Thriving Families Family Worker

4 weeks ago


Manchester, United Kingdom Change Grow Live Full time

Overview:
**Change Grow Live** is a charity dedicated to the belief that we can make a difference to our service users lives, offering support and respect in a safe environment, treating each user as an individual and working with them to find the right support and care options.

As the Thriving Families ‘Family Worker’, you will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team and be based at one of the locality hubs across the City of Manchester. You will be providing intensive support to families who are currently on Child Protection or Child in Need Plans who have drug and/or alcohol misuse issues which could potentially be putting their children, families or themselves at risk. You will co-ordinate and deliver 1-2-1 interventions, including group based and intensive support packages, enabling families to be able to consider the impacts, identify strengths and re-build their connections to each other in order that vulnerabilities are reduced and that all family members receive the support they need.

You will ensure a positive learning environment where integrity and professionalism are paramount, whilst empowering families to ensure all attempts at positive outcomes are achieved for those using the service. You will also develop and maintain excellent working relationships with partners both internally within the multi-agency hub and externally with wider partnerships.

**Where**:Manchester

**Hours**:37.5 per week

**Salary**:£27,449 - £31,529 dependant on experience

**Responsibilities**:
**Key points about the role**:

- Working as part of a multi-disciplinary team to provide family interventions that help to reduce parental substance misuse and the impact substance misuse has on children and young people. Types of interventions to include, whole family, time focussed interventions, group programmes and 1-2-1 psychosocial based interventions with parents who recovering from substance use.
- Undertaking direct work with families and parents, utilising recognised evidence-based interventions that support whole families in recovery, build resilience and enable positive changes to family functioning.
- Supporting the effective safeguarding of families through contribution to multi-agency plans, timely identification of risks, vulnerabilities and responding accordingly with safety planning and onward referrals to the relevant services where required.
- Have a role in building relationships internally, and with wider partnerships while promoting and embedding the services whole family approach to familial substance misuse.
- Complete risk assessments and risk management plans.
- To effectively maintain case management systems, reports, and notes in a timely and organised manner.
- Deliver training and consultation to other professionals on the issues/implications and impact around substance misuse.

**About you**:

- Work flexibly across operational sites as required.
- Work flexibly within an agreed number of hours of work to maintain the most appropriate level of service provision.
- Seek to improve personal performance, contribution, knowledge, and skills.
- Participate in appraisal, training, and supervision processes.
- Keep abreast of developments in services, legislation, and practice relevant to the relevant client group.
- Ensure the implementation of all CGL policies.
- Contribute to maintaining safe systems of work and a safe environment.
- Undertake other duties appropriate to the grade of the post.

**What we will give to you**:

- 25 days holiday (+ bank holidays) rising by 1 day for each years’ service
- Flexible working arrangements
- Paid ‘Wellness’ hour each week along with a ‘Wellness’ hub and Employee Assist Programme
- Contributory pension scheme
- A great selection of benefits incl. discounts for shopping, cinema, holidays, etc.
- A friendly and supportive team
- Training, career development & progression opportunities
- Refer a Friend Scheme.

If this sounds like you and you’d like to begin your journey with **Change Grow Live**, then we’d love to talk to you.


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