School, College & Looked After Children’s Practitioner

December 2, 2025

Job Description

📍London, United Kingdom

Salary: £33,094 – £36,195 per year

Contract: Full Time

Closing Date: 11 December 2025

CNWL Addictions Directorate is recruiting for a new Children & Young People (CYP) Health & Wellbeing Service across Kensington & Chelsea and Westminster.
You will support CYP experiencing difficulties related to substance use — delivering prevention-focused support in schools, colleges, alternative provisions, and community settings.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Deliver awareness sessions in schools, colleges & youth settings
  •  Provide training for teachers, foster carers, parents & other CYP-facing professionals
  • Act as keyworker for a defined caseload
  •  Offer 1:1 support, care planning, intervention delivery & reporting
  •  Work collaboratively with schools, CAMHS, social care, police, youth services & other partners
  •  Carry out assessments, implement care plans & evaluate outcomes
  •  Produce high-quality reports for stakeholders (schools, courts, children’s services, CAMHS)

Requirements:

  •  Strong understanding of recovery practitioner roles with CYP
  •  Training/knowledge in personal recovery principles
  •  Experience working with substance use, young people, therapeutic roles, or multi-agency teams
  •  Good communication, report-writing, listening & IT skills
  •  Ability to manage caseloads and deliver group/1:1 interventions
  •  Willingness to work flexibly and travel across locations

Sponsorship: Skilled Worker Visa applicants are welcome.

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