Job Details:
Family Worker (Blackburn with Darwen)

Job Description

Key Focus / Role Purpose

• 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.

• 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.