Inclusion22 Practitioner

Company Description

Catch22 exists to help build a society where everyone has a good place to live, good people around them, and a fulfilling purpose - we call these our '3Ps'.

We achieve this in two ways. First, we improve lives on the frontline through delivery of public services. Secondly, we use our knowledge to change 'the system', to fix the complex web that can trap and disempower those it was set up to help. With the heart of a charity, and the mindset of a business, we are uniquely placed to deliver on this challenging agenda.

Our Hampshire 24/7 Substance Misuse Service is a county wide, community engagement based service offering targeted and specialist treatment to young people aged 25 years and under. Inclusion22 is part of the Hampshire service, providing support to Children 8-17 years old whose parents are misusing substances

We are a forward thinking, person centered service with a high level of credibility among young people. We work with young people to help them achieve the "3 Ps" of our vision; To have a purpose in life, to have a good place to stay and to have good people around them. We achieve this in Hampshire by working in partnership with other agencies to support children whose parents are misusing substances.

Job Description

This is a very exciting time to join our team! We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic Inclusion22 practitioner who have experience in supporting vulnerable children and young people.   The post will be covering a significant area across Hampshire so a car is essential for this role.

You will join our friendly, award-winning team who are co-located with the local adult Substance Misuse service hubs across the county. You will support children aged 8-17, who are affected by their parental/carer substance misuse, using a variety of therapeutic interventions. We offer a comprehensive training package along with regular line management and external clinical supervision.

As an Inclusion22 Practitioner, your main duties will include: 

• Supporting children and young people through the referral, assessment, care planning and outcome star process.
• Providing interventions to children and young people referred to the service under the supervision of the management team.
• Providing sustained support to a predefined case load of children and young people who are referred to the service.
• To identify risks and safeguarding concerns and manage these appropriately.
• Providing consultation and information to other professionals from a range of settings.
• Offering a flexible and adaptive approach to support evening and weekend working, where required.
• To reduce the risks and negative social and health impacts for children of substance misusing parents and carers.
• To support and safeguard children and young people to develop an understanding of the impact of parental substance use.
• To safeguard children of substance misusing parents from harm.

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Qualifications

To be successful in this role you will need experience of working with vulnerable children and be keen to develop integrated partnership working. In addition, we are looking for:

Essential criteria

• Experience of working with challenging and hard to engage children, young people and families.
• Experience of working with children and young people who have experienced adverse childhood experiences and trauma.
• Experience of working with children and young people in group and one-to-one setting.
• Trauma-informed practitioner.
• Experience of working within a systemic approach.
• The ability to build, maintain and repair ruptured therapeutic relationships with children and young people.
• Excellent working knowledge of alcohol, drugs and their effects.
• Knowledge of issues around parental substance misuse.
• An awareness of the current issues relating to at risk and vulnerable young people.
• Knowledge of engagement and intervention strategies.
• Experience of working with disaffected children and young people.

Interviews will be arranged as suitable candidates are identified, so early application is strongly advised.

This post will involve Countywide travel across Hampshire; you will therefore need to have use of a vehicle, with an up-to-date driving licence, MOT, and Business Insurance. There will also be occasional travel around the UK

There may be a requirement to work occasional evenings or weekends

Additional Information

Salary: up to £28000
Hours of work: Full time, 37 hours per week
Contract: Permanent
Location: This role will involve working across a large area of Hampshire - our office bases are in  Aldershot and Havant

• You can work from home/remotely once or twice a week, but this is dependent on service requirements so we are unable to guarantee specific days.
• You will be based in one of the hubs listed above, but the role will require regular travel across the region, so a driving license and access to a vehicle are required.
• This role is subject to an Enhanced DBS check. 
• If you would like to find out more about the role, please contact recruitment@catch-22.org.uk to arrange a chat with the Service Manager.

See the benefits of working for Catch22 here.

Unless otherwise stated, interviews will be arranged as suitable candidates are identified, so early application is strongly advised.

At Catch22 we value equality, diversity and inclusion. We are wholeheartedly committed to the principle of equality of opportunity, both as an employer and as a provider of services. Diversity and Inclusion is part of what we do every day, working to deliver our vision to build a strong society where everyone has good people around them, a purpose, and a good place to live.

Catch22 is committed to rigorous safeguarding and safer recruitment practices; ensuring that every individual within the organisation has been safely and appropriately checked.

If you are applying for this role and are care experienced, Catch22 offers a mentor to assist with the application process.  Please contact recruitment@catch-22.org.uk if you would like to find out more about this support.  This information will not be passed to the team recruiting for this position. For more information about the Propel Programme and a guide for candidates who wish to join the programme, please see here. 

See the benefits of working for Catch22 here.

Unless otherwise stated, interviews will be arranged as suitable candidates are identified, so early application is strongly advised.

We aim to review applications as quickly as possible. However, due to the volume of interest we receive, we may not be able to contact all applicants individually. If you have not heard from us within two weeks of the closing date, please assume that your application has not been successful this time.

At Catch22 we value equality, diversity and inclusion. We are wholeheartedly committed to the principle of equality of opportunity, both as an employer and as a provider of services. Diversity and Inclusion is part of what we do every day, working to deliver our vision to build a strong society where everyone has good people around them, a purpose, and a good place to live.

Catch22 is committed to rigorous safeguarding and safer recruitment practices; ensuring that every individual within the organisation has been safely and appropriately checked.

Please note, we will conduct an online search as part of our due dilligence checks for successful candidate(s). This will involve a search of all publicly available information online and in social media. 

Catch22’s Commitment to Ban the Box

Catch22 is proud to have “Banned the Box”. This means that we do not ask for candidates to disclose criminal convictions at the application stage. Instead, we invite disclosures at interview stage, and encourage them at the offer stage. Please see our statement of commitment on hiring people with convictions for more information.