Transitions and Young Adults Worker in Newport

Role

Transitions and Young Adult Worker

Service

Gwent N-gage and GDAS

Location:

Gwent

Base

Lower Dock Street, Newport.

Hours:

37 hours per week

Salary:

£26,790 - £28,880 per annum

Reports to:

Team Leader – N-gage and GDAS

Team Members Reporting to Job Holder:

No direct staff reporting

Contract:

Fixed term until 2^nd July 2027, covering maternity leave and in line with the return date of the substantive post holder.

THE SERVICE

N-gage provide a Gwent wide service for young people offering support, information, and advice in relation to their own or others drug and/or alcohol use.

The aim of the Service is to provide integrated substance use treatment to young people and their families and to support and enable universal and targeted children and young people services to respond to substance use needs.

ROLE PURPOSE

The transitions/young adult worker will be integrated within Gwent N-gage and Gwent Drug and Alcohol adult service (GDAS) and will work with young people transitioning from N-gage young person’s service once they turn 18. They will also hold a case load of young adults within GDAS deemed appropriate for an approach more aligned with a young person’s service.

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

In this role you will be responsible for the following:

• Conducting triage, risk and comprehensive assessments to assess individual needs, identify goals, and prepare a support package
• Providing face to face therapeutic intervention, care coordination and support to young adults seeking to continue their drug or alcohol support at 18, using the range of models and methods that have been agreed for use within the service.
• Providing support, information and advice to N-gage and GDAS staff regarding transitions/young adult support.
• Work in partnership with the wider N-gage team to ensure a seamless package of care can be provided to young people preparing to access the service
• A full and comprehensive understanding of the appropriate local support services suitable for this cohort of service users.
• Empowering individuals and enabling them to help themselves through informed choice and decision making.
• Monitoring and reviewing young adult’s progress using the required treatment outcome monitoring tool.
• Ensuring consultation and participation with young adults in all aspects of service delivery.
• Fostering strong working links with Tier 1 and 2 services, including local statutory agencies and community groups.
• Liaising with referring agencies regarding individual assessments and needs and progress.
• Accessing other necessary services and resources identified in conjunction with individual client, through referral, negotiation and advocacy where appropriate.
• Providing accurate information and answer queries on issues about substance/alcohol use.
• Delivering talks, workshops, presentations, provide training where appropriate.
• Participating in the delivery of outreach campaigns.
• Enter data onto the N-gage case management system Palbase and use the system effectively to inform work with service users and concerned others in line with data protection policies and procedures.
• Retain and maintain all information (paper and electronic) in line with service level agreed guidelines and statutory protocols, such as GDPR.

Other duties

• Undertake other reasonable duties as requested, but which may not be specified within the job description.

• Take up Barod’s arrangements for support and supervision and participate in all relevant internal meetings
• Working within agreed policies, procedures and protocols to safeguard children and vulnerable adults.
• Co-operate with requests from management and administration
• Support volunteers in the delivery of services

In consultation with the post holder, this job description is liable to variation to reflect actual, contemplated or approved changes in/or to the job role.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

Ideally all these requirements must be met by the candidate on appointment. However, in certain circumstances a candidate may be appointed who does not meet a particular requirement. This is providing that the shortfall can be made good in a reasonable time, and the candidate brings other skills, knowledge or experience which are valuable to the role and the Organisation.

Essential

Desirable

Qualifications and training

• Proven experience of delivering structured relapse prevention interventions/Motivational Interviewing/CBT
• Full current driving licence and use of a vehicle which is insured for business use.

• Completed accredited training in delivering structured psychosocial interventions.

Role-related knowledge, skills & experience

• Knowledge of safeguarding procedures.
• Experience of giving advice and support concerning a range of life domains.
• Knowledge of structured psychosocial interventions and experience of delivering them.
• Experience of consulting with services users and responding to their views in service development and delivery.
• Experience of community engagement.
• Experience of establishing relationships with external stakeholders.

• Knowledge of substance use treatment and care pathways
• Knowledge of substance use including evidence based therapeutic interventions

Interpersonal Skills

• Ability to problem solve, work under own initiative and under pressure.

• Ability to provide information in a clear, concise and consistent manner over a variety of platforms ie. written and verbal, digital and face-to-face.
• Commitment to Barod values and mission.

• Possesses a ‘can do’, positive attitude.