Resilience Worker – Youth Justice Service

Change Grow Live; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job description

Do you want to work for a caring organisation that believes in people?

Do you want to make a difference to young people and their community?

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.

As a Resilience Worker - Youth Justice Service, you’ll be working within an Integrated, Whole Family Recovery Service, working as part of a multi-disciplinary team alongside our partners in the Youth Justice Service. The role involves delivering interventions that empower young people to reduce risk, build resilience, and lead safer, healthier lives.

You'll have an understanding of the Youth Justice System and experience of supporting young people within the context of substance use and the associated contextual and safeguarding issues that impact on the lives of young people, their families, and communities.

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 Nottinghamshire. Strong engagement skills, partnership working, and a solid understanding of safeguarding are essential.

Where: County wide across Nottinghamshire. The majority of your time will be spent in the community, engaging directly with children and young people and working with partners across the Youth Justice Service and other local stakeholders including housing, health and education.

Full Time Hours: 37.5 per week

Full Time Salary: £27,861.26 - £32,002.35 dependant on experience (based on full time hours, pro rata for part time hours)

Contract: Fixed term until 31st of March 2026

About the role:

• Supporting young people 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 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:

• 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

What 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 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.

Please ensure you fully complete the personal statement in the screening questions utilising the role specifics, 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.

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!

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.

CGL points 23 to 28 (£27,861.26 - £32,002.35)

N/A - Outside London Weighting Area

28/4/2025

Karl Leivers | [e-mail]

This post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check at an enhanced level.