Role: Project Worker – Substance Misuse
Location: Plymouth
Hours: 37 hours
Rate: £18 – 20ph + VAT (dependent on experience)
Contract: Until end March 2025 with possibility of an extension
Our client, a leading children's charity, is looking for a Project Worker to contribute to the overall provision of services for young people who misuse substances in Plymouth.
You will be working for a well-respected Children’s Charity and for a fantastic and dynamic team who pride themselves of delivering high quality services and interventions to Children and Young People.
Synopsis of Duties:
Ensure that all young people in contact with the service are assessed and treated for identified drug/alcohol problems
Work with individual young people who misuse substances and their families, including young people identified by the YOT Team
Deliver individually tailored and evidence-based group work programmes where appropriate
Deliver relevant drug prevention and harm minimisation strategies to all referred young people
Act as a consultant to other professionals who may require specialist help and support.
Work across agency boundaries delivering a service to both the statutory and third sector.
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