Family Worker

**About Us**

Spider Project is a creative arts and wellbeing project. We offer a timetable of creative, wellbeing and educational sessions for our members to get involved with. Spider aims to help build self-belief, increase confidence, reduce social isolation and enhance recovery.

Spider Project help individuals to move on through personal goals, education, volunteering or entering the world of work.

The project is built on four values of Community, Trust, Honesty and Respect and this runs through every aspect of what we provide and offer. Spider firmly believes that everybody has a place within our community and everyone is an asset

**About the role**

The Family Worker ( supporting families of individuals who are currently in drug/alcohol addiction) is a new role for which we have just secured funding for a two-year period, but which may be extended if successful.

The purpose of the post is to provide a dynamic, creative and multi-faceted approach to support families, carers and friends of individuals who are currently in drug/alcohol addiction, and to develop a wider family support programme. This purpose will be fulfilled through a combination of one-to-one support work, group work, telephone support and liaison with local services. The role holder will also be responsible for developing a family support programme; including the creation of a wide network of partners including other services and interested individuals.

This is a full-time position, 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday 9am-5pm with a half hour unpaid lunch, with the occasional requirement to work weekends or evenings.

**About you**

We are seeking someone who is experienced in working with those who are currently in drug/alcohol addiction, who is passionate about people, kind, approachable and able to offer non-judgemental support. You will need excellent communication skills, the ability to be flexible and dynamic and seize new opportunities within the wider community.

There will be some travel required within Wirral, and the ability to drive would therefore be an advantage.

In return, we will provide relevant training and in addition to opportunities for personal and career development, we offer good conditions of service, and a supportive, hands-on management culture.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 24 months

**Salary**: £27,000.00-£30,000.00 per year

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday

COVID-19 considerations:
All Covid secure measures are in place in accordance with our Covid risk assessment.

Work Location: One location

Expected start date: 01/03/2023