Young Futures Drug and Alcohol Lead

YOU We're looking for a passionate and proactive Young Futures - Drug and Alcohol Lead to join our team. You will work directly with young residents at our Dartford and Tunbridge Wells sites, offering personalised support to help them access education, employment and life skills training.

The ideal candidate will have experience of working with young people affected by substance misuse, and understand the challenges young people face - particularly those who have been in care or experienced instability. You will be able to motivate, inspire and empower young people, even when circumstances are tough.

As the service's Drug & Alcohol Lead, you will act as a source of expertise, guiding colleagues to ensure that residents with substance misuse challenges are supported.

US Thank you for your interest in finding out more about YMCA Thames Gateway Group. Whether you're looking for your first role, coming back to work after a career break, or simply looking for a new challenge, we're happy you're considering us.

As a community-based organisation for over 150 years, we are a vibrant and ever-changing charity that offers inclusive programmes in health & wellbeing, childcare, housing and youth work. We are passionate about providing opportunities to those who are most in need. We successfully adapt to the needs of the communities in which we're based - during the pandemic we were able to provide food hampers to families in need, childcare support to key workers, and stayed in touch with our senior citizens group who, for many, attending our social groups is a lifeline.

Our staff are dedicated to making other people's lives better through the services we provide, so if this sounds like something you would like to be a part of, we look forward to hearing from you.

• Contract Type:
  Full Time/Permanent
• Working Pattern: 37.5 hours per week
  - Monday-Sunday including bank holidays
• The Job Description and Person Specification can be found here:
  Young Futures Officer DA

Please note YMCA Thames Gateway Group does not have a Sponsored Licence to recruit non-UK workers and therefore all candidates are expected to provide evidence that they are eligible and have the right to work in the UK.

YMCA Thames Gateway is serious about safeguarding; this role will be subject to a Standard Disclosure & Barring Service check.

At YMCA Thames Gateway we are a Disability Confident Employer and are committed to Equal Opportunities. Therefore, we value the importance of diversity and positively welcome applicant from all members of the community. The Association is committed to ensuring that all current and potential staff, members, users and visitors are treated with dignity, fairness and respect regardless of their protected characteristics within the Equality Act (2010).

We strongly encourage applications from applicants of a BAME background, those with a disability and those who identify as LGTBQ+.