Smoking Cessation School Worker (Ref: 0083ZA)

Posting date:	24 November 2025
Salary:	£25,000.00 per year
Additional salary information:	£25000.00 - £25000.00 a year
Hours:	Full time
Closing date:	08 December 2025
Location:	Burnley, BB11 3BT
Company:	NHS Jobs
Job type:	Permanent
Job reference:	B0236-25-0476

Summary

About the Role All applicants need to submit a CV and a covering letter on why you should be considered for this role. Applications will not be accepted if no covering letter is included. Please note that this role may close early should sufficient applications be received, so early application is advised. Closing date: Monday 8th December Join us as a Smoking Cessation School Worker in Burnley - Job Description/Person Specification Do you want to make a real difference for Young People in Lancashire? Are you looking for a job that gives a great work/life balance around school holidays and childcare? Do you want to play a part in helping Lancashire become Smokefree? If so, this job could be exactly what you're looking for. Job Opportunity As a leading charity supporting people with drug, alcohol, and mental health challenges, we operate over 80 services across England and Scotland, providing free and confidential support to more than 100,000 people each year. Find out more about us here. Our Smokefree School Workers deliver awareness assemblies and group work sessions to young people, professionals and parents in schools and other settings around smoking and vaping. You will be working as part of an amazing team at With You, and supporting Change, Grow, Live to deliver the young people's element of the exciting service, Smokefree Lancashire. This role is term-time only and the advertised salary will be pro rata. We offer a starting salary of £25,000, rising each year in line with our pay progression salary bands, rising to £30,000 per year. For further details please reach out to a member of the recruitment team via . The role will cover Central and East Lancashire. Over the week, you will be based in our Preston and Burnley offices, will be out visiting schools and have the opportunity to work from home. As such, a full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle is required for this role. Essential Skills We're excited to hear from you if you can evidence: A confident and engaging presenter, with the ability to communicate information to large groups of young people Experience of working with young people and/or a qualification in substance misuse, mental health, psychology, nursing or youth work The ability to work effectively on your own and as part of a team, sharing your skills knowledge and experience Good organisational skills to be able to manage your time effectively, prioritising your work and being able to cope with the pressure of competing demands Effective IT skills, able to use different packages and digital media This role is subject to a satisfactory enhanced level DBS and barred lists check. DE&I As an organisation, we continue to build an inclusive culture that encourages, supports and celebrates the diverse voices and experiences of our staff. We know that representing the communities we serve is key to us meeting our vision of a future where everyone lives a life free from the harm associated with drugs and alcohol. We welcome the unique contributions that you can bring and we encourage people from underrepresented communities and backgrounds to apply to join our team, including people with lived experience, people with disabilities, people from racialised communities, LGBTQ+ people, people of all ages and armed forces veterans. As part of our commitment to the Armed Forces Covenant we provide a guaranteed interview scheme for candidates that are veterans and meet all the essential criteria for a role. With You is also a Disability Confident Employer and we offer a guaranteed interview scheme for candidates with a disability and meet all the essential criteria for a role. If you have a disability, a learning difficulty such as dyslexia or a medical condition which you believe may affect your performance during any aspect of our selection process, we'll be happy to make reasonable adjustments to enable you to perform at your best. Benefits 28 days annual leave, plus bank holidays An extra day off for your birthday or a special occasion of your choice Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave 2 days paid volunteer leave per year Auto-enrollment into We Are With You's pension scheme Access to a Blue Light Card - giving you great savings on big high-street and online brands Flexible working opportunities and access to a range of services and resources to support you with your wellbeing We have an excellent Refer a Friend scheme which offers you a £500 bonus for any recommendations, any role! Our scheme allows you to recommend your friends and family to work with us and earn a £500 bonus payment for every successful referral you make. Please note, the Refer a Friend scheme is only applicable if your recommended friend completes their 6 months probation period