Young Persons Drug and Alcohol Practitioner
| Posting date: | 02 September 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £24,500 to £30,790 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 02 October 2025 |
| Location: | North Yorkshire, Yorkshire And The Humber |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Humankind |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | VN5501 |
Summary
Young Persons Drug and Alcohol Practitioner
Location: Covering Scarborough, Whitby, Ryedale area of North Yorkshire.
Working hours: Monday-Friday 9am-5pm
About the role...
Are you looking for a challenging and rewarding role where you can make a real difference to the lives of vulnerable children, young people and their families? Look no further than Waythough’s North Yorkshire RISE!
North Yorkshire RISE is a specialist young people’s drug and alcohol service, commissioned by North Yorkshire Council. North Yorkshire RISE works with young people across North Yorkshire aged 10-19 and up to 25 with SEND, who need specialist support around drug and alcohol use.
As a Young Peoples Worker, you will be a vital member of our team, delivering structured, evidence based interventions with the aim of supporting and empowering individuals, and diverting them away from substance use with the overall aim of improving their life outcomes based on their need.
About you...
Experience of working with young people is essential
Experience managing a caseload of service users is desirable
The ability to work with vulnerable individuals with multiple needs.
Knowledge and understanding of safeguarding issues, as well as the ability to implement and monitor risk assessments and maintain confidentiality and professional boundaries is also essential.
You must be proficient in Microsoft Outlook Office programmes
You must have excellent oral and written communication skills, including report writing.
You should be able to adapt your working practice to meet the needs of service users.
Driving licence and access to a vehicle is essential for this role.
At Waythrough, we are committed to creating a safe and supportive working environment that enables our staff to thrive. Our hybrid outreach working model includes a base site and will involve covering multiple locations to cover a county wide contract across North Yorkshire with your base being the one that is closes to your home address.
So, if you are passionate about helping others and want to make a real difference in your community, apply today to join our team as a Young Peoples Worker!
To view the full job description and person specification, please click here.
Please be advised, if you are viewing this role on Indeed, the link to the job description will not work. Please click the 'Apply via Company Website' button to be redirected to our careers page, where you will be able to view the job description in full.
The salary advertised above demonstrates the full earning potential for this role, starting salaries will allow for pay progression within the pay band.
Who are we…
Waythrough launched in October 2024 following the merger of Humankind and Richmond Fellowship. Our vision is to break down the barriers that stop people getting the support they need to live a life they value. We tackle poverty and disadvantage in communities, through mental health, drug and alcohol, housing and related support.
We have almost 200 services around England – and nearly 3,500 amazing staff and volunteers who run them. Every year our services support around 125,000 people.
Bringing together two big organisations is not a small task and it’ll take a while to fully integrate our systems, processes and approaches. That’s why you will notice the jobs here are still branded ‘Humankind’. Next year we’ll be fully integrating our recruitment systems but for now they are separate.
Thanks for bearing with us – and don’t forget to check out the Waythrough jobs on the Richmond Fellowship and Aquarius job site https://recoveryfocus.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/Recovery_Focus_Careers.
What can Waythrough offer you…
️ Generous annual leave entitlement (27 days, plus bank holidays, increasing to 32 after 1 years’ service)
Annual leave purchase scheme
Enhanced occupational sick pay
% Enhanced employer contribution to your workplace pension
Death in service benefit
✍️ Free Will writing
Eyecare vouchers
️ Blue light card discount
Fantastic learning and development opportunities, including free training courses
Work-life balance- flexible working and family friendly policies
♀️ Happy, Healthy You! – our wellbeing offers for our workforce
Employee Assist Programme and Waythrough Support Networks
Waythrough is an equal opportunities employer
We value unique perspectives and experiences that everyone can bring, and fully understand the strength in diversity and inclusion. We encourage applications from all backgrounds, regardless of race, gender, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, or disability. If you have a genuine passion for working for us, we want to hear for you. We also welcome applications from people with lived experience with substance use. If you require support with your application, please contact the Recruitment Team at people.recruitment@waythrough.org.uk
Location: Covering Scarborough, Whitby, Ryedale area of North Yorkshire.
