REGEN: FX YOUTH TRUST
Care Experienced Youth Navigator – The GIVIT
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Job Overview
Regen:FX Youth Trust is recruiting a Care Experienced Youth Navigator to join The GIVIT Youth Recovery Service. This role is central to delivering intensive, relationship-based support to young people who have experience of being in the care system aged 13–25 affected by their own alcohol and substance use.
You will build strong, trusting relationships, manage a caseload and support young people to overcome barriers and achieve meaningful outcomes in their recovery journey.
Candidate Information
Joining Regen:FX Youth Trust means joining an organisation that values relationships over processes, compassion over judgement and learning over blame.
You will receive a comprehensive induction, regular supervision and opportunities for reflective practice, alongside ongoing professional development and specialist training in youth work, substance use and trauma-informed practice.
We are looking for a confident and reflective practitioner who combines strong professional knowledge with a commitment to continuous learning, and who brings warmth, authenticity and compassion to their work with young people.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide one-to-one and group-based support to care experienced young people.
- Build trust-based relationships
- Manage and maintain a small but complex caseload
- Develop Personal Recovery Support Plans and Risk Assessments
- Deliver Harm Reduction, Brief interventions and motivational support
- Work collaboratively with young people to identify, pursue and achieve realistic, person-cantered goals.
- Work collaboratively with partners and advocate for young people in line with The Charter of Rights for People affected by Substance Use and The Standards for Young People.
- Maintain accurate records.
- Contribute to the ongoing development and continuous improvement of the service through active participation in regular team meetings, CPD and Support and Development sessions.
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Person Specification
Essential Criteria
- Experience & Knowledge
- Understanding of problematic alcohol & drug use and experience of working within a similar field.
- Competent written and verbal communication skills and confident with IT
- Recovery or Youth Work background or experience in working with young people.
- Driving licence and access to transport.
Desirable:
- Experience of intense one to one support and groupwork.
- Lived experience of addiction and a minimum of two years in sustained recovery
- Experience of working within a care setting or with young people who have experience of being in care.
- Working with high tariff young people.
- Knowledge of drug legislations in Scotland.
- Experience of supporting and promoting a specialist service with participants, communities, and partners.
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Personal Qualities:
- Passion for working with young people, particularly with problematic substance use issues.
- Ability to communicate complex information to individuals and groups in a way that is easily understood.
- Holistic and therapeutic approach to working.
- Ability to communicate at all levels effectively.
- Good observational and analytical skills.
- Ability to motivate and enthuse others.
- Personal commitment to making activities equally accessible and appropriate to the diverse needs of young people.
- Approachable and non-judgemental.
- Ability to work under pressure.
Values & Approach
We are interested in who you are as much as what you know. If you believe people deserve respect even on their hardest days and you bring empathy, curiosity and authenticity to your work, we want to hear from you.
Other Information
This is a 7-day service some evenings and occasional weekends. Driving licence and access to a car is essential.
Application notes
An application pack can be from Goodmoves using the following link.
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