Youth Justice Case Responsible Officer - Substance Misuse Team Gloucester 26/05/2025 – 6 months initially Monday to Friday, 9am – 5pm, 37 hrs/week
Our client are seeking a Youth Justice Case Responsible Officer to provide substance misuse treatment to children and young people across the county.
Providing specialist substance misuse assessment, care planning, specialist risk assessment and risk management and treatment (as per Public Health England definitions) for children, young people, and their families.
Effectively supporting and prioritising, based on risk, a caseload of children and young people using substances.
A focus on harm reduction and supporting children and young people to be safer, recognising that the work is undertaken with some of the most vulnerable individuals in the county.
Undertaking screening and referral of children and young people in line with county protocols and safeguarding practices.
Working with children and young people, through the building and sustaining of quality therapeutic relationships, in order to support their recovery in their own communities, enable them to make informed choices about their substance use, and enable them to minimise and manage harm to themselves and others through the safer use of substances, towards a goal of abstinence.
Deliver evidence-based psychosocial interventions including MI, CBT, ACRA
Using clinical supervision to reflect on own practice within the ethos of reflective and scientific practice.
Contributing to health practice within the Youth Support Team so that it is developed and exercised within best practice and evidence-based guidelines.
Providing staff from the Youth Support Team, and partner agencies, with support, consultation, and training on substance misuse issues.
You will have excellent engagement and communication skills and the ability to communicate complex information to children and young people.
You will have excellent skills in engaging and building relationships with children and young people.
Requirements
UK Driving Licence, access to a vehicle and business insurance
Graduate or equivalent professional qualification (Level 4 NVQ, Social Care, Education, Youth Work, Advice & Guidance, LDSS, Criminal Justice, Health)
Experience in a relevant area of work, e.g. Youth Work, Social Care, Family Support, Youth Offending, IAG
Experience of working with young people, their families and communities, particularly those at risk of social and educational exclusion
Experience in completing assessments and delivering interventions
Excellent IT skills
DBS registered to the update service
Recruitment is done in line with safe recruitment practices. 4Recruitment Services in an equal opportunities employer. Please email all CVs to Sammy Davis or call mobile
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