Family & Carers Practitioner

4 weeks ago

Houghton le Spring, United Kingdom Change Grow Live Full time

Overview:
**Change Grow Live** are 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 treatment and care options.

Our core values are

We have an exciting role for a Family & Carers Practitioner to join Caring Changes. We support to those living in the Sunderland area affected by a loved one's substance misuse and those over 18 who have a loved one that is using alcohol and/or drugs whether they are engaged in treatment or not. You will be expected to take responsibility for personal developments and participate in supervision and appraisal.

**Where**: Sunderland, Tyne and Wear

**Hours**: 37.5 hrs per week

**Salary**: £26,393.77 - £30,316.74

**Responsibilities**:
**About the role**:

- Coordinate family and carer Involvement with a recovery orientated substance misuse model
- Develop links with statutory and third sector organisations to improve access to services for Family and Carers
- To work within a strengths-based approach to ensure that clients wellbeing is supported
- To ensure that onward safeguarding referrals are made and develop links with appropriate services
- Deliver a range of 1-1 and group interventions including structured programmes such as CRAFT as well as providing emotional support, advocacy and respite activities
- Reducing drug and alcohol related harm to service users and the wider community

**About you**:

- Experience of working with drug and alcohol issues and a clear understanding of the need for, and ability to, deliver quality services
- Be an excellent communicator, both verbal and written with good IT skills
- Proactive and able to work on own initiative with excellent time management and prioritising skills
- Experience of safeguarding and the Think Family and Hidden Harm agendas
- Motivational interviewing techniques
- Good knowledge of local community-based support practices

**What we will give to you**:

- 25 days holiday (+ bank holidays) rising by 1 day for each years’ service
- 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

**_
Please read attached Job Description for a more detailed out line of responsibilities and Person Specifications_**

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.

We believe that having diverse people working as part of our team makes us the organisation that we are.

The safety of vulnerable children, young people and adults is our absolute priority. We will support you in your role to make sure that you are equipped to support the safety of people who use our services and those around them, to the highest standard possible.

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