Young Person's Drug and Alcohol Worker

“Early Break is a young people and family charity that believes excellence at all points of delivery is a requirement. If you take pride in your work, are hardworking, want to be professionally challenged and are passionate to make a difference in the lives of others then our organisation could well suit you. We have a strong set of values determined by staff which we continuously work towards. It is our shared expectation our staff will be “professionally curious” both in their delivery and ongoing professional development.” Vicky Maloney, CEO

Young Person’s Drug and Alcohol Worker with a special focus on Housing

Key Focus

• Working with young people/young adults at risk or experiencing homelessness or rough sleeping
• Deliver 1 to 1 and group work
• Working in a “team around the young person” model
• The support model will use psychologically-informed approaches to develop positive relationships with each young person acknowledging engagement as the main agent of change
• To address the harm from substance, use for the young person offering Treatment interventions
• Engage with the SHAP (Single Housing Accommodation Project work in Rochdale) model in a multi-agency setting

Key Deliverables

• Experience of working with young people and/or adults around issues that affect young people currently such as substance use, offending, mental health, homelessness
• Ability to manage a caseload of vulnerable young people experiencing problems related to primarily substance misuse and other vulnerabilities
• To deliver 1:1, face to face work with young people and manage the appointments to best meet the young person’s needs in accordance with Early Break Policies and Procedures. This may include evening and/or weekend sessions.
• Ability to manage case monitoring and recording systems
• Have the ability to carry out specialist assessments and care planning
• Offer structured treatment interventions, including support to substitute prescribing, if required and appropriate
• Making Alternative therapy interventions part of young person care planning as appropriate, upskilling yourself to offer this within the course of your role
• Work in community-based settings in order to engage and deliver services to potential young people
• Liaise and develop partnerships, with a range of agencies, in seeking out the provision which best meets the treatment needs of the young people identified through referrals
• Offer drop ins, as required and/or appropriate, in relevant young people’s settings
• Contribute to a range of multi-agency meetings, acting as key worker/advocate for the young person
• Support young people into in-patient treatment, if available/as appropriate, and maintain contact with them, preparing and arranging for appropriate after-care provision back in the community where this is required
• Adhere to Early Break policies on Safeguarding, linking to local and national policies and guidelines contributing as the role of Lead Professional as and when required
• Record and report all required young person information, using the Company’s agreed database system in line with service expectations and the legal framework of Data Protection
• Maintain and update levels of knowledge and understanding of issues relevant to young people through training offered by Early Break and other agencies, as opportunities arise
• Contribute to the charitable aspect of the service including social media and charitable fundraising activity.