Catch22 Specialist Substance Misuse Service
Families and Young PersonWorker / JOB DESCRIPTION1.Post Details
Post Title:Families and Young Person Worker
Location: Merton
Hours:21 Hours
Salary
Responsible to: Service Manager
2.Service
The new specialist substance misuse service is for young people up to the age of 24 and their families/carers. The aim of the service is to provide a full range of support and therapeutic interventions for young people using substances at a level that affects their functioning. The service will meet young people’s substance misuse needs and target identified vulnerable young people to enter and exit treatment in an agreed and planned manner, ensuring positive outcomes for the young people and their families. The service will also support and enable universal children’s services to address early intervention and prevention.
- Organisational Relationships
3.1Reports to the Service Manager
3.2Member of specialist team
3.3Responsible for developing close and effective working relationships with key
agencies and partners to facilitate a planned and co-ordinated multi-agency response to the ETE and family needs of identified Young People.
- Main Duties
4.1To be a member of the specialist substance misuse team for young people
4.2 To carry a caseload of vulnerable young people and/or parent/ carers of
young people undergoing treatment.
4.3 Liaising with Youth Provisions, Universal Services, Social Care and Job
Centre Plus services; informing them of the work of the service, and giving
information and advice on substance misuse issues.
4.4 To identify, design and deliver and evaluate targeted outreach drug education workshops to vulnerable young people in school and non school settings.
4.5To develop and oversee a weekly drop in for young people/families and carers.
4.6To develop substance misuse workshops to access parents/carers across the borough. To increase awareness, signs and symptoms of drug use. To enable parents/carers to support the achievement young people are undertaking.
4.7To carry a caseload of allocated young people/parents/carers.
4.8If a young person self or is referred by parent/carer will undertake the CASA, and may take on the lead role.
4.9To offer Information, advice and guidance to the young people at drop-ins across the borough.
4.10To undertake comprehensive assessments of young people referred to the service within 5 days, leading to the development of a multi-agency care plan with SMART targets and identify ETE needs to specialist services where necessary.
4.11To offer appropriate therapeutic treatment interventions including psychological, family support, specialist harm reduction and referral on as required.
4.12To liaise with key partner agencies to ensure all care plans are holistic and meeting all identified needs. To ensure agencies work positively together avoiding duplication or confusion of roles.
4.13To regularly review the care plan and on completion of the treatment to develop an aftercare and tracking plan for each young person.
4.14To involve the young people as much as possible in their assessment planning and delivery of their own service and to feedback on the service as a whole.
4.15To complete all data and performance information required timely and accurately.
4.16To work flexibly, supporting evening and week ends drop in and targeted outreach sessions when required.
4.17To operate within the framework of legislation, national guidance and local procedures to ensure the provision of a quality service to young people with significant substance misuse needs.
4.18To provide Duty cover under the guidance of the Manager as required.
4.19To ensure that adult or child safeguarding concerns and risk management issues are brought to the attention of the Manager in line with procedures.
4.20To maintain an interest and good working knowledge of benefits, training/employment, housing and health issues affecting young people.
4.21To attend and contribute to Team and Service meetings as appropriate.
4.22To attend and be committed to ongoing regular performance and development meetings and annual contribution reviews.
4.23To promote User involvement and feedback at all times as part of day-to-day work.
5General Terms of Reference
5.3To seek to improve his/her own performance, contribution, knowledge, skills and participate in training and developmental activities as required.
5.4To develop and maintain good and effective working relations with team colleagues, statutory and other voluntary agencies.
5.5To ensure the implementation of Catch22’s Diversity and Equality policy in its widest sense.
5.6To comply with Health and Safety policies and procedures.
5.7To work flexibly including evenings and weekends as required
5.8To carry out such other relevant duties, as required.
.NB. This Job Description is intended as a guide to the post holder’s role and responsibilities and not as a definitive list.
The code numbers below are taken from the national standards for the drugs and alcohol field (DANOS) and directly relate to the above Job summary & duties.
