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Family and Safeguarding Specialist

1 month ago


Gillingham, Kent, United Kingdom The Forward Trust Full time

Job Title: Family and Safeguarding Specialist

Location: Gillingham

Salary: £24,000 per annum

The Forward Trust is seeking a highly skilled Family and Safeguarding Specialist to join our team. As a key member of our team, you will be responsible for providing support to families impacted by addiction, addressing and supporting a wide range of support needs.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Work flexibly in a variety of settings to create care that meets the needs of the service, service users and their families in line with the recovery agenda
  • Hold a small caseload of safeguarding service users
  • Develop service user led recovery plans that are comprehensive, person centred and individualised
  • Involve service users and their families/advocates in the planning of their care
  • Complete accurate, person centred and individualised risk assessments
  • Reflect the structure and aims of the substance misuse model of Psychosocial interventions
  • Where necessary and appropriate to carry out outreach/home visits to ensure service users' health and wellbeing is safeguarded

Requirements:

  • Knowledge of local authority safeguarding pathways and framework, for both children and adults
  • Experience in recognising and responding to safeguarding concerns, working within organisational safeguarding policies
  • Experience working with a range of service users with complex needs and within a 'whole family' approach
  • Experience in working collaboratively with partner agencies in order to promote recovery, reduce stigma around substance misuse and reduce harm
  • Good knowledge of substance misuse treatment pathways, including psychosocial and clinical treatment

What We Offer:

  • A competitive salary and benefits package
  • The opportunity to work with a dynamic and supportive team
  • Professional development and training opportunities

How to Apply:

If you are a motivated and experienced professional looking for a new challenge, please click apply to submit your application.