Catch22exists 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
1x Eastern Surrey
**Term time only - 41 weeks per year. Fixed term to 31/03/2025
We are looking for a Senior Substance Misuse School Link Practitioners to work with schools across the region, supporting the development of relevant policy, procedure and training, and bridging the gap between schools and Catch22's substance misuse services.
This is an exciting opportunity to make a positive impact on the lives of children and young people (CYP). Working in close partnership with Surrey Healthy Schools, you will have an opportunity to shape and develop this role to ensure that we are supporting schools and parent/carers with how they respond to, and manage, substance misuse concerns and incidents that occur, within the student population.
Promoting healthy behaviours in CYP, this is an excellent opportunity to build your experience and network across the local education and substance misuse/PHSE environment.
Main Duties:
* Develop training for education staff, and where required develop and deliver workshops to parents and carers to provide basic drug and alcohol awareness. The post holder will also offer 1 to 1 targeted support for parents/Carers for CYP who have an identified substance misuse concern.
* Provide support to parents/carers of service users accessing SYPSMS substance misuse service; you will hold a pre-defined case load of parent/carers, who are referred, by means of effective assessment, care planning and risk management.
* Work collaboratively with local schools and other relevant agencies to deliver a holistic package of care; this may include attending multi agency meetings. Ensure effective referrals, care and risk management, as well as ease of transition and referral for CYP.
* Offer an initial triage/assessment for students (aged up to 18) where concerns/incidents relating to substance misuse have been identified and onward referral of CYP into SYPSMS as appropriate (CYP’s consent will be required for direct support).
* Offering appropriate specialist harm reduction advice/information to parents/carers and referral of CYP into SYPSMS where appropriate.
* Ensuring timely and appropriate data recording – including tracking, outcome monitoring, KPI monitoring, and assisting with the production of feedback reports.
The SYPSMS team are dedicated to making a difference in the lives of children and CYP, working through a relationship-based approach, that draws on the ethos and values aligned with youth and community work. Integrating a variety of work backgrounds, the team utilise a ‘Think Family’ approach – and all staff are trained in motivational interviewing, trauma informed practice, and brief solution-focused interventions – click here to find out more.
Qualifications
We are looking for applicants with the following
qualifications
, skills, abilities, and experience:
* NVQ3 Health & Social Care, or equivalent / appropriate qualification; including relevant professional
qualifications
(e.g., substance misuse, youth work studies, counselling qualification, criminal justice, SENCO).
* Specialist knowledge of alcohol/substance misuse, and the associated risks and effects.
* An ability to engage with, and build effective working relationships with, a range of different partners and stakeholders.
* Experience in delivering service presentations and training to professionals and partners.
We are also interested in candidates who can demonstrate transferable experience in the following areas:
* Education roles, including but not limited to: SENCO, School nurse, designated safeguarding lead
Additional Information
Salary: Up to £28,598, depending on experience (pro rata, based on full time equivalent of £32,000)
Hours of Work*: Full time, 37 hours per week. Term time only - 41 weeks per year
Contract: Fixed term till March 2025
Level of Disclosure & Barring Service check required: Enhanced DBS
Location*: East of Surrey
*This role can involve regular travel across Surrey, you will therefore need to have use of a vehicle, with an up-to-date driving licence, MOT and Business Insurance.
*Typical working hours are 9-5, Mon-Fri, but occasional out of hours working may be required, including occasional weekends and some evenings when necessary, in order to meet the needs of the client group.
This is a schools-based role within the community, however we are open to discussing flexibility for remote working days where service delivery allows.
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.
See the benefits of working for Catch22 here .
Unless otherwise stated, interviews will be arranged as suitable candidates are identified, so early application is strongly advised.
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.
If you are applying for this role and are care experienced/care leaver, Catch22 offers a mentor to assist with the application process. Please contact cath.forshaw@catch-22.org.uk if you would like to find out more about this support. This information will not be passed to the team recruiting for this position. For more information about the Propel Programme and a guide for candidates who wish to join the programme, please see here. You can also watch an animation on the programme here .