Youth Substance Intervention Worker - WMF

This permanent post sits within the multi-agency Youth Justice Service at Westmorland and Furness Council, where the team delivers specialist substance misuse work with children in the youth justice system. The focus is harm reduction and education, carried out alongside colleagues in statutory and non-statutory services and with support for young people moving into adulthood. The role involves travel across the authority area.

An enhanced DBS check with a Children's Barred List check is required.

• Deliver specialist substance misuse intervention to children in the Youth Justice System, focusing on harm reduction and education
• Work in partnership with colleagues inside and outside the Youth Justice Service, including statutory and non-statutory work
• Engage with pathways into other services, including supporting transitions to adulthood for service users
• Travel across the authority area to work with children in Furness, South Lakeland and Eden
• Organise a varied workload
• Accurately collect and record data related to the work
• Maintain accurate written records of work delivered

• Experience of working with and engaging young people and their families who may have complex needs

• Take a strength-based approach to empower people to make changes
• Demonstrate persistence in overcoming problems
• Organise a varied workload
• Accurately collect and record data
• Maintain accurate written records

• Enhanced DBS check with Children's Barred List check

• Competitive pension scheme
• Enhanced annual leave allowance
• Various perks and discounts schemes