, young people or adults who are involved in Drug and Alcohol use

Qualifications: A minimum Level 4 Qualification OR Extensive Equivalent Experience

Compliance:  Enhanced DBS, Right to Work in the UK

Hours:  37 hours a week, Monday to Friday, hybrid working

Travel: F ull UK driving license and access to car (desirable)

Working with Seven Social Care:

Established in 2011, Seven Social Care is a leading provider of social care professionals to county councils, charities, hospitals, care homes and private organisations across the UK.

Seven is the recruitment service that guarantees experienced, qualified, and available staff exactly when you need them. Our expert talent acquisition team seamlessly connect professionals to all areas of social care; including Children and Adults, Mental Health, Substance Misuse, Community, Support Work and everything in between.

After being shortlisted for multiple awards in 2018, we are proud of our nationwide reputation for providing a world-class recruitment service that is underpinned by honesty, integrity, and attention to detail.

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