Substance Use Support Worker

Our client is looking for a skilled and compassionate Young People’s Substance Use Worker, to work within a highly respected social justice and harm reduction charity based in Oxfordshire.

What will your responsibilities be?

• Manage a diverse caseload of young people aged 8–25, delivering support across community settings and family/children’s centres.


• Maintain a well‑structured diary, incorporating travel time, visit planning, and case management tasks.


• Use digital systems confidently while working remotely and without regular in‑office support.


• Record and manage travel time accurately within diary.


• Conduct risk‑managed, trauma‑informed interventions tailored to each young person’s needs.


• Lead “walk and talk” sessions, with expenses claimable (up to £5 for the worker per session).

Ideal Candidates:

Experience in substance misuse / drugs & alcohol work.
Background supporting young people in community settings with risk‑based work.
Experience with young people aged 8–25.

Why Join Us?

• Make a Difference: Help change the lives of young people


• Great Team: Work with a supportive and collaborative crew. 

Why Liquid Personnel?

• Free DBS and Compliance Service: We take care of all the checks and compliance stuff for free.


• Exclusive Roles: Get access to unique positions you won't find anywhere else.


• Dedicated Consultant: You'll have your own consultant who really knows the social work sector.

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.

Reasonable Adjustments:

If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity by contacting our team. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work placement.

We are unable to support or accept applications from candidates who are residents within the Red or Amber list of the Code of practice for the international recruitment of health and social care personnel in England, based on the World Health Organisation (WHO) Workforce Support and Safeguard List.

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