Working hours: Monday-Friday 9am-5pm
About the role...
Are you looking for a challenging and rewarding role where you can make a real difference to the lives of vulnerable children, young people and their families? Look no further than Waythough’s North Yorkshire RISE!
North Yorkshire RISE is a specialist young people’s drug and alcohol service, commissioned by North Yorkshire Council. North Yorkshire RISE works with young people across North Yorkshire aged 10-19 and up to 25 with SEND, who need specialist support around drug and alcohol use.
As a Young Peoples Worker, you will be a vital member of our team, delivering structured, evidence based interventions with the aim of supporting and empowering individuals, and diverting them away from substance use with the overall aim of improving their life outcomes based on their need.
About you...
Experience of working with young people is essential
Experience managing a caseload of service users is desirable
The ability to work with vulnerable individuals with multiple needs.
Knowledge and understanding of safeguarding issues, as well as the ability to implement and monitor risk assessments and maintain confidentiality and professional boundaries is also essential.
You must be proficient in Microsoft Outlook Office programmes
You must have excellent oral and written communication skills, including report writing.
You should be able to adapt your working practice to meet the needs of service users.
Driving licence and access to a vehicle is essential for this role.
At Waythrough, we are committed to creating a safe and supportive working environment that enables our staff to thrive. Our hybrid outreach working model includes a base site and will involve covering multiple locations to cover a county wide contract across North Yorkshire with your base being the one that is closes to your home address.
So, if you are passionate about helping others and want to make a real difference in your community, apply today to join our team as a Young Peoples Worker!
To view the full job description and person specification, please click here.
Please be advised, if you are viewing this role on Indeed, the link to the job description will not work. Please click the 'Apply via Company Website' button to be redirected to our careers page, where you will be able to view the job description in full.
The salary advertised above demonstrates the full earning potential for this role, starting salaries will allow for pay progression within the pay band.
Who are we…
Waythrough launched in October 2024 following the merger of Humankind and Richmond Fellowship. Our vision is to break down the barriers that stop people getting the support they need to live a life they value. We tackle poverty and disadvantage in communities, through mental health, drug and alcohol, housing and related support.
We have almost 200 services around England – and nearly 3,500 amazing staff and volunteers who run them. Every year our services support around 125,000 people.
Bringing together two big organisations is not a small task and it’ll take a while to fully integrate our systems, processes and approaches. That’s why you will notice the jobs here are still branded ‘Humankind’. Next year we’ll be fully integrating our recruitment systems but for now they are separate.
Thanks for bearing with us – and don’t forget to check out the Waythrough jobs on the Richmond Fellowship and Aquarius job site https://recoveryfocus.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/Recovery_Focus_Careers.
What can Waythrough offer you…
️ Generous annual leave entitlement (27 days, plus bank holidays, increasing to 32 after 1 years’ service)
Annual leave purchase scheme
Enhanced occupational sick pay
% Enhanced employer contribution to your workplace pension
Death in service benefit
✍️ Free Will writing
Eyecare vouchers
️ Blue light card discount
Fantastic learning and development opportunities, including free training courses
Work-life balance- flexible working and family friendly policies
♀️ Happy, Healthy You! – our wellbeing offers for our workforce
Employee Assist Programme and Waythrough Support Networks
Waythrough is an equal opportunities employer
We value unique perspectives and experiences that everyone can bring, and fully understand the strength in diversity and inclusion. We encourage applications from all backgrounds, regardless of race, gender, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, or disability. If you have a genuine passion for working for us, we want to hear for you. We also welcome applications from people with lived experience with substance use. If you require support with your application, please contact the Recruitment Team at people.recruitment@waythrough.org.uk