Holding Families Plus Worker
Job Highlights
Application Deadline: Tuesday, 14th April 2026 @ 12 Noon
Location: Oldham
Contract Type: Full-time, 37 hours per week
Renumeration: Early Break Salary Points Range 5-9: £28,589.60 - £31,812.56.
Interview Date: Thursday, 23rd April 2026
Key Focus
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To deliver practice addressing the needs of alcohol/drug dependent parents and who are in criminal justice settings.
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To develop and implement parenting / family / children models in partnership with various community and prisons stakeholders.
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To contribute to monitoring reporting systems to evidence the work.
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To work with national and local researchers for project evaluation.
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To collate data and write reports.
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Ensure sharing of own knowledge and experience across the service.
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To support the Senior Management Team at Early Break in developing and expanding whole family/parenting models in line with Business planning.
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To understand the theoretical model upon which Early Break is based and work within the person-centered ethos.
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To deliver individual support and group work in relation to parenting/family work.
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To represent the service at relevant meetings.
Key Deliverables
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To develop and implement new parenting/families (Holding Families Plus) model and practice in service and in partnership with named agencies
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To promote and champion best practice in parenting and family work with partner agencies
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Support the family through care and resettlement of parents returning from prison to family /community settings and for the parent on community orders.
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To ensure the Early Help and Safeguarding of vulnerable adults and children within case work is undertaken
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To develop and implement service systems and reporting for new models and review these systems as part of service Clinical Governance framework
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To directly deliver new parenting/family work to a case load
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To provide education/information/training sessions, as appropriate
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To ensure that all necessary administration, recording and reporting is undertaken to specified deadlines including, where necessary the development of such reports
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To work with Senior Managers in developing and reviewing new parenting/family models to future proof the service offer
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To support in ensuring full risk assessments and risk management is delivered effectively.