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Children & Families Worker

Location Cheshire
Job ID 2026-19594
Number of Vacancies Remaining
1
Category
Children, Young People & Family Service
Type of Contract
Permanent employee
Contracted Hours Per Week
37.50
Salary Range (pro rata if part time)
CGL points 23 to 28 (£27,861.26 - £32,002.35)
ILW / OLW /Fringe
N/A - Outside London Weighting Area
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Overview

Children and Families Worker - Crewe

 

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 to join our Cheshire East Young People’s Service, supporting children and young people affected by another person’s drug and/or alcohol use. As an IMPACT Children and Families Worker, you will provide confidential one‑to‑one support to under‑18s, delivering interventions and education through creative and emotional wellbeing activities. Using a young person‑centred approach, the role empowers young people to navigate challenging situations and build safer, healthier lives.
 
The role also includes delivering training to professionals and partner agencies to improve understanding of the IMPACT service and how it supports children and young people.

 

 

Where: Cheshire East

Hours: Full Time, 37.5 hours per week

 

 

Responsibilities

About the Role:

  • To holistically support children and young people affected by another person’s substance use, using a range of interventions including group work, one‑to‑one sessions, safety planning, and safeguarding.
  • Identifying and responding effectively to potential safeguarding concerns.
  • Reducing drug and alcohol‑related harm to young people and the wider community.
  • Working with young people to achieve positive, holistic outcomes for their health and wellbeing, enabling them to lead safe, healthy, and purposeful lives by reducing risk and increasing resilience.
  • Delivering training and awareness sessions to professionals and partner agencies to promote understanding of the IMPACT service and its support offer for children and young people.
  • Working collaboratively within a multi‑agency framework, including attending and contributing to multi‑agency meetings and planning processes centred around the needs of the child.
  • Working flexibly in the community and across sites where required.

About You

  • Experience of working with young people and an understanding of the challenges they face.
  • Knowledge of safeguarding concerns relating to children and young people, including the Gillick Competence framework.
  • A strong understanding of drug and alcohol issues and experience of working in a related field.
  • Knowledge of evidence‑based practice within young people’s drug and alcohol treatment services, including relevant best‑practice guidance.
  • An accomplished communicator, both verbally and in writing, with a high level of IT competency.
  • Ability to accurately update and maintain records and meet reporting deadlines.
  • Excellent team‑working and interpersonal skills, with a collaborative approach to supporting colleagues and multi‑agency partners.

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

Please ensure you fully complete the personal statement in the screening questions, outlining how you meet the person specification and job criteria.   

 

 

*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.

 

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 - GOV.UK

 

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.

Salary Range (pro rata if part time)

CGL points 23 to 28 (£27,861.26 - £32,002.35)

ILW / OLW /Fringe

N/A - Outside London Weighting Area

Interview Date

23/4/2026

Closing Date

19/4/2026

If you have any questions on this opportunity that you would like to talk through please contact us using the below details:

Charlotte Fielden | Charlotte.fielden@cgl.org.uk

 

This post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check at an enhanced level.

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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.

The safety of vulnerable children, young people and adults is our absolute priority. We will support you in your role to make sure that you are equipped to support the safety of people who use our services and those around them, to the highest standard possible.