Young Persons Substance Misuse Worker

Job Introduction

Are you a Substance Misuse Worker looking to change the lives of young people? We have a great opportunity for a full time worker to join the Royal Borough of Greenwich Young Persons Substance Misuse Service delivering Brief Interventions and Psychosocial Treatment.

You will be a highly motivated and committed individual with excellent assessment, analytical and report writing skills. You are curious and tenacious about your engagement with young people (10-18) and be able to work effectively with children’s social workers, and professionals from other agencies including Early Help, CAMHS, and Housing,. You must have experience of managing your own caseload, using initiative and working to deadlines. You will have an understanding of alcohol, opiates, non-opiates and other substances and the impact they can have on children and young people throughout their lives. You have experience and understanding of appropriate interventions to help Young People in their Substance use.

This is an excellent opportunity to join an experienced and skilled team working in a specialised area of Children’s Services. You will make a real difference to children’s lives and build a fulfilling and meaningful career.

Interview date(s):

Hours: 35 hours pw. Permanent (following probationary period)

Salary: £40182

Grade: SO2

For an informal discussion please contact Team Leader, Russell Wyles, at russell.wyles@royalgreenwich.gov.uk or 0208 921 6907

Diversity Statement: Royal Borough of Greenwich values the diversity of its community and aims to have a workforce that reflects this. We therefore encourage applications from all sections of the community.

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How Applications are Scored: Each application is scored according to how well the supporting statements addresses each point on the Person Specification for the role. Candidates will be short-listed for interview on the extent to which they meet the specific points within the Person Specification. The Person Specification is supplied with the job advert. When completing your application, please use the supporting statements section to tell us how you meet each of the points on the Person Specification. We need to have this information in order to consider your application.

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