Young Person YOS Worker

This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship. If it is identified that you require sponsorship to undertake this role your application may be withdrawn.

Working within T3 young people’s substance misuse team with the role of specifically targeting young persons at risk/involved in offending via the YOS service. To work alongside the youth offending teams in Staffordshire to provide advice and information on substance-related issues to Young People who are known to YOS and where appropriate their families, parents/carers.

Deliver a range of structured psychosocial interventions including motivational interviewing, ITEP, CBT, within 1-1 sessions with young people and group settings. Using a child-first approach, to promote engagement and encourage self-esteem, well-being, self-responsibility, and enhanced motivation of the YOS client group. To carry a caseload of young people across Staffordshire who are at risk/involved in offending and where substance misuse remains a risk factor.

• Work flexibly within an agreed number of hours of work including evenings and weekends where required to maintain the most appropriate level of service provision.
• Attend Multi-agency Child Exploitation panel meetings and complete Risk Factor Matrix for young people at risk of exploitation.
• Work alongside young people identified through the YOS teams to form care plans and to promote family, carer involvement where appropriate.
• Completion of risk assessments.
• Delivery of partnership training.

Working for our organisation Inclusion, created in 2002, is part of the Specialist Services Care Group of Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (MPFT). We provide caring and effective services across England, including West Yorkshire, West Midlands, East Midlands, West Mercia, Thames Valley, Hampshire, Isle of Wight and Thurrock, Essex. We support individuals, families and communities who are affected by addiction, crime, mental health or need treatment for their sexual health.

We believe that the individuals and families who use our services should receive high quality, committed and inclusive care, realising all the benefits a modern NHS organisation can provide. We work with patients and our staff teams to achieve the best outcomes we can. We invest heavily in training and development, and the wellbeing of our people, both staff and service users is central to who we are.

Here at MPFT, we are proud of the comprehensive wellbeing and lifestyle support offer available, in addition to in-house training and coaching support. Our services are robustly governed, evidence-based, inclusive, and designed and provided in conjunction with service users. We are committed to providing the best service we can, and if you share our values, we want you on our team!

Detailed job description and main responsibilities:

• Lead facilitation of group work and targeted drop-in sessions and joint working with YOS Prevention for identified groups of young people linked to antisocial behaviour, substance misuse and at risk of offending behaviour.
• Support the completion of a monthly summary report to demonstrate completion outcomes and share sensitive information from intervention sessions to multi-disciplinary partners.
• Comment on policies and pathways that support service development.
• Be professional at all times, including whilst representing Inclusion at internal and external meetings.
• Take part in appropriate training and seek to improve personal performance, contribution, knowledge and skills.
• Maintain accurate, up to date records in accordance with organisational guidelines and procedures.
• Be prepared to travel to various locations across the county to meet the needs of young people.
• The ability to analyse information from intervention sessions from which decisions are made to escalate safeguarding risk and to use this for feeding into child protection/child in need meetings.