Job Description

About the role

All applicants need to submit a CV and a covering letter detailing why you should be considered for this role.

Closing date: 27th October 2025

Please note that this role may close early should sufficient applications be received, so early application is advised.

Join our team as a Young Persons Worker in Wigan

Do you have a great rapport with young people? Are you passionate about educating and supporting them to navigate their way through the many issues they face today? If so, we'd love to hear from you.

As a leading charity supporting people with drug, alcohol, and mental health challenges, we operate over 80 services across England and Scotland, providing free and confidential support to more than 100,000 people each year.

As a Young Person's Worker, you will offer vital support, training, and education to young people in their locality. They work with other agencies and professionals to safeguard their young clients, working with their families too where appropriate. The work can be challenging but it's always rewarding and at With You, you'll be part of an amazing team making a real difference to people's lives.

You will be working in partnership with the local authority and will work between WithYou services and the local authority offices, therefore a full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle is required for this role.

As a Young Persons Worker, we offer a starting salary of 25,000, rising each year in line with our pay progression salary bands, to 30,000 per year. For further details please reach out to a member of the recruitment team via recruitment@wearewithyou.org.uk.

Please refer to the

linked job description

to support your application.

In this role, you'll be supporting a caseload of young people who are experiencing difficulties with substance misuse. You'll work with them to access their needs, develop care plans, deliver a variety of treatments and/or refer them to other specialist support when needed.

You'll also be proactively engaging with young people 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.

Company 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 if your recommended friend completes their 6 months probation period

Essential Skills

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/or a qualification in substance misuse, mental health, psychology, nursing or youth work

evidence of continuous professional development

experience of completing assessments, risk assessments or care plans with young people

excellent relationship building skills with a range of people from a wide variety of backgrounds, including liaising with professional to support young people

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

excellent written and oral communication skills, including engaging delivery of presentations to large groups of young people

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

access to a vehicle and a full UK driving licence

This role is subject to a satisfactory enhanced level DBS and barred lists check.

Creating an Inclusive Environment

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.