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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 8 18 who are affected by parental substance misuse or supporting parents/guardians who are 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 drugs 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 and to provide 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 the delivery of a range of therapeutic skills and interventions to facilitate behaviour change.
Experience of completing and reviewing support plans
Experience of group facilitation
Experience working as a 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.

Location: Banbury | Salary: 16 - 19 per hour | Job type: Permanent/Contract | Posted: 03/04/2025