Job Description Merton Risk and Resilience is an integrated service that focuses on mitigating risks and promoting resilience in children and young people (CYP), who are going missing from home, experiencing child exploitation (CE), or using substances. The service aims to reduce harm, by using a person-centred and strengths-based approach – identifying their needs, establishing co-production of goals and care plans, and providing targeted and specialist evidence-based interventions. You will be joining a supportive and dedicated team, who are driven to build and develop the self-esteem, confidence, and resilience of young people – reducing the potential harm, and enabling young people to lead healthy, happy, and productive lives. The role of Risk and Resilience Practitioner has responsibility for the direct delivery of the following elements of Catch22’s Risk and Resilience service, in the London Borough of Merton: Return Home Interviews – for children and young people who are missing from home. Child Exploitation Services – for young people who are being exploited, sexually and/or criminally. Specialist Substance Misuse Service. Smoking and Vaping Service Main Duties & Accountabilities Lead on Smoking and Vaping Prevention Service - based on ‘Stopping the Start across all ages covered by the core service, ages 11- 24. Provided evidence-based approach, to stop smoking services for children and young people aged 11-24 using nice guidelines. Provide education and delivery service to support CYP who may be considering, vaping, or smoking, which includes creating a network of Smoke Free Generation Ambassadors who can signpost and support young people to the appropriate information and services. Undertake Return Home Interviews for missing C&YP, when required. Work with C&YP to identify and inform SMART care plans and pathways, undertaking direct work, such as delivering one to one intervention. Planning and delivering interventions, in accordance with commissioned contract’s spec requirements, and Catch22 key performance indicators (KPI’s), policies, and procedures – ensuring the effective use of resources and the achievement of targets. This post will involve travel across the borough, and occasional evening and weekend working. Please click here to view the full Job Description.