Young Person's Resilience Worker

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

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.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Young Persons Resilience Worker to join our Walsall Service. Our Young Person Resilience Workers play an integral role within Change Grow Live, proactively engaging young people aged 25 and under in a range of interventions, using a young person-centred approach.

The team supports young people with their or their loved ones’ drug and/or alcohol issues. The Young Person’s team is part of the Integrated Substance Misuse service in Walsall.  You will support our young people working together with our partners in Walsall, including children services, Youth Justice Service and various education settings. 

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 young people from all backgrounds, making a difference to their lives. 

Location: Walsall

Full Time Hours: 37.5 per week

Full Time Salary Range: £27,861.26- £32,002.35 dependent on experience, pro rata for part time hours

Contract Type: Fixed term contract until 31st March 2026

About the role:

• Equipping young people with the skills and knowledge they need to make safer and informed decisions around drugs and alcohol
• Providing screening, assessment, psychosocial interventions, integrated care planning, post treatment support, including transfer of care
• Delivering training and group work, facilitating community events and outreach for Young Adults within the Walsall area
• Joint working with partner agencies, delivering training and groupwork, attending risk and safeguarding meetings and providing feedback

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 and Gillick competence framework in relation to vulnerable adults, young people and their families
• Have experience of working within a multi-agency team
• Be a confident communicator who can initiate conversations with young people, young adults and other professionals
• Have experience of delivering group work and training/workshops or be willing to learn

What we will give to you:

• 25 days of annual leave, plus bank holidays. Additionally, you'll receive one extra day of annual leave for each year of service during your first five years, therefore you will enjoy 30 days of leave after five years with us.

• 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
• Generous Refer-a-friend scheme
• Training, career development & progression opportunities

Please read attached Job Description for a more detailed out line of responsibilities.

Please Note: 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. You can find out more here Skilled Worker visa: Overview - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

If this sounds like you and you’d like to begin your journey with Change Grow Live, then we’d love to talk to 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.