Change Grow Live are a charity dedicated to the belief that we can make a difference to our Service Users lives, offering support and respect in a safe environment, treating each user as an individual and working with them to find the right treatment and care options.
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.
We have an exciting opportunity for a Young Persons Transitional Worker who has the skills and experience to assess and engage with our service users, ensuring that they access the right intervention at the right time, in a way that best meets their needs.
No two days are the same and we treat every person who comes into our service as an individual, so being flexible, curious and a good listener are key.
Where: Waltham Forest
Full Time Hours: 37.5hrs per week
Full Time Salary: £27,449 - £31,529 dependent on experience, pro rata for part time hours
Allowance: £2163.27 Outer London Weighting
ResponsibilitiesAbout the role:
Strengthening coordination of multiple and simultaneous transitions to adult support (e.g. health, criminal justice, social care, welfare and education).Providing tailored, age-appropriate care & treatment for 18–25-year-olds within the YPSMSTo engage young people in a range of interventions, utilising a young person-centred approach, empowering them to reduce risk, increase resilience and lead a safe, happy and healthy lives.Providing screening, assessment, psychosocial interventions, integrated care planning, post treatmentIdentifying and responding effectively to potential safeguardingReducing drug and alcohol related harm to service users and the widerPromoting carer, service user and communityProviding advocacy for access to partnershipWorking with service users to support positive, holistic outcomes in relation to their health and wellbeing, enabling them to lead safe, healthy, and purposeful lives: reducing risk and increasing resilience.
About you:
Knowledge and experience of providing interventions for service users affected by Substance use.Be an excellent communicator, both verbal and written with good IT skills.Proactive and able to work on own initiative with excellent time management and prioritising skills.Have a good working knowledge of mental health interventions, services, and good practice.Be a supportive team player with strong interpersonal skills with the ability to work in partnership with a wide range of professionals, agencies, and internal/external stakeholders.Ability to manage change successfully in a way that prioritises the needs of service users.Understand the importance of information governance processes and commit to follow and apply all necessary safeguards.Seek out learning opportunities to improve and broaden your professional knowledge and skills and to contribute and oversee the learning and development of others.What we will give to you:
25 days holiday (+ bank holidays) rising by 1 day for each years’ service (for first 5 years).Paid ‘Wellness’ hour each week along with a ‘Wellness’ hub and Employee Assist Programme.Contributory pension scheme.A great selection of benefits incl. discounts for shopping, cinema, holidays, etc.A friendly and supportive team.Training, career development & progression opportunities.Refer a friend scheme and receive £250 in vouchers if candidate is successful.
Please ensure that when completing your application form and supporting statement, you reflect on the details outlined in the job description. This will help us understand how your skills and experiences align with the requirements of the role.
If you require sponsorship, please note that this role is not eligible for a Health and Care Worker visa. You may be eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route but must meet the minimum salary requirements for the role. You can find out more here Skilled Worker visa: Overview - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
Salary Range (pro rata if part time) CGL points 23 to 28 (£27,449.52 - £31,529.41) ILW / OLW /Fringe Outer London Weighting (£2,163.27) Closing Date 26/2/2025 If you have any questions on this opportunity that you would like to talk through please contact us using the below details: Tracy Oatham | tracy.oatham@cgl.org.uk | 07917366876 This post is subject to a Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme check at an enhanced level. Options ApplyApplyShareEmail this job to a friendRefer <p style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">Sorry the Share function is not working properly at this moment. Please refresh the page and try again later.</span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;"> </span></p> Share this vacancy on your newsfeed
We believe that having diverse people working as part of our team makes us the organisation that we are.
We actively encourage applications from people from all backgrounds to help us to provide the best possible experience for the people who use our services and to make Change Grow Live a great place to work. If you have any feedback on our recruitment processes (good or bad) we’d love to hear from you so that we can make sure they are fair and we attract and recruit the best, most diverse workforce possible.
The safety of vulnerable children, young people and adults is our absolute priority. We will support you in your role to make sure that you are equipped to support the safety of people who use our services and those around them, to the highest standard possible.
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