Job Highlights
Application Deadline: Monday, 23rd November 2026 @ 12 Noon
Location: Trafford
Contract Type: Full Time
Hours: 37 hours per week
Remuneration: Early Break Salary Points 5-9: £28,589.60 to £31,812.56 per annum.
Interview Date: Thursday, 3rd December 2026
Key Focus
To deliver practice addressing the needs of parents with substance use needs, historic or current.
To develop and implement parenting / family / children models in partnership with various agencies, such as Early Help and criminal Justice settings.
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-centred 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 partnership with Local Authorities and Criminal Justice Services
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.