Catch22
Substance Use Practitioner - Mindworks link role
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Company Description
Catch22 exists to help build a society where everyone has a good place to live, good people around them, and a fulfilling purpose. We call these our '3Ps'.
We achieve this in two ways. Firstly, we improve lives on the frontline through delivery of public services. Secondly, we use our knowledge to change 'the system', to fix the complex web that can trap and disempower those it was set up to help. With the heart of a charity and the mindset of a business, we are uniquely placed to deliver on this challenging agenda.
Young People and Families
Our Young People and Families (YPF) hub provides early intervention, targeted and specialist support services to those in crisis, leaving care, missing from home or with substance misuse or mental health problems. Our services support people no matter what their situation – and have demonstrated a high success rate.
Job Description
About the role
We are seeking a driven and enthusiastic practitioner, to join Catch22 Surrey Young People’s Substance Use Service (SYPSUS). This role will be focused on providing substance use interventions, to children and young people (C&YP), who are accessing support from certain services within Surrey Mindworks (formerly known as CAMHS).
The new post will provide the successful candidate with an exciting opportunity to shape and develop the role, and to contribute to service development. This is a great time to join a happy, safe, and supportive team, who are passionate about delivering the best possible outcomes for children, young people, and their families.
Main responsibilities:
- To develop and embed links/pathway between services, working directly with children and young people who are accessing Mindworks Surrey.
- To provide sustained support to a pre-defined caseload of young people, who are referred by means of effective assessment and care planning.
- To act as a link worker between Mindworks and Catch22 SYPSUS, ensuring delivery of an integrated provision for children and young people.
- To deliver therapeutic interventions, such as brief solution focused and motivational interviewing, as well as contributing to systemic practice.
- To work alongside Surrey Mindworks colleagues, providing consultation and guidance.
- To assess levels of presenting risk associated with substance use, and provide support in managing this risk.
- In partnership with SYPSUS colleagues, to deliver training and workshops to support and upskill staff.
- To identify and develop resources to support professionals working with children and young people with substance use issues.
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Qualifications
- A relevant qualification such as youth work, counselling, health and social care, and/or relevant experience of therapeutic delivery, and alternative suitable qualifications.
- Good communication, organisational, and ICT skills.
What does good look like for this role?
- You will demonstrate knowledge and competency in delivering young people’s substance use interventions, to a wide arrange of individuals, according to their needs.
- You will have knowledge/understanding and or direct experience of supporting C&YP who are experiencing difficulties with their emotional wellbeing and mental health.
- You will evidence that you are able to work to a high standard of record keeping in a timely manner, in accordance with Catch22 delivery outcomes, targets and recording procedures.
- You will be able to deliver and evidence high quality engagement and support to the young people and families we work with.
- You will communicate and work collaboratively, constructively and effectively with colleagues and partner agencies, ensuring effective partnership working, representing Catch22 professionally at all times, and contributing positively to the team and Catch22.
Additional Information
- Salary: Up to £27,000
- Hours of Work: 37 hours per week
- Contract: Full time
- Flexibility: Opportunities for flexible working available (main office is in Leatherhead)
There are 2 x roles for this post, 1 x practitioner will cover West Surrey and 1 x practitioner will cover East Surrey. This role requires an up to date driving licence, access to a vehicle, MOT and business insurance.
You may be required to work out of hours, including evenings and weekends where necessary, in addition to travel around Surrey on a daily basis, and occasional travel around the UK.
*Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service check required.
Catch22 is committed to staff recruitment and retention and offers a range of training, learning and development opportunities. Your continuous professional development is as important to us as it is to you.
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Catch22 is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff, volunteers and other third parties to share this commitment. Safer recruitment practice will be followed and pre-employment background checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed. The post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.
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Unless otherwise stated, interviews will be arranged as suitable candidates are identified, so early application is strongly advised.
We aim to review applications as quickly as possible. However, due to the volume of interest we receive, we may not be able to contact all applicants individually. If you have not heard from us within two weeks of the closing date, please assume that your application has not been successful this time.
At Catch22 we value equality, diversity and inclusion. We are wholeheartedly committed to the principle of equality of opportunity, both as an employer and as a provider of services. Diversity and Inclusion is part of what we do every day, working to deliver our vision to build a strong society where everyone has good people around them, a purpose, and a good place to live.
Catch22 is committed to rigorous safeguarding and safer recruitment practices; ensuring that every individual within the organisation has been safely and appropriately checked.
Please note, we will conduct an online search as part of our due diligence checks for successful candidate(s). This will involve a search of all publicly available information online and in social media.
Catch22’s Commitment to Ban the Box
Catch22 is proud to have “Banned the Box”. This means that we do not ask for candidates to disclose criminal convictions at the application stage. Instead, we invite disclosures at interview stage, and encourage them at the offer stage. Please see our statement of commitment on hiring people with convictions for more information.
Contract type: Full time - permanent
Department: Young People & Families
Service type: Surrey Young Peoples Substance Misuse
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