Young Persons' Youth Justice Link Worker

 

• Provide training and consultation for Youth Justice Service staff on issues relating to young people and substance misuse, including updates on national and local developments.

• Offer substance misuse support to young offenders at vulnerable points, such as during Bail Supervision, upon release from custody, or at first entry into the Youth Justice system.

• Advocate for young people by participating in multi-agency forums, including Child Protection meetings, Complex Case Reviews, and Team Around the Child meetings.

• Liaise with Youth Justice Service Officers regarding statutory and non-statutory appointments.

• Use a proactive, accessible approach to engagement, delivering interventions in a range of settings (home, school, community venues) as well as through digital and telephone support.

• Contribute to Youth Justice Service assessments alongside case-holding staff.

• Work with prescribing clinicians to support substitute prescribing regimes where required to improve social functioning.

• Collaborate with wider agencies involved in a young person’s care plan, including social care, health services, and criminal justice partners.

• Implement harm-reduction strategies, such as facilitating access to Needle Exchange services and distributing Naloxone following appropriate training.

• Support the delivery of preventative initiatives for young people, including local and national awareness campaigns.

 

• Experience of working with young people and/or young adults.
• Knowledge of issues facing young people and young adults today.
• Knowledge of the Youth Justice System in relation to young people up to the age of 18.
• Knowledge of the links between substance misuse and offending behaviour.
• Experience of forging strong working relationships with internal and external partners.
• Excellent time management skills, and an ability to work on own initiative, prioritising accordingly.
• The ability to accurately update and maintain records in a timely fashion and to work to deadlines for the submission of information, e.g. reports.
• Ability to communicate confidently and effectively, verbally and in writing.
• Access to a car and full driving license.
• Willingness to undertake a full police vetting process.

AI can be a really helpful tool when putting together your application, and we're happy for you to use it. However, what we're most interested in is you.

We want to understand your experiences, achievements and strengths, so please make sure your application reflects your own story and clearly shows how you meet the essential criteria and the impact you've made in previous roles.

 

There's no need to write in a particular style. The strongest applications are those that are authentic, specific and clearly demonstrate your skills, experience and potential. We look forward to learning more about you.

 

CGL points 23 to 28 (£28,557.79 - £32,802.41)

N/A - Outside London Weighting Area

3/9/2026

Keira wilson | Keira.wilson@cgl.org.uk | 07570686988

This post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check at an enhanced level.