Units of national occupational standardsNumber / Title:
DANOS
AA1 / Recognise indications of substance misuse and refer individuals to specialists.
AA2 / Relate to, and interact with individuals.
AA3 / Support individuals to access and use services and facilities.
AA4 / Promote the equality, diversity, rights and responsibilities of individuals.
AA6 / Promote choice, wellbeing and the protection of all individuals.
AB2 / Support individuals who are substance users.
AB4 / Contribute to the protection of individuals from harm and abuse.
AB5 / Assess and act upon immediate risk of danger to substance users.
AB7 / Provide services to those affected by someone else’s substance use.
AC1 / Reflect on and develop your own practice.
AC3 / Contribute to the development of the knowledge and practice of others
AD1 / Raise awareness about substances, their use and effects.
AD2 / Facilitate learning through presentations and activities.
AF2 / Carry out assessment to identify and prioritise needs.
AG1 / Develop- implement and review care plans for individuals
AG2 / Contribute to planning, monitoring and reviewing the delivery of service for individuals.
AG3 / Assist in the transfer of individuals between agencies and services.
AH7 / Support individuals through detoxification programmes
AH10 / Carry out brief interventions with alcohol users
AI2 / Help individuals address their substance use through an action plan
AK1 / Help individuals to access employment.
AK2 / Help individuals to access learning, training and development opportunities.
BD4 / Promote, monitor and maintain health, safety and security in the working environment.
BI5 / Promote effective communication for and about individuals.
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Catch22 ETE Worker
Merton Specialist Substance Misuse ServicePerson Specification
CRITERIA
/ ESSENTIAL / DESIRABLE / HOW ASSESSED (A, I E)*Qualifications /
- Good basic standard of education.
- Minimum of S/NVQ level 3in health and social care with relevant DANOS options or equivalent (see above)
- Trained in the delivery of at least one therapeutic treatment intervention
- Up to-date of knowledge of illegal substances/ legal highs and medicines.
- Education Group work/training qualification
Having undertaken an evidence based family work training programme / A, I
Presentation /
- Ability to write clear concise reports.
- Ability to express self clearly.
- Experience in undertaking needs assessment, designing, delivering and evaluating young people’s drug education workshops in school and non school settings.
- Experience in planning, delivering and evaluating training with group of adults
Knowledge and
Experience /
- Experience of working with young people on a 1:1 basis
- Experience of working with families
- Experience of group work
- Experience of setting up and delivering drop-ins
- Knowledge of treatment methodologies
- An awareness of current issues relating to socially excluded young people.
- Extensive knowledge of the harms/effects of alcohol, and drugs
- Knowledge of treatment methodologies
Experience in delivering IAG to young people / A, I, E
A=Application , I = Interview , E = Exercise
CRITERIA
/ ESSENTIAL / DESIRABLE / HOW ASSESSED (A, I E)*Skills & Aptitudes /
- Excellent engagement skills with young people who may be difficult to engage
- Experience and skills in undertaking comprehensive assessments
- Experience of undertaking drug education need assessments
- Knowledge of curriculum based education
- Ability to write drug education training programs that meet identified needs and fit into curriculum guidelines of PSHE
- Ability to develop and sustain good working relationships with young people including those who may be disengaged.
- Ability to assess risk including safeguarding risks and seek guidance where necessary
- Able to develop holistic multi-agency care plans with SMART targets
- Ability to liaise and communicate effectively with key agencies
- Good organisational and administrative skills, with commitment to data and performance monitoring
- Ability to work as part of a team and on own initiative.
- Commitment to user involvement
- Evidenced understanding of both confidentiality and information sharing requirements
Skills in taking on lead professional role
Experience of using substance misuse screening tool
Direct experience of involving users in service delivery/planning.
ICT Skills /
A, I, E
Other /- Able to work flexibly and to undertake some evening and weekend visits.
- Awareness of Health and Safety requirements
- Commitment to equal opportunities and anti-discriminatory practice.
- Ability and willingness to develop new skills and to undertake training.
A, I
*A=Application , I = Interview , E = Exercise
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