Family Support Worker

Supporting Futures Consulting Ltd; Oxford; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a compassionate Family Worker to support children and families affected by substance misuse. In this rewarding role, you will engage with young people and their families across various settings, providing trauma-informed care and evidence-based interventions. Your expertise will help improve family dynamics and resilience while working within a multi-agency framework. If you are passionate about making a difference in the lives of vulnerable families and have the necessary skills, this position offers a unique opportunity to create lasting change in the community.

Qualifications

• Experience in client work with children and families affected by substance misuse.
• Proficiency in therapeutic skills and strengths-based assessments.

Responsibilities

• Support children and families affected by parental substance misuse.
• Deliver evidence-based interventions and assessments.

Skills

Client work with children and young people

Therapeutic skills and interventions

Strengths-based assessment tools

Group facilitation

Multi-agency framework collaboration

Job description

Role: Family Worker (Substance Misuse)

Location: Banbury

Salary: £16 - £19 phr UMB (FTE salary £25,250 - £30,000)

Hours: 35 hours

Duration: Temp/Temp - Perm

Synopsis of duties:

• To support children aged 8-18 who are affected by parental substance misuse or support parents/guardians affected by their child's substance misuse.
• To carry a combined caseload of both complex young people and their families across targeted areas of Oxfordshire (North).
• Working in a trauma-informed approach, providing specialist assessment, care planning, and interventions around drug and alcohol use.
• Deliver evidence-based psychosocial and educational interventions to children and families, taking a whole family approach to the problem of parental substance use across Oxfordshire.
• To engage with young people and their families in various settings such as children’s centres, drop-in, schools, colleges, and homes, providing assessment, advice, and guidance from designated settings across Oxfordshire.
• Support families to achieve outcomes including improvement in family dynamics, resilience, and communication.
• Contribute to the service’s whole family trauma-informed practice and psychologically informed environments.

Requirements:

• Experience of client work with children and young people, families, and drug/alcohol users.
• Experience of using strengths-based assessment tools and delivering a range of therapeutic skills and interventions to facilitate behaviour change.
• Experience of completing and reviewing support plans.
• Experience in group facilitation.
• Experience working as part of a multi-agency framework.
• Enhanced DBS on the update service or dated within the last 12 months.
• Valid UK driving licence with access to a vehicle.

Supporting Futures act as both an employer and agency.