Holding Families Co-ordinator 

EB Salary Points Range 12 – 15  : £27,490 – £29, 959 (salary subject to review)

Closing Date for Applications: Friday 1st December 2023 at 9am

Interview Date: Friday 8th December 2023

Early Break is pleased to announce an opportunity in our Bolton locality, Holding Families is an evidence based programme that works with the whole family. This is an exciting opportunity for a suitable candidate whose can demonstrate strong co-ordination and leadership skills. We require an experienced individual who is able to work with the whole family and children who are primarily affected by parental drug and alcohol misuse.

This will include one to one sessions, group work and family meetings. This role will also involve linking with a range of agencies, who will contribute to meeting the identified needs of children and families.

To co-ordinate and deliver the Holding Families programme across Bolton. To co-ordinate, motivate and support all workers involved in the delivery of the Holding Families. To work with partner agencies to ensure effective referral pathways are in place.

To support the Senior Management Team at Early Break in developing a Service Training Strategy for the ongoing professional development of Family Workers.

Key Deliverables

• To co-ordinate roll-out of the Holding Families multi-agency working model with families in Oldham in line with a structured timescale agreed with funders
• To promote and champion the Holding Families model and its benefits with partner agencies
• To ensure the Safeguarding of vulnerable adults and children within case work
• To oversee and co-ordinate student placements that will support the delivery of Holding Families in line with agreed protocols
• To undertake assessment, planning and review for a complex client case load of Holding Families clients – approx. 15 families
• Deliver the group work element of the Holding Families offer
• To provide education/information/training sessions, as appropriate
• To ensure that all necessary administration, recording and reporting is undertaken to specified deadlines
• To work with Senior Managers in developing and reviewing the Holding Families model to future proof the offer
• To maintain a strong awareness of the issues and best practice related to parental substance misuse and effects on families
• To support peer mentoring and volunteers linked to the Holding Families offer as and when required

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Children & Young People’s Worker Holding Families

Bolton Role- 12 months maternity cover

Salford Role- permanent

EB Salary Points Range 6-9 : £22,514 – £24,801 (salary subject to review)

Closing Date for Applications: Friday 1st December 2023 at 9am

Interview Date: Thursday 7th December 2023

Early Break is pleased to announce a new opportunity in our Salford & Bolton localities; Holding Families is an evidence based programme that works with the whole family. This is an exciting opportunity for a suitable candidate whose skills, experience and interests are in working with vulnerable children and young people who are affected by parental drug and alcohol misuse.

As a worker you will be child focussed in your practice, you will be a reflective worker who engages in the opportunities to build on your practice that this role offers. You are someone who is organised in your administration and is able to manage your time effectively. You are a highly driven individual yet can work at depth with vulnerable young people and their families. You will have a knowledge base of children and family services and will bring to the role your willingness and experience to support others to change lives and safeguard as required.

Key Deliverables

• To deliver 1:1, face to face work with young clients and their parents/carers as appropriate and manage the appointments to best meet clients’ needs in accordance with Early Break policies and procedures. This may include evening and/or weekend sessions
• Build relationships and offer interventions with children who are affected by parental substance use or parental criminality
• Offer trauma informed interventions
• To deliver group work programmes and support in drop in sessions
• To provide regular updates for and attend monthly Operational Meetings
• To write or contribute to reports for Child in Need, Case Conferences, Core Group or Court and attend meetings as appropriate
• Support the Holding Families coordinator in case load management
• Liaise and develop partnerships, with a range of agencies in seeking out the provision which best meets the needs of the young people identified through referrals
• Adhere to Early Break policies on Safeguarding young people, linking to local and national policies and guidelines
• Record and report all required client information, using the Holding Families database system in line with Service deadlines and the legal framework of Data Protection
• Maintain and update levels of knowledge and understanding of issues relevant to parental drug and alcohol use through training offered by Early Break and other agencies, as opportunities arise
• Undertake other professional development opportunities, as appropriate to the role/Service
• To contribute to the Early Break workforce development in relation to the key issues re: parental substance misuse and Hidden Harm
• To be an active member of named Service meetings, identifying areas of work and working under your own initiative to resolve gaps, problems, issues
• Undertake any other duties as directed by, and negotiated with, the Senior Manager/Line Manager
• To contribute to the maintenance of an ethos in which all workers, clients and all in contact with Early Break and its partner agencies are valued and shown respect
• To actively promote the charitable aspects of the Service to the workforce

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Early Intervention Outreach worker

EB Salary Points Range: The work is paid on a sessional basis: a four-hour session being £60 on a self-employed basis.

Closing Date for Applications: Tuesday 5th December 2023 at 9am

Interview Date: Wednesday 13th December 2023

Deliver Early Intervention/Outreach sessions with young people typically with substance or emotional health and wellbeing needs. The work will take place in a range of locations across the areas of Greater Manchester and Lancashire at evenings and weekends

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Emotional Health and Wellbeing Worker- Community-based role

EB Salary Points Range: The work is paid on a sessional basis: £17.50 per hour on a self-employed basis.

Closing Date for Applications: Tuesday 5th December 2023 at 9am

Interview Date: Wednesday 13th December 2023

Delivery of effective 1:1 emotional health and wellbeing support with young people aged 5-25 presenting with emotional health and wellbeing needs across the community and education settings.

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Qualified Counsellor working with Children and Young People (MHST)

EB Pay Spine 9 – 12 from £24,801 – £27,490 per annum (salary subject to review).

Closing Date for Applications: Friday 29th December 2023 at 12pm

Interview Date: Wednesday 10th January 2024

Delivery of effective 1:1 emotional health and wellbeing support with young people aged 5-25 presenting with emotional health and wellbeing needs across the community and education settings.

Working as part of the new Mental Health Support Team in line with the government’s priority to increase access and availability of mental health and wellbeing support for children and young people in education settings. 

Working alongside wider-system CYP mental health colleagues in a whole school approach.  You will support staff in schools and colleges to help the whole school system to develop an understanding of how to work together to improve the emotional health and mental wellbeing of the young people.

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Substance Misuse Worker within the Rochdale Family Safeguarding Partnership

Early Break pay scale 12-15 £27,490 – £29,959 per annum (salary subject to review)

Closing date: Monday 8th January 2024 at 12:00 pm

Interview date: Monday 15th January 2024

Family Safeguarding Partnership has a strong evidence base demonstrating positive impact for families who are facing complex challenges. The model involves the development of multi-disciplinary teams of social workers, domestic abuse, adult mental health and substance misuse specialists who work alongside families in accordance with their needs and vulnerabilities and uses motivational interviewing techniques to empower and engage parents to make the positive changes needed to achieve improved outcomes for their children and their own wellbeing.

You will be employed by Early Break but will work within the multi-disciplinary Family Safeguarding Team with dedicated time spent with your Early Break Manager and colleagues. Day to day work allocation and case responsibility will be managed by the Children’s Services Team Manager.

As the Substance Misuse Worker within this multi-disciplinary team, your role will be to deliver psycho-social interventions both within
1:1 sessions and group sessions to parents to address their substance related needs and refer to clinical services as required.

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Holding Families Plus Worker Rochdale

Early Break pay scale 12-15 £27,490 – £29,959 per annum (salary subject to review)

Closing date: Monday 8th January 2024 at 12:00 pm

Interview date: Monday 15th January 2024

Key Deliverables

• 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-centred ethos.
• To deliver individual support and group work in relation to parenting/family work.
• To represent the service at relevant meetings.

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