Young Person Resilience Worker – Vaping Practitioner

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

Do you want to make a difference?

Change Grow Live is 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 support and care options.

Over recent years we have seen a significant increase in the use of vapes with young people under the age of 18 across Gateshead and this new role is an exciting opportunity to support young people in this new ever changing landscape around Vaping. As the Young Persons Resilience Worker – Vaping Practitioner, you will engage young people in a range of interventions around vaping, utilising a young person-centred approach, empowering them to reduce risk, increase resilience and lead safe, happy and healthy lives. 

You will also be responsible for delivering training to variety of external professionals to raise their awareness around vaping, highlighting the dangers, potential harms and the links to substance misuse for young people.

You will ensure a positive learning environment where integrity and professionalism are paramount, whilst empowering young people to ensure all attempts at positive outcomes are achieved for those using the service. You will also develop and maintain excellent working relationships with partners both internally and externally with wider partnerships.

Where: Gateshead

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 contract until 31st of October 2027

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.

Key points about the role:

To engage young people in a range of interventions around vaping, utilising a young person-centred approach, empowering them to reduce risk, increase resilience and lead safe, happy and healthy lives. 

• Supporting service users from point of entry into the service and through their treatment journey.
• Deliver training to professionals around the harms, risks associated with young people and vaping
• Providing screening, assessment, psychosocial interventions, integrated care planning, post treatment support, including transfer of care.
• Identifying and responding effectively to potential safeguarding issues.
• Reducing 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.

About you:

• Work flexibly across operational sites as required.
• Work flexibly within an agreed number of hours of work to maintain the most appropriate level of service provision.
• Seek to improve personal performance, contribution, knowledge, and skills.
• Participate in appraisal, training, and supervision processes.
• Keep abreast of developments in services, legislation, and practice relevant to the relevant client group.
• Ensure the implementation of all CGL policies.
• Contribute to maintaining safe systems of work and a safe environment.
• Undertake other duties appropriate to the grade of the post.

What we will give to you:

• 25 days holiday (+ bank holidays) rising by 1 day for each years’ service
• Flexible working arrangements
• 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 that when completing your application form and supporting statement, you reflect on the details outlined in the job description. This will help us understand how your skills and experiences align with the requirements of the role. 

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 would like to begin your journey with Change Grow Live, then we would love to talk to you.