Change Grow Live are a charity dedicated to the belief that we can make a difference to our Service Users lives.
Our core values are ‘Be open, be compassionate and be bold’ and our teams apply these daily 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.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Childrens & Families Hidden Harm Worker to join a dynamic team committed to supporting young people who have been affected by someone drug and/or alcohol issues. You will engage children, young people (CYP) and families in a range of support and interventions relating to familial substance use with the aim of increasing resilience and preventing intergenerational childhood trauma.
Where: Ealing
Full Time Hours: 37.5 hrs per week
Full Time Salary Range: £26,393.77 - £30,316.74 dependent on experience, pro rata for part time hours
Allowance: £4,072.26 Inner London Weighting
Contract Type: Fixed term for 12 months
ResponsibilitiesAbout the role:
To work closely and proactively with the family unit to support positive and sustainable outcomesIdentify families in conjunction with other agencies, who will benefit from a Think Family / Whole family approach, negotiating participation and engagement with the programme of careTo 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 safeguardingTo share subject specific knowledge and skills across the team to support work force development To provide advocacy, advice and support to family members where appropriate, to reduce risk and increase resilienceTo support the development of resources, interventions and programmes to enhance the delivery of ‘hidden harm’ interventionsTo attend planning meetings, reviews, child protection conferences and any other relevant decision making forums for CYP and families in need of support from the service
About you:
Experience of working with families who have multiple risk factorsExperience of delivering 1:1 and group work, including evidenced based interventionsExperience of working with young people, families and children under the age of 18 years who are affected by substance misuseExperience of working in close partnership with key stakeholders including Children’s Services, schools, primary careExperience of undertaking comprehensive assessments, care-planning, case management and reviewsClear understanding of the Hidden Harm agenda (desirable but not essential)
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 ProgrammeContributory pension schemeA great selection of benefits incl. discounts for shopping, cinema, holidays, etc.A friendly and supportive teamTraining, career development & progression opportunitiesRefer a friend scheme and receive £250 in vouchers if candidate is successful.
Please read attached Job Description and Role Specifics for a more detailed outline of responsibilities and Person Specification
If you require sponsorship, please note that this role is not eligible for a Health and Care Worker visa. You may be eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route but must meet the minimum salary requirements for the role. You can find out more here Skilled Worker visa: Overview - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
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.
Salary Range (pro rata if part time) CGL points 23 to 28 (£27,449.52 - £31,529.41) ILW / OLW /Fringe Inner London Weighting (£4,072.06) Closing Date 27/1/2025 If you have any questions on this opportunity that you would like to talk through please contact us using the below details: Hannah Gray | hannah.gray@cgl.org.uk This post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check at an enhanced level. Options ApplyApplyShareEmail this job to a friendRefer <p style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">Sorry the Share function is not working properly at this moment. Please refresh the page and try again later.</span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;"> </span></p> Share this vacancy on your newsfeed
We believe that having diverse people working as part of our team makes us the organisation that we are.
We actively encourage applications from people from all backgrounds to help us to provide the best possible experience for the people who use our services and to make Change Grow Live a great place to work. If you have any feedback on our recruitment processes (good or bad) we’d love to hear from you so that we can make sure they are fair and we attract and recruit the best, most diverse workforce possible.
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