Young Person's Resilience Worker

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 user 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 the dynamic and innovative Young Persons service within Knowsley as a Young Persons Resilience Worker.

Engage Knowsley Young Peoples service is a specialist service supporting young people primarily aged 18 and under in relation to substance use. As a Young Persons Resilience Worker youll work as an integral part of the multi-disciplinary team delivering a range of interventions utilising a young person-centred approach empowering them to reduce risk increase resilience and lead a safe happy and healthy life.

You will primarily support Young People between the age of 10-18yrs old in the community. Part of this role will entail joint working facilitating communication between agencies supporting partner agencies by providing information and advice to our colleagues in regard to substance misuse the delivery of education workshops attending risk and safeguarding meetings and providing feedback.

Where: Knowsley

Full Time Hours: 37.5 per week

Full Time Salary Range: 27861.26- 32002.35 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:

• Supporting young people from the point of entry into the service and through their treatment/recovery journey
• 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
• Identifying and responding to young people and children impacted by parental or familial use (Hidden Harm) and providing screening assessment psychosocial interventions integrated care planning post-treatment support including transfer of care
• 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 andwellbeing enabling them to lead safe healthy and purposeful lives: reducing risk and increasing resilience
• 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 peoples 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:

• 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.

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 -

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.

Salary is subject to review in line with the 2025/26 pay award.