Family Safeguarding Recovery Coordinator

Do you want to work for a caring organisation that believes in people

Do you want to make a difference

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 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.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Family Safeguarding Recovery Coodinator who has theskills and experience to assess and engage with our service users and their families ensuring that they access the right intervention at the right time in a way that best meets their two days are the same and we treat every person who comes into our service as an individual so being flexible curious and a good listener are key.

Where: Preston

Hours: Part Time 22.5 hrs per week

Contract Type: Permanent

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.

About the role:

• Work closely with local Childrens Services Teams and Change Grow Live core team members to support families to access relevant support.
• Provide specialist and generic interventions via 121 sessions or groups
• Work with families to help develop their life skills this may include budgeting; managing finances; cookery; parenting; accessing numeracy and literacy classes; supporting access into education/employment.
• Work closely with your Team Leader and Childrens Services Team Managers to ensure all issues and concerns are escalated and dealt with quickly and effectively.
• Complete Home Visits drug testing and Parenting Needs Assessments.
• Prepare written reports for and attend Child Protection conferences Core group meetings and Child in Need meetings.

About you:

• Experience of working with families displaying challenging behavior in one or more of the following fields: social work; youth offending; substance misuse; probation; health; family work; education; youth and community.
• Ability to manage challenging behavior in a calm and professional manner.
• Knowledge of current legislation surrounding young people families and safeguarding practice.
• Sound working knowledge of Child Protection.
• Sensitivity in working with complex and diverse cultural family issues.
• Sound working knowledge of the impact of hidden harm honor based violence child sexual exploitation and FGM.

What We Offer

• Enjoy a dedicated weekly Wellness Hour access to our Wellness Hub and a comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme to support your mental and emotional health.
• Were committed to your development with extensive training funded learning and pathways into senior or specialist roles.
• Benefit from transparent pay a contributory pension scheme and additional support through our wellbeing resources.
• Start with 25 days of annual leave plus bankholidays(pro rata) increasing to the maximum 30 days over five years of service.
• Join a supportive values-led team where youll feel encouraged and valued from your very first day.
• Where possible were open to discussing working patterns that help you maintain a healthy worklife balance.
• Enjoy discounts on shopping cinema trips holidays and more along with our Refer a Friend scheme.

AI can be a really helpful tool when putting together your application and were happy for you to use it. However what 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 authentic specific and clearly demonstrate your skills experience and potential. We look forward to learning more about you.

If you are bold compassionate and open and want to empower others to reach their recovery goals we would love to hear from 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. More information about eligible roles and occupations can be found here:Skilled Worker visa: Overview -

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.

Our values are to be compassionate open and bold. If this sounds like you wed love to hear from youso click apply.