“Early Break is a young people and family charity that believes excellence at all points of delivery is a requirement. If you take pride in your work, are hardworking, want to be professionally challenged and are passionate to make a difference in the lives of others then our organisation could well suit you."- Vicky Maloney, CEO
Holding Families Plus Worker - Oldham
Key Focus
- To deliver practice addressing the needs of alcohol/drug dependent parents and who are in criminal justice settings.
- To develop and implement parenting / family / children models in partnership with various community and prisons stakeholders.
- To contribute to monitoring reporting systems to evidence the work.
- To work with national and local researchers for project evaluation.
- To collate data and write reports.
- Ensure sharing of own knowledge and experience across the service.
- To support the Senior Management Team at Early Break in developing and expanding whole family/parenting models in line with Business planning.
- To understand the theoretical model upon which Early Break is based and work within the person-centered ethos.
- To deliver individual support and group work in relation to parenting/family work.
- To represent the service at relevant meetings.
Key Deliverables
- To develop and implement new parenting/families (Holding Families Plus) model and practice in service and in partnership with named agencies
- To promote and champion best practice in parenting and family work with partner agencies
- Support the family through care and resettlement of parents returning from prison to family /community settings and for the parent on community orders.
- To ensure the Early Help and Safeguarding of vulnerable adults and children within case work is undertaken
- To develop and implement service systems and reporting for new models and review these systems as part of service Clinical Governance framework
- To directly deliver new parenting/family work to a case load
- To provide education/information/training sessions, as appropriate
- To ensure that all necessary administration, recording and reporting is undertaken to specified deadlines including, where necessary the development of such reports
- To work with Senior Managers in developing and reviewing new parenting/family models to future proof the service offer
- To support in ensuring full risk assessments and risk management is delivered effectively.
Company Benefits
- Long Service Leave: an additional 4 weeks paid holiday after every 3 years in service (subject to attendance thresholds).
- Supervision: 10 sessions per 12 months with an external supervisor to facilitate reflective practice.
- Wellbeing Day: 2 x half days of additional paid leave every 12 months as a ‘wellbeing day’ for staff.
- Volunteer Day: 1 day additional paid leave every 12 months as a ‘volunteer’ opportunity with another third sector organisation of your choice.
Further information and application form can be found at https://earlybreak.co.uk/jobs#job-vacancies Please email recruitment@earlybreak.co.uk or call 0161 723 3880 if you would like to discuss the role in more detail.
