Change Grow Live are a charity dedicated to the belief that we can make a difference to our Service Users lives, offering support and respect in a safe environment, treating each person as an individual and working with them to find the right treatment and care options.
Our core values are ‘Be open, be compassionate and be bold’ and our team members apply these daily to achieve our mission of helping people change the direction of their lives, grow as individuals, and live life to its full potential.
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join CGL Bromley Changes, children and young people’s team as a Young Persons Resilience Worker this role includes delivering targeted interventions to young people around drug and alcohol awareness, education and prevention.
You will manage a caseload of young people, and provide 1-to-1 support for under 18-year-olds who may be curious about, experimenting with or using substances regularly. You will also plan and run our group work programmes, and collaborate with partner agencies to ensure young people accessing the service can make safer choices and thrive.
There is a wide array of training and development opportunities to help support you in your work.
Where: Bromley
Hours: Full time, 37.5 per week
Full Time Salary: £27,861.26 - £32,002.35, based on full time hours, pro rata
Allowance: £2,195.72 Outer London Waiting, Pro rata
Full-time hours at Change Grow Live are 37.5 hours per week. For part-time roles, the salary and payments will be pro rata based on contracted hours.
ResponsibilitiesAbout the role:
To engage young people in a range of interventions, utilising a young person centred approach, empowering them to reduce risk, increase resilience and lead a safe, happy andhealthy lives.Supporting service users from point of entry into the service and through their
treatment/recovery journeyEngage young people who have substance use issues and provide them with advice, support and structured interventions to support their health and wellbeing needsProviding screening, assessment, psychosocial interventions, integrated care planning, post treatment support, including transfer of careIdentifying and responding effectively to potential safeguarding issuesReducing drug and alcohol related harm to service users and the wider communityPromoting carer, service user and community involvementCarry out comprehensive service user assessments and develop individual care plans that clearly identify how achieving each goal will enable progression in addressing substance use and related outcomesWorking with service users to support positive, holistic outcomes in relation to their health and wellbeing, enabling them to lead safe, healthy and purposeful lives: reducing risk and increasing resilience.Support and provide advocacy for young people by participating in all relevant multi agency meetings, including: Child Protection meetings; Complex Case Review panels and Team Around the Child meetings
About you:
Experience of working with young peopleKnowledge of safeguarding concerns in relation to children and young peopleExcellent understanding of drug and alcohol issues and experience of working
within a related fieldAccomplished written and verbal communication skills and a high degree of
personal IT competencyKnowledge of working with evidence based practice around young people’s
substance misuse treatment services and methods, including relevant best
practice guidanceA commitment to multi-agency working and establishing partnerships with other professions to achieve good outcomes for the service user groupExcellent team working and interpersonal skills, maintaining a highly cooperative approach to supporting colleagues in delivering service objectives
What we will give to you:
25 days holiday (+ bank holidays) rising by 1 day for each years’ service “Capped at 30 days” Paid ‘Wellness’ hour each week along with a ‘Wellness’ hub and Employee Assist Programme Contributory pension scheme Several benefits incl. discounts for shopping, cinema, holidays, etc. A friendly and supportive team Training, career development & progression opportunities
Please ensure that when completing your application form and supporting statement, you reflect on the details outlined in the job description. This will help us understand how your skills and experiences align with the requirements of the role.
Direct applications only — we will not be engaging agencies for this vacancy.
Please note: This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship. Applicants must already have the right to work in the UK at the time of application. For applicants with time-limited visas, unfortunately, we are unable to support new visa applications or extensions. More information about eligible roles and occupations can be found here: Skilled Worker visa: Overview - GOV.UK
We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high number of applications, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.
If this sounds like you and you would like to begin your journey with Change Grow Live, then we would love to talk to you.
Salary Range (pro rata if part time) CGL points 23 to 28 (£27,861.26 - £32,002.35) ILW / OLW /Fringe Outer London Weighting (£2,195.72) Closing Date 19/10/2025 If you have any questions on this opportunity that you would like to talk through please contact us using the below details: Annie Hoff | annie.hoff@cgl.org.uk | 07425129641 This post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check at an enhanced level. Options ApplyApplyShareEmail this job to a friendRefer <p style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">Sorry the Share function is not working properly at this moment. Please refresh the page and try again later.</span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;"> </span></p> Share this vacancy on your newsfeed
We believe that having diverse people working as part of our team makes us the organisation that we are.
We actively encourage applications from people from all backgrounds to help us to provide the best possible experience for the people who use our services and to make Change Grow Live a great place to work. If you have any feedback on our recruitment processes (good or bad) we’d love to hear from you so that we can make sure they are fair and we attract and recruit the best, most diverse workforce possible.
The safety of vulnerable children, young people and adults is our absolute priority. We will support you in your role to make sure that you are equipped to support the safety of people who use our services and those around them, to the highest standard possible.
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