Young Person Resilience Workers

Change Grow Live are a charity dedicated to the belief that we can make a difference to young people's lives, offering support and respect in a safe environment, treating each young person as an individual and working with them to achieve their goals. 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. Our Young Person Resilience Workers play an integral role within Change Grow Live, engaging young people in a range of interventions, using a young person-centred approach, and empowering our young service users to reduce risk, increase resilience and lead a safe, happy, and healthy lives. We are seeking a dynamic and enthusiastic individual to join our Gateshead service. You will have the skills to work effectively with young people who use substances and an ability to work confidently with other agencies and professionals. You will be delivering assessment, harm reduction and treatment interventions, to young people. You will deliver targeted small-group interventions to young people focused on drug and alcohol awareness, education, and prevention. The role also involves engaging with young people at community events and providing training and guidance for professionals and families. There is a wide array of training and development opportunities to help support you in your role.,

• 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.