Young Person's Resilience Worker - Vaping

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 Manchester and this new role is an exciting opportunity to support young people in this new ever changing landscape around Vaping. As the Young Person's Resilience Worker (Vaping Support), 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: Manchester

Hours: 37.5 hours per week

Contract: Permanent

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:

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. 

The post holder will work as an integral part of the multi-disciplinary team at the service named above, to deliver high quality provision by:

• 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. 

A note about using AI in your application

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We want to understand your experiences, achievements and strengths, so please make sure your application reflects your own story and clearly shows how you meet the essential criteria and the impact you've made in previous roles.

There's no need to write in a particular style. The strongest applications are those that are authentic, specific and clearly demonstrate your skills, experience and potential. We look forward to learning more about you.

Direct applications only we will not be engaging agencies for this vacancy.

Please note: This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship. Applicants must already have the right to work in the UK at the time of application. For applicants with time-limited visas, unfortunately, we are unable to support new visa applications or extensions. More information about eligible roles and occupations can be found here: Skilled Worker visa: Overview - GOV.UK

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high number of applications, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.