Our core values are ‘Be open, be compassionate and be bold’ and our team members apply these daily to achieve our mission of helping people change the direction of their lives, grow as individuals, and live life to its full potential.
We have an exciting opportunity for a Think Family Worker who has the skills and experience to assess and engage with our service users, ensuring that they access the right intervention at the right time, in a way that best meets their needs.
Supporting the Norwich team to identify service users who have complex safeguarding involvement and family involvement including those that are pregnant in accessing support via the family service, in groups and on a one-to-one basis. This role will look at creating tailored care plans to meet the needs of this cohort.
No two days are the same and we treat every person who comes into our service as an individual, so being flexible, curious and a good listener are key.
Where: Norwich, Norfolk
Hours: Full Time, 37.5 per week
Full Time Salary: £27,861.26 - £32,002.35 Pro Rata (Depending on experience, pro rata for part time hours)
Contract Type: Permanent
Responsibilities About the role:
Working with service users to support social (re)integration, enabling them to lead meaningful and purposeful lives: promoting recovery, resilience, peer support and self-determination Manage a caseload of individuals with complex safeguarding needs, who are pregnant and/or have children social care involvement.Ensure that appropriate safeguarding practice is always followed, working in partnership with statutory agencies where appropriate.
Provide assessment, psychosocial interventions, integrated care planning and after care support, including transfer of care.
Provide service user advocacy to support engagement from and access to partnership services.
To support the development of strong relations with partner agencies, ensuring robust referral protocols and care pathways for the effective identification,
referral and support for those requiring ‘hidden harm’ interventions from the
service.To represent the service at partnership meetings such as MARAC meetings, child in need and child protection meetings.
About you:
Have a strong understanding of substance misuse issues and experience of working within a similar fieldExperience of working with service users who have multiple risk factors e.g. domestic violence, anti-social behaviour, unemployed, poor / unsuitable housing, pregnancy related harm and hard reduction experience. Experience of working in close partnership with key stakeholders including Children and Adult social services and safeguarding boards. Proactive and able to work on own initiative with excellent time management and prioritising skillsHave a good working knowledge of mental health interventions, services, and good practiceBe a supportive team player with strong interpersonal skills with the ability to work in partnership with a wide range of professionals, agencies, and internal/external stakeholdersAbility to manage change successfully in a way that prioritises the needs of service usersUnderstand the importance of information governance processes and commit to follow and apply all necessary safeguardsExperience of undertaking comprehensive assessments, care- planning, case management and reviewsSound working knowledge of Child Protection procedures.
What we will give to you:
25 days of annual leave, plus bank holidays. Additionally, you'll receive one extra day of annual leave for each year of service during your first five years, therefore you will enjoy 30 days of leave after five years with us.
Paid ‘Wellness’ hour each week along with a ‘Wellness’ hub and Employee Assist ProgrammeContributory pension schemeSeveral benefits incl. discounts for shopping, cinema, holidays, etc.A friendly and supportive teamTraining, career development & progression opportunitiesGenerous refer a friend schemeIf you require sponsorship, please note that this role is not eligible for a Health and Care Worker visa. You may be eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route but must meet the minimum salary requirements for the role. You can find out more here Skilled Worker visa: Overview - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
Full-time hours at Change Grow Live are 37.5 hours per week. For part-time roles, the salary and payments will be pro rata based on contracted hours.
Salary Range (pro rata if part time) CGL points 23 to 28 (£27,861.26 - £32,002.35) ILW / OLW /Fringe N/A - Outside London Weighting Area Interview Date 6/8/2025 Closing Date 31/7/2025 If you have any questions on this opportunity that you would like to talk through please contact us using the below details: Chris Fryer | christopher.fryer@cgl.org.uk | 07741 198453 This post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check at an enhanced level. Options ApplyApplyShareEmail this job to a friendRefer <p style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">Sorry the Share function is not working properly at this moment. Please refresh the page and try again later.</span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;"> </span></p> Share this vacancy on your newsfeed
We believe that having diverse people working as part of our team makes us the organisation that we are.
We actively encourage applications from people from all backgrounds to help us to provide the best possible experience for the people who use our services and to make Change Grow Live a great place to work. If you have any feedback on our recruitment processes (good or bad) we’d love to hear from you so that we can make sure they are fair and we attract and recruit the best, most diverse workforce possible.
The safety of vulnerable children, young people and adults is our absolute priority. We will support you in your role to make sure that you are equipped to support the safety of people who use our services and those around them, to the highest standard possible.
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