Overview
Our Lancashire Young Person's service is looking for Young Ambassadors, 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 would love to hear from you.
Main duties / Responsibilities
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
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.
Job responsibilities
All applicants must submit a CV along with a cover letter or personal statement explaining why they should be considered for this role. 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. Closing date: Wednesday 17th September 2025.
Role details
Join our team as a Young Ambassador in Lancaster. 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. Find out more about us here. About the role: 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
This is a casual role, with some Saturday working included.
Benefits
* Competitive rates of pay
* 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. The scheme is only applicable if your recommended friend completes their 6 months probation period
Person Specification
Qualifications
* A full job description and person specification are available on request by emailing recruitment@wearewithyou.org.uk.
Experience
* We\'re looking for someone who can display our values whilst working with vulnerable children and young people.
* You should be enthusiastic and keen to learn about the work that WithYou does, as well as a real team player and someone who likes to communicate with a wide range of people.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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