Children and Families - Impact 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 opportunity has arisen for a Childrens & Families Impact 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: Kirklees

Hours: Fulltime, 37.5 hrs per week*

Contract Type: Permanent

*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.

About the role:

•  To work 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
• 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
• To 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 resilience
• To support the development of resources, interventions and programmes to enhance the delivery of ‘hidden harm’ interventions
• To 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 factors
• Experience of delivering 1:1 and group work, including evidenced based interventions
• Experience of working with young people, families and children under the age of 18 years who are affected by substance misuse
• Experience of working in close partnership with key stakeholders including Children’s Services, schools, primary care
• Experience of undertaking comprehensive assessments, care-planning, case management and reviews
• Clear 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 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 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 

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 want to get to know you, not an AI tool. Please make sure your application is written in your own words and genuinely reflects your skills, experience and motivation.  

 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.