Senior Worker/ Practitioner

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. 

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join CGL Newham Rise children and young people’s team in a Senior Practitioner Role. The post holder will identify and engage with young people who have substance misuse problems with complex physical and/or mental health needs. Providing advice, support and recovery focused structured psychosocial interventions to support recovery and primary health care needs.

The role will also act as a practice lead within the service and support the team leader in various operational tasks and deputise where necessary. It will also involve partnership working with various young people’s services and stakeholders across Newham aswell as developing relationships with CAMHS and Childrens Services. Don’t worry, there is a wide array of training and development opportunities to help support you in your work.

Where: This role will be based across the borough of Newham

Full Time Hours: 37.5 per week

Full Time Salary: £32,002.35 - £34,214.20 dependent on experience, pro rata for part time hours

Allowance: Inner London Weighting of £4,133.14 pro rata 

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.

About the role: 

• Hold a caseload of complex young people, 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 
• Support Team Leader to deliver training and consultation to external partners and stakeholders on the issues facing young people around substance misuse
• Support the Team Leader to carry out case file audits and ensure findings encourage a culture of learning within the team, to help improve service user outcomes via the delivery of team learning packages.
• Deputise for the team leader when necessary
• When applicable, provide supervision and development of Peer Mentors and Volunteers.
• 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: 

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

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)