Liquid Personnel is currently looking for an experienced Drugs Worker to join our client based in North Somerset.

As a successful Drugs Worker, you will be working with children and young people referred into YOS and their families/carers where appropriate, who are at risk of drugs and other substance misuse.
 
Your benefits as a Drugs Worker:

• £20 per hour pay rate
• Excellent training and development opportunities
• Manageable caseloads
• Thorough induction, and ongoing support

What will you be doing as a Drugs Workers in North Somerset?

• You will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team within the YOS and in partnership with other children’s services to provide a range of integrated youth justice services for children and young people, their families and carers, the courts and out of court panels and where appropriate with victims of crime
• You will develop services to young people at risk of substance misuse or the effects of substance misuse by adults around them
• You will contribute to inter-agency work in the development of services to young people at risk of substance misuse or the effects of substance misuse by adults
• Managing your own caseload of children and young people referred into YOS
• Responding to safeguarding concerns in line with North Somerset Council Protocol where personal liberty or safety is at stake
• Contributing to the development and supervision of other YOT workers and input into undertaking student/volunteer supervision

Essential requirements of this Drugs Worker role:

• Professional qualification working with young people (for example teaching, probation, social work, youth and community work, health) to degree level or equivalent
• Experience of directly working with young people with substance misuse issues
• ICT Competencies including MS Office, Outlook and using remotely
• Understanding of health and safety considerations
• Knowledge of the Crime and Disorder Act, and Children’s Act
• Knowledge of youth justice and causes of youth crime and methods of preventing youth offending
• Understanding of the application of Equality and Diversity Legislation
• The legal right to work in the UK

Why Liquid Personnel?

• New ‘Faster Pay’ service getting you paid more quickly
• Twice weekly payroll
• Free DBS and compliance service
• Access to exclusive roles that aren’t available from other agencies
• Your own dedicated consultant with extensive criminal justice knowledge
• Access to a wide selection of probation work positions across the UK
• “Refer a Friend” bonus – get £200 for each probation officer you refer who we successfully place *

Liquid Personnel is an equal opportunities employer. Liquid Personnel Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. * Terms and conditions apply to our bonus schemes.
 
ZS-163626