Job Introduction

Part Time – 2.5 Days Per Week / 18.5 Hours Per Week

Suffolk Countywide (Ipswich, Lowestoft or Bury St Edmunds Based)

At Turning Point, we support people across the UK with substance misuse issues.

As an Universal Education Facilitator you will be instrumental in the creation, development and delivery of universal drug and alcohol sessions for children, young people and young adults across a number of different community settings throughout Suffolk.

Running health facilities and services on a not-for-profit basis, we invest every penny back into our care - and our people.

Role Responsibility

We are looking for a skilled individual to join our well regarded and busy countywide Youth team. This role is 18.5 hours a week and covers Suffolk.

• You will work with the under 25s team to produce dynamic, engaging and exciting sessions to teach people about drugs and alcohol.
• You will deliver sessions across a number of settings such as schools,  PRUs, alternative education settings, children’s homes, colleges and supported housing.
• You will be responsible for making sure the sessions are age appropriate for a wide range of ages – from primary to university age young people.
• You will deliver sessions to large groups of young people in a number of different settings
• You will build a dynamic offer of education sessions which you can broker to partner agencies
• You will build partnership links with education providers across the county
• You will build partnership links with other youth provision
• You will be responsible for managing your own diary to make sure that as many young people across Suffolk are able to access universal education
• You will work alongside partner agencies to make sure the sessions fit within the wider PSHE offer
• You will promote the specialist work of the under 25s service
• You will need to develop ways of collecting data about the sessions and present that to management

The Ideal Candidate

Substance misuse experience is an advantage but youth work experience is vital as you have to be able to engage young people who can be resistant to engagement. You will need to be able to deliver sessions to large groups of people and hold their engagement so that they get the best out of each session delivered. You will need to be confident to deal with young people who can sometimes be challenging.

You will need to feel confident to talk to professionals, teachers, social workers and may others to explain our offer and broker the universal offer to as many stakeholders as possible

You will need to know how to plan a session and create session content.

About us

Why Turning Point?

As a leading health and social care provider with more than 300 locations across England, we take real pride in the services we offer.

Across the varied regions, sectors and settings we operate within, our organisation is held together by a shared vision – and our people are connected by the same values. These include belief in potential, confidence in communication, embracing positive change and always treating each other as individuals.

We run all of our services on a not-for-profit basis; instead, we invest every penny back into our services and people. We never stop believing in change for the better, and we work constantly to improve the lives of the people we support.

Our people bring our vision to life. So, if you are enthusiastic, motivated and committed to support others to fulfilling their potential, here at Turning Point, we don't just offer you a job – we offer you a career.

What Benefits Will I Receive?

Of course, we know it's not about the money. But that doesn't mean we don't reward our people for their invaluable work with a benefits package that includes:

• Comprehensive opportunities to learn and develop, with silver accreditation fromInvestors in People
• 28 days’ paid holiday a year, increasing with each year of service up to 30 days. Plus the option to purchase additional holidays
• Flexible benefit options including cycle to work schemes and season ticket loans
• Competitive pension and life assurance schemes
• Employee assistance programme and access to online health and wellbeing support
• Flexible working patterns to support work-life balance
• Access to a wide range of discounts, including cinema tickets, grocery and high-street shopping and gym memberships

As part of the fight against COVID-19 here are some of the measures we have in place to keep our team members and the people we support safe:

• Enhanced Infection/Prevention Control Measures, including the use of PPE, social distancing and regular testing
• Following all government guidance applicable to our services as a minimum and ensuring our teams are trained effectively
• Strongly encouraging colleagues to receive a vaccination to keep themselves and those around them safe, enabling access through time off & covering transport costs
• Regular updates, FAQs, myth busting from Turning Point’s clinical team as well as wellbeing seminars which provide support on a variety of topics

We reserve the right to close this advert early if we are able to appoint to the vacancy before the advertised closed date.

Turning Point