Young Persons Schools Worker

About the Role

We are looking for a Young Persons Schools Worker to join our team in Lancaster.

Do you have a great rapport with young people? Are you passionate about providing education, information and guidance around substance misuse, risk taking, and supporting young people to make positive choices? If so, this could be the role for you.

As a Young Persons Schools Project Worker, you’ll provide community-based support, information, training, education and guidance to young people in relation to substance misuse. You’ll work closely with schools, local authorities and other partners to develop and deliver substance and risk taking awareness education, while also helping young people access appropriate support where they need it. The work can be challenging but it's always rewarding and at WithYou, you'll be part of an amazing team making a real difference to people's lives.

Please refer to the linked job description to support your application.

The closing date for applications is 27th September 2026. Please note: This role may close earlier than the stated deadline if we receive a high volume of applications, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

Job Opportunity

As a Young Persons Schools Project Worker, you’ll identify and work with local schools to develop and deliver substance and risk taking awareness education sessions. You’ll build positive relationships with schools, young people and other local stakeholders, contributing to the development of an effective education programme and ensuring learning and outcomes are monitored.

As a Young Persons Worker for schools you’ll develop and deliver multiple programmes and information sessions around peer support, risk taking, and substance use in both 1:1’s and group settings. You'll proactively engage with young people via 1:1 interactions, information stalls, assemblies and group sessions to provide them with the support, training, education and guidance they need to better understand the implication of the situations they may face and the decision they may take.

As a Young Person's Schools Worker, we offer a starting salary of £26,250 per annum. The salary for this role is on an incremental scale and will rise each year in line with our pay progression salary bands, to £30,900 per annum. For further details please reach out to a member of the recruitment team via recruitment@wearewithyou.org.uk.

A driving license and access to a vehicle is an essential requirement for this position.

This role is offered on a fixed term contract until 31st March 2027 and will work on site, on a full time basis. The team would also consider term time hours, if this is something you're interested in please note this in your application.

Essential Skills

We’re looking for a compassionate and motivated individual who can build effective relationships with young people, schools and a wide range of internal and external stakeholders. You’ll have experience of working with young people and families, and an understanding of drugs and alcohol issues and their impact on children, young people, parents, carers and families.

You will be highly organised, have excellent communication skills, and be able to manage your time effectively. You will work collaboratively as part of a team to ensure a high-quality service is maintained. Above all, we are looking for someone who is passionate about what we do and has a positive and engaging approach to our clients and key stakeholders.

To be able to do this job successfully, you will have:

• OCN/NVQ level 3 or equivalent or willing to achieve this within 12 months
• experience of working with young people and families
• sound knowledge of safeguarding and the ability to put safeguarding processes into practice
• evidence of multi-agency working
• evidence of continuous professional development
• excellent relationship building skills with a range of people from a wide variety of backgrounds
• 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
• the ability to record and maintain accurate case details and in a timely manner
• effective IT skills, able to use different packages and digital media
• The ability to deliver sessions to both small and large groups of individuals
• access to a vehicle and a full UK driving licence

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.

Please note that you will be required to provide 3 years worth of references and where applicable, undergo an enhanced DBS check, to be considered for a role at WithYou.

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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 once your recommended friend has been employed for 6 months