Children and Families Worker

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 vacancy has arisen to join the dynamic and innovative Young People’s team at Stockton Recovery Service in the role of Children and Families Worker.

The primary focus of this role is to work with children and young people who are impacted by a family member’s substance misuse by delivering a programme of brief interventions via one to one sessions with the aim of building resilience and minimising the impact of parental substance misuse.

Where: Stockton

Full Time Hours: 37.5 per week 

Full Time Salary: £27,861.26 - £32,002.35 (based on full time hours, pro rata for part time)  

*Please note: 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. 

The role includes developing and delivering group work packages, providing brief support and advice to parents, carers and partner agencies as well as delivering specialist training to professionals.

In order to undertake the role, the successful applicant will possess excellent engagement skills alongside the ability to work in partnership with other services. The candidate will have experience and knowledge of working with children and young people and an understanding of issues facing those affected by someone else’s drug and alcohol use.

This role will also require the successful candidate to have a good working knowledge and understanding of safeguarding concerns in relation to children and young people.

Please see attached job description for more detail.

CGL are committed to creating an inclusive environment, which celebrates difference and allows our staff and service users to flourish. We recruit the very best staff from a wide range of backgrounds, ensuring service users benefit from our diverse skills and expertise. We always work to the principles of fairness and equality of opportunity in all our recruitment processes.

We also expect an assertive approach to ensuring the safety and well-being of all children, young people and adults, and applicants to these posts will need to demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to best safeguarding practice. 

Please ensure that when completing your personal statement, that you reference the criteria within the 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)