Young AmbassadorNHS

Job summary

Our Preston service is looking for a Young Ambassador, aged 16-25, to join them in providing high quality recovery care to a diverse client group. If you are an enthusiastic and creative individual and are passionate about changing people's lives for the better, we'd love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for candidates whose values match ours: Compassionate, Determined and Professional. You may feel that you lack the knowledge or experience to work for our organisation but we are keen to hear from 16-25 year olds who live by our guiding principles (we can teach you everything else!). Please get in touch if you are:

• Collaborative - we are outstanding team players
• Ethical - we are open, honest and transparent, we are powered by our integrity and principles
• Inspiring - we are exceptional communicators who empower our clients and each other to reach potential
• Resilient - we have a positive, solution focused "can do" approach Self challenging - we strive for personal excellence, outstanding service quality and continual service improvement

You will have the opportunity to get involved in lots of exciting events, initiatives and tasks, including:

• Local outreach events, such as stalls at colleges and Pride events
• Interview panels
• Administration tasks to support the service 121 mentoring for 10-24 year olds
• Involvement in co-production events, such as forums and groups on a local and organisational level

This is a casual role and rates of pay are as follows:

• Under 18 years of age - £8.00 per hour
• Aged 18 to 20 - £10.85 an hour
• Aged 21 or over - £12.71 an hour

Job description

Please see the linked job description and person specification for more information on the role and its responsibilities.

About us

WithYou provides free and confidential support, without judgement, to more than 100,000 people every year experiencing challenges with drugs, alcohol and mental health across England and Scotland. Our name reflects who we are - a positive place where people can progress, connect with others and get friendly, expert help in a way that's right for them. Our staff team changes lives. If you're passionate about helping people get the support they need for issues with drugs, alcohol and mental health, we'd love to hear from you.