Children and Families Worker

Change Grow Liveare 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 person as an individual and working with them to find the right treatment and care options.

Our core values areBe open be compassionate and be boldand our team members apply these daily to achieve our mission ofhelping people change the direction of their lives grow as individuals and live life to its full potential.

An exciting opportunity has arisen within ourNottingham City Under 25s Servicefor you to join a dynamic team committed to supporting children and young people who have been affected by someone elses drug and/or alcohol use. The role of aChildren and Families Workerwill support children young people and young adults on a one-to-one basis in a confidential space. The role will deliver a wide range of interventions/ education though activities such as games arts and crafts and emotional wellbeing resources. The role will utilise a person-centred approach empowering them to explore situations which they feel they have little control over to support them to lead a safe happy and healthy life.

The role will work in partnership and liaise with other young people and young adult services throughout Nottingham city to provide holistic support to young people and young adults accessing the service. We need to record information about what we do so enjoying a bit of admin work and attention to detail is important but most of the time youll be enjoying working with young people and young adults from all backgrounds making a difference to their lives. You will be required to work flexibly across the city so you must have access to your own transport or be able to use the public transport system. Dont worry there is a wide array of training and development opportunities to help support you in your work.

Where:Nottingham City

Full Time Hours:37.5 per week

Contract Type: (Materity Cover) Fixed Term until 10^th of August 2027

Full-time hours at Change Grow Live are 37.5 hours per week. For part-time roles the salary and payments will be pro rata based on contracted hours.

Responsibilities

About the role:

• To holistically support CYP affected by parental substance misuse using a range of interventions including group work 1:1 work whole family interventions safety planning and safeguarding working closely and proactively with the family unit to support positive and sustainable outcomes.
• Identify families in conjunction with other agencies who will benefit from a Think Family / Whole family approach negotiating participation and engagement with the programme of care.
• Identifying and responding effectively to potential safeguarding issues.
• Reducing drug and alcohol related harm to young people and the wider community.
• Working with young people to support positive holistic outcomes in relation to their health andwellbeing enabling them to lead safe healthy and purposeful lives: reducing risk and increasing resilience
• Working flexibly across sites where required

About you:

• Experience of working with young people and knowledge of the issues they face
• Knowledge of safeguarding concerns in relation to children and young people and the Fraser Competence framework
• Have an excellent understanding of drug and alcohol issues and experience of workingwithin a related field
• Knowledge of working with evidence-based practice around young peoples substance misuse treatment services and methods including relevant best practice guidance
• An accomplished communicator both verbal and written with a high degree of personal IT competency
• Be able to accurately update and maintain records and to work to deadlines for the submission of information e.g. reports
• Have excellent team working and interpersonal skills maintaining a highly cooperativeapproach to supporting colleagues in delivering service objectives

What we will give to you:

• 25 days holiday ( bank holidays) rising by 1 day for each years service Capped at 30 days
• 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.

Please ensure that when completing your application form and supporting statement you reflect on the details outlined in the job description. This will help us understand how your skills and experiences align with the requirements of the role.

A note about using AI in your application

AIcan be a really helpful tool when putting together your application and were happy for you to use it. Howeverwhat were most interested in is you.

We want to understand your experiences achievements and strengths so please make sure your application reflects your own story and clearly shows how you meet the essential criteria and the impact youve made in previous roles.

Theres no need to write in a particular style. The strongest applications are those that are authentic specific and clearly demonstrate your skills experience and potential.We look forward to learning more about you.

Direct applications only we will not be engaging agencies for this vacancy.

Please note: This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship. Applicants must already have the right to work in the UK at the time of application. For applicants with time-limited visas unfortunately we are unable to support new visa applications or extensions.

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high number of applications so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.