Substance Misuse Project Worker

Substance Misuse Project Worker - The Children's Society Full Time or Part Time (18.5 / 37 hours per week) Salary: £29,855 per annum, pro rata (plus allowances) Location: Torbay Permanent with funding until 31st March 2025, with a potential extension to March 2026 (to be confirmed). The Children’s Society has been helping children and young people in this country for over 140 years. We run local services that support children when they are at their most vulnerable and in desperate need of help. We’re there for children, every step of the way. This role sits within our children and young people's directorate, which works to provide immediate one-to-one and group support for children who urgently need support. Your role will be to help us maintain and develop innovative practice to support our work in our services around the country. We are currently looking for a child-centered practitioner to join our dynamic, ambitious team. A key part of this role will be your ability to ensure that all young people in contact with the service are assessed and treated for identified drugs/alcohol problems. In order to be successful in this role, you must have: * A knowledge of substance misuse and awareness of national and local initiatives * Knowledge of child adolescent development and person centred interventions * Knowledge of relevant drug prevention and harm minimisation strategies to all referred young people The Children’s Society runs over 100 local services that help thousands of young people who desperately need our support, and we campaign to get laws and policies changed to make children’s lives happier and safer. Every day we’re changing the lives of children in this country for the better – and with your help, tomorrow we can be there for even more. The Children’s Society is committed to safeguarding and protecting the children and young people that we work with. As such, all posts are subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks. We ensure that we have a range of policies and procedures in place which promote safeguarding and safer working practices across our services. Please click Apply Now for further information and how to apply. The closing date for applications is midnight on 18th July 2024. If after 14 days, we have received enough applications we can close this vacancy from the 4th July onwards