Young Person's Practitioner
| Posting date: | 30 April 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £26,940 to £30,762 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 27 May 2025 |
| Location: | Newbury, West Berkshire |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Via |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | JOB0178 |
Summary
Would you like to join us in supporting those effected by drug and alcohol issues to improve their health and wellbeing?
The Role
We are looking for a passionate and motivated Practitioner to work within the Young Person’s Service, Via: The Edge in West Berkshire. The post is predominantly based in Newbury, but some travel across the County will be required.
You will:
• deliver age-appropriate excellent drug and alcohol services to young people and their significant others, including family members friends and carers, facilitating positive outcomes.
• deliver early intervention and prevention work, in a variety of youth settings to prevent young people from engaging in substance misusing and risk-taking behaviours and enable young people to develop boundaries, emotional resilience and self-esteem.
• manage a case load and coordinate and deliver assessment and evidence-based interventions (brief and structured), recovery planning and aftercare planning.
• work collaboratively with colleagues and key stakeholder across multi-disciplinary teams, ensuring adherence with all Via policies and Safeguarding principles.
Location
Merchant House, 14-20 Oxford Road; Newbury; RG14 1PA (Young Person’s Team office base).
1 Station Road, Newbury, RG14 7LP (overarching Via West Berkshire office base)
Please note: the role will involve some peripatetic working including satellites and outreach, due to this aspect it would be advantageous to have a driving licence.
To see the generous range of benefits we offer at Via including 30 days annual leave for all new starters, our health and wellbeing initiatives, financial perks and development opportunities – visit our Benefits Package
For an informal chat about the role please contact Carmina Pottinger-Swami, Team Leader via Carmina.Swami@viaorg.uk
The closing date for applications is Tuesday 27 May at midnight.
All our applications are sifted by humans. Please send us applications that reflect your own knowledge, experience and values and not applications that have been generated by artificial intelligence (AI).
The Role
We are looking for a passionate and motivated Practitioner to work within the Young Person’s Service, Via: The Edge in West Berkshire. The post is predominantly based in Newbury, but some travel across the County will be required.
You will:
• deliver age-appropriate excellent drug and alcohol services to young people and their significant others, including family members friends and carers, facilitating positive outcomes.
• deliver early intervention and prevention work, in a variety of youth settings to prevent young people from engaging in substance misusing and risk-taking behaviours and enable young people to develop boundaries, emotional resilience and self-esteem.
• manage a case load and coordinate and deliver assessment and evidence-based interventions (brief and structured), recovery planning and aftercare planning.
• work collaboratively with colleagues and key stakeholder across multi-disciplinary teams, ensuring adherence with all Via policies and Safeguarding principles.
Location
Merchant House, 14-20 Oxford Road; Newbury; RG14 1PA (Young Person’s Team office base).
1 Station Road, Newbury, RG14 7LP (overarching Via West Berkshire office base)
Please note: the role will involve some peripatetic working including satellites and outreach, due to this aspect it would be advantageous to have a driving licence.
To see the generous range of benefits we offer at Via including 30 days annual leave for all new starters, our health and wellbeing initiatives, financial perks and development opportunities – visit our Benefits Package
For an informal chat about the role please contact Carmina Pottinger-Swami, Team Leader via Carmina.Swami@viaorg.uk
The closing date for applications is Tuesday 27 May at midnight.
All our applications are sifted by humans. Please send us applications that reflect your own knowledge, experience and values and not applications that have been generated by artificial intelligence (AI).
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