Young Person's Resilience Worker

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.

Positive Choices is Change Grow Live's confidential service in Coventry supporting young people between the ages of 5 and 24. We offer advice and guidance to young people who are affected by a loved one's drug or alcohol misuse or if they are using drugs or alcohol themselves and want support to make changes. We also support young people around unhealthy partner relationships, sexual health and keeping safe online and in the community. We are an Award-Winning Service with a great reputation across the city looking to expand our team with people that want to make a real difference.

You'll have to record information about what you do, so enjoying a bit of paperwork and attention to detail is important. But most of the time you'll be enjoying working with people from all backgrounds, making a difference to their lives. No two days are the same and we treat every person who comes into our service as an individual, so being flexible, curious and a good listener are key., Supporting service users from point of entry into the service and through their treatment/recovery 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 service users and the wider community
Promoting carer, service user and community involvement
Providing advocacy for access to partnership services
Working with service users 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

Lead on a specialist role (to be confirmed once in post) that will develop partnership working and increase appropriate referrals into Positive Keeping abreast of developments in research, legislation, practice and ensuring this is shared with the team and feeds into service development.

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
Provide 121 support to young people who are facing challenges with their drug and/or alcohol use. Support can be face to face, in groups or virtual and involves advice and guidance, and psychosocial interventions to support their health and wellbeing needs. This may include facilitating access to clinical interventions.

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 user as an individual and working with them to find the right treatment and care options.

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