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Job Highlights
Application Deadline: Tuesday, 8th December 2026 @ 12 Noon
Location: Bury
Contract Type: Full-time, 37 hours per week Contract Duration: Fixed Term Funding - 12 Months
Renumeration: Early Break Salary Points 5-9, £29,447 to £32,092 per annum
Interview Date: Friday, 18th December 2026
Key Focus
The Enhanced Live Well Navigator will deliver intensive, person-centred support to transitional-age young people, primarily aged 16–24, across the Bury locality who are experiencing multiple and complex needs associated to their substance use.
The role will focus on individuals experiencing at least three of the following five complexities:
Homelessness or risk of homelessness
Drug and/or alcohol dependency
Complex mental health challenges
Contact with the criminal justice system
Domestic abuse
The Navigator will work with young adults whose needs are not being adequately met through existing services and who require a coordinated, multi-agency response.
Working alongside Early Break's existing children's substance use provision, the Navigator will hold a smaller, more intensive caseload to enable sustained engagement, flexible intervention and a holistic approach to addressing individual needs.
The role will have a particular focus on supporting young adults who may be at risk of disengagement, exploitation, offending, homelessness or deteriorating mental health, ensuring that appropriate support is accessible during the transition between children's and adult services.
The Navigator will work collaboratively with youth justice, probation, housing, mental health, complex safeguarding, substance use services and wider community partners to develop coordinated support plans and improve outcomes..
Key Deliverables
Deliver intensive, person-centred, one-to-one support to transitional-age young people experiencing multiple and complex needs, providing flexible appointments and interventions in accordance with Early Break policies and procedures.
Manage a smaller, dedicated caseload of young adults requiring sustained intervention, ensuring support is responsive to individual circumstances, levels of risk and presenting needs and engage in an agreed Enhanced Live Well MDT process across the Bury system.
Complete comprehensive, holistic assessments that consider substance use, mental health, housing, criminal justice involvement, domestic abuse, exploitation, safeguarding and wider social circumstances.
Develop, implement, monitor and review individualised SMART care and support plans, ensuring young people are actively involved in identifying their goals, priorities and desired outcomes.
Deliver appropriate substance use interventions, including harm reduction, motivational interventions, relapse prevention and support to access specialist treatment, including prescribing services where clinically appropriate.
Provide assertive outreach and flexible engagement opportunities for young adults who may be reluctant to access traditional services or who have previously disengaged from support.
Act as a consistent point of contact for young adults, supporting them to navigate services, overcome barriers to engagement and access appropriate interventions.
Develop and maintain effective working relationships with youth justice services, adult probation, police, housing providers, mental health services, complex safeguarding teams and other relevant agencies to ensure coordinated support and advocating for the young person .
Contribute to multi-agency meetings, safeguarding discussions, risk management processes and professional networks, advocating for the needs and rights of young adults.
Support effective transitions between children's and adult services, including developing clear pathways and ensuring continuity of care for individuals who may otherwise fall between service thresholds.
Identify and respond to safeguarding concerns, including exploitation, domestic abuse, criminal activity, homelessness and associated vulnerabilities, adhering to Early Break policies and relevant local and national safeguarding procedures.
Support young adults to achieve improved outcomes relating to substance use, physical and emotional wellbeing, stable accommodation, education, training and employment, and reduced criminal justice involvement.
Work proactively with young adults who are at risk of entering or becoming further involved in the criminal justice system, supporting early intervention and diversion where appropriate.
Support young adults involved in the criminal justice system to engage with relevant interventions, including probation requirements, rehabilitation opportunities and community-based support.
Contribute to the development, implementation and review of referral pathways between Early Break, Enhanced Live Well partners and wider services across Bury.
Work collaboratively with other Enhanced Live Well Navigators and partner organisations, contributing to a coordinated multidisciplinary approach to supporting individuals with multiple and complex needs.
Maintain accurate, timely and comprehensive case records using agreed Early Break systems, ensuring compliance with data protection requirements and organisational expectations.
Contribute to agreed monitoring and reporting requirements, including NDTMS submissions where applicable, project KPIs, outcomes monitoring, case studies and demographic information.
Identify gaps, barriers and emerging themes within existing service provision and contribute to service development, partnership discussions and continuous improvement throughout the pilot.
Adhere to Early Break policies on Safeguarding, linking to local and national policies and guidelines contributing as the role of Lead Professional as and when required
Record and report all required client information, using the Company’s agreed database system in line with service expectations and the legal framework of Data Protection
Maintain and update levels of knowledge and understanding of issues relevant to young people through training offered by Early Break and other agencies, as opportunities arise
Contribute to the charitable aspect of the service including social media and charitable fundraising activity