About The Role
Do you want to support young people to understand substance use and make safer, healthier choices? As an Health & Wellbeing Outreach & Engagement Practitioner, you'll play a vital role in early intervention, working with children, young people, and young adults across Harrow.
This role is focused on prevention and education around substance misuse, especially early intervention, helping young people understand risks, build awareness, and access the right support. You'll be out in the community delivering sessions in schools, youth clubs, and local spaces, engaging those who may be vulnerable or harder to reach.
You’ll be the friendly, consistent presence of the service, building trust and opening conversations that shape positive decisions. Whether delivering awareness sessions, re‑engaging young people at risk, or offering guidance, your focus will be on early support rather than treatment.
Beyond face‑to‑face engagement, you'll support digital outreach, helping create accessible content that reaches young people where they are.
You'll hold a case load with one‑to‑one sessions that focus on prevention and early intervention.
This is an active, community‑based role where every interaction helps prevent escalation and supports healthier futures for young people in Harrow.
If early intervention in substance use matters to you, press apply!
About You
You're someone who is passionate about engaging young people and helping them make positive choices around substance misuse. You thrive in community settings, love building connections, and can communicate with young people from diverse backgrounds.
You’re proactive, adaptable, and ready to be a visible and approachable presence in schools, youth clubs, and public spaces.
Qualifications
To be successful in this role, you’ll need:
* Experience working with young people in a community, education, or health setting.
* The ability to engage and motivate young people, especially those facing challenges.
* Strong communication skills, both in‑person and online, to deliver health promotion messages effectively.
* Knowledge of safeguarding and an understanding of the barriers young people may face when accessing support.
* Confidence in using social media and digital tools to reach young people and promote services.
* A flexible and proactive approach, with the ability to work independently across multiple locations.
Having experience delivering health education sessions or understanding child protection principles will help you thrive in this role but don’t worry if you don’t tick every box.
About Us
Compass is committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults. Established for over 30 years, Compass is a national charity which works in communities across the UK providing services spanning substance misuse treatment and rehabilitation, early interventions for vulnerable young people, school‑aged health programmes and associated prevention as well as treatment and health promotion initiatives.
All Compass posts are subject to appropriate level DBS checks.
We positively encourage applications from all members of the community, regardless of gender, race, faith, disability, age or sexual orientation, and encourage applications from people who have experiences in life which enrich skills and empathy. This is part of our commitment to equality and developing a truly inclusive and representative workforce.
We are happy to discuss any reasonable adjustments individuals may require in the recruitment process, on commencement, or once in post.
Benefits
We offer a range of benefits including:
* 27 days holiday + bank holidays, rising to 32 days over time (pro rata)
* Life assurance at 2 x basic salary
* Competitive contributory pension scheme
* 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme and OH service
* Enhanced sick pay
* Excellent learning & development opportunities and career progression
* Annual salary review
Help us to make a positive change to the lives of children and young people!
Closing Date: 10.05.2026
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