Young Person's Resilience Worker in Manchester

Change Grow Live is 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 user as an individual and working with them to find the right treatment and care options. Manchester CGL- Eclypse is looking to recruit a YP resilience worker within our dynamic YP-family service. 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.

Working as a Young Resilience Worker, you will support our service users and address any issues or concerns they have about drugs and alcohol. You will carry a caseload offering support to children, young people and young adults who are experimenting or using substances. You will be part of a Multi-Disciplinary Team working with young people and families and will be taking a lead on working with young people at risk of exploitation. Case management is integral to the role and you will deliver interventions using evidence based practice. This includes carrying out triage assessments, care planning, 1:1 sessions, group work and digital interventions, aiming to provide education, brief advice but structured treatment and psychosocial interventions for children, young people and young adults.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone who has experience in a similar field looking to take the next step in their career.

Responsibilities

• Engage complex needs young people who have substance use issues and provide them with advice, support and structured interventions to support their health and wellbeing needs. This may include facilitating access to and supporting clinical interventions.
• Build therapeutic relationships and deliver a personalised package of care.
• Carry 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 outcomes.
• Work closely with your service’s Safeguarding Lead/Manager and Team Leader to ensure all issues and concerns are escalated and dealt with quickly and effectively.
• Further develop CGL's links with local children, young people and family services, including adult drug and alcohol services.
• Support and provide advocacy for young people by participating in all relevant multiagency meetings including Child Protection meetings, Complex Case Review panels and Team Around the Child meetings.
• Adopt a proactive approach to engagement, maximising service accessibility and community venues. This includes delivering interventions peripatetically from our Manchester based offices, home, community venues, schools, colleges, and Universities.

What we will give to you:

• 25 days of annual leave, plus bank holidays. Additionally, you'll receive one extra day of annual leave for each year of service during your first five years, therefore you will enjoy 30 days of leave after five years with us.
• Flexible working arrangements.
• Paid ‘Wellness’ hour each week along with a ‘Wellness’ hub and Employee Assist Programme.
• Contributory pension scheme.
• A great selection of benefits including 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.

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. Salary is subject to review in line with the 2025/26 pay award.

Salary Range (pro rata if part time)

CGL points 23 to 28 (£27,861.26 - £32,002.35)

Interview Date: 19/5/2026

Closing Date: 10/5/2026

If you have any questions on this opportunity that you would like to talk through please contact us using the below details:

Michael Dunn | Michael.Dunn@cgl.org.uk

This post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check at an enhanced level.