Prevention / Intervention Practitioner (Community)

Post: Prevention / Intervention Practitioner (Community)

Project: Targeted Life Skills Service

Reports To: Service Delivery Manager

Base: Northern Trust Area

Contract: Maternity Cover

Hours: Full-time 35hrs per week 

Salary: £28,000.00 per annum 

Benefits include:

• Self Care hour each month
• Birthday off
• Extra leave at Christmas to include a Shopping Day
• Employee Assistance Scheme
• Length of service awards

Background to the Service

Targeted Life Skills focuses on the delivery of age-appropriate life skills and harm reduction programmes to vulnerable young people, using or at-risk of using substances, for the age groups 11 – 13, 14 – 15, and 16 – 21. Targeted Life Skills work within the following aims:

• Develop a strategy to actively promote participation amongst the target populations;
• Identify appropriate groups of young people who are at risk of/vulnerable to substance misuse;
• Develop a communications plan that will ensure that professionals working with young people at risk of/vulnerable to substance misuse, and/or parent groups, are aware of the service and how to refer into it;

Main Responsibilities include (but not limited to)

• Recruit a range of young people across target groups to deliver the required number of cohorts of the Targeted Life Skills Service in accordance with Public Health Agency guidelines;
• Deliver therapeutic group work and support programmes ensuring delivery complies with the requirements of the Targeted Life Skills Service as funded by the Public Health Agency;
• Prepare and implement session plans and all related materials required therein and develop appropriate learning activities that deliver outstanding learning experiences to target groups;

A full job description can be found within the application pack. 

Completed applications should be returned via email to human.resources@start360.org by noon on Monday 18th November 2024. The successful applicant will be subject to an Enhanced Access NI check.

Start360 is an Equal Opportunities Employer.