Advanced Practitioner (Ref:0092ZB)

Please refer to the linked job description to support your application. As an Advanced Practitioner we offer a starting salary of £27,500, rising each year in line with our pay progression salary bands, rising to £32,000 per year. For further details please reach out to a member of the recruitment team via . We Are With You in Kent for Young People is the commissioned provider of substance use support for young people aged between 10-25 years old.

Main duties of the job

Our young adults require a holistic approach and may be experiencing difficulties around mental health, homelessness, offending and familial breakdown. As such, you will work closely with external agencies and families to help our young adults achieve the best outcomes. As an Advanced Practitioner you will carry and manage a caseload of young adults, engaging them in sessions in the community such as at school, their home or in community buildings. Each worker has a designated area of work within Kent, (this role is to cover North/ West Kent). You will be paid mileage at a rate of 45p per mile. You will be supported with case management through line management and group reflective practice sessions in addition to team meetings and practice development days.

About us

We offer training to new staff and ongoing opportunities for learning and development, so if you love working with young adults and are keen to become experienced and knowledgeable in the field of drug and alcohol harm reduction, this could be the role for you.

Job responsibilities

You will deliver one-to-one harm reduction interventions for substances including ketamine, cannabis, alcohol, cocaine and benzodiazepines with young adults aged 18-25. You will also provide support for complex cases, ensuring thorough record keeping and adherence to policies, and collaborate with external agencies and family members to achieve the best outcomes.

Essential Skills

• Experience of working with complex 18-25 year olds
• Good knowledge of and understanding of substances
• Have proven one to one skills with young people
• Be able to engage well with young people
• Highly organised and practical with proven IT skills
• Highly reflective and able to make considered decisions
• Experience of responsibility for supporting others and their learning
• Be able to work on your own
• Experienced in effective partnership working with other agencies
• A good understanding of the safeguarding process
• Experience of risk assessment and complex case work
• Experience of delivering training
• A real passion for working with young people to help enable them to reach their potential
• A full UK driving licence and access to a car. You will need to ensure business use is added to your insurance policy

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.