Overview
Change Grow Live is a charity dedicated to the belief that we can make a difference to our service users lives, offering support and respect in a safe environment, treating each user as an individual and working with them to find the right support and care options.
As a Family Practitioner within our Thriving Families programme, you will provide drug and/or alcohol support to parents within a family intervention framework. You will provide holistic support to families who are currently known to Child Protection, or Child in Need Plans, alongside a team of social work professionals, aiming to keep the family unit intact. The multi-agency team you will work closely with could include Family Help, Mental Health Practitioners, and Domestic Abuse Workers, requiring strong partnership working skills to provide reliable wraparound support to the family.
As a Family Practitioner, you will work with adults within families to understand substance use within the household. This will include a comprehensive assessment of needs to inform interventions, led by the requirements of the person accessing support. You will utilise an array of interventions to enable families to consider the impacts of substance use, identify their strengths, and rebuild their connections with each other.
Additionally, you will work with a small caseload on a routine basis, visiting them in spaces that work for their needs, including home visits. This will empower families to feel supported and embed the service\'s holistic family approach to familial substance use. Ultimately, the project aims to work holistically to support families to thrive and keep the family unit intact.
Where
Manchester
Full Time Hours
37.5 per week
Full time Salary Range
£27,861.26 - £32,002.35 dependent on experience (based on full time hours, pro rata for part time hours)
Contract
Fixed Term Contract of 8 months
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.
Remarks Panel interview will include a representative from our partner organisation, Manchester City Council
Key points about the role
* Working as part of a multi-disciplinary team to provide family interventions that help to reduce parental substance misuse and the impact substance misuse has on children and young people. Types of interventions include whole family, time focussed interventions, group programmes and 1-2-1 psychosocial based interventions with parents recovering from substance use.
* Carry out comprehensive service user and family assessments to develop individual recovery plans that clearly identify how achieving each goal will enable progression in addressing substance use and improve relationships within the family.
* Support the effective safeguarding of families through contribution to multi-agency plans, timely identification of risks and vulnerabilities, and responding with safety planning and onward referrals to relevant services where required.
* Build relationships internally and with wider partnerships while promoting and embedding the service\'s whole family approach to familial substance misuse.
* Maintain case management systems, reports, and notes in a timely and organized manner.
* Deliver training and consultation to other professionals on the issues, implications and impact around substance misuse.
About you
* Work flexibly across operational sites as required.
* Work flexibly within an agreed number of hours of work to maintain the most appropriate level of service provision.
* Seek to improve personal performance, contribution, knowledge, and skills.
* Participate in appraisal, training, and supervision processes.
* Keep abreast of developments in services, legislation, and practice relevant to the client group.
* Ensure the implementation of all CGL policies.
* Contribute to maintaining safe systems of work and a safe environment.
* Undertake other duties appropriate to the grade of the post.
What we will give to you
* 25 days holiday (+ bank holidays) rising by 1 day for each year\'s service
* Flexible working arrangements
* Paid Wellness hour each week along with a Wellness hub and Employee Assist Programme
* Contributory pension scheme
* A great selection of benefits incl. discounts for shopping, cinema, holidays, etc.
* A friendly and supportive team
* Training, career development & progression opportunities
* Refer a Friend Scheme
If this sounds like you and you’d like to begin your journey with Change Grow Live, then we’d love to talk to you.
Please ensure that all information about how you meet the person specification criteria are added in your application form.
Direct applications only — we will not be engaging agencies for this vacancy.
Please note This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship. Applicants must already have the right to work in the UK at the time of application. For applicants with time-limited visas, unfortunately, we are unable to support new visa applications or extensions. More information about eligible roles and occupations can be found here Skilled Worker visa Overview - GOV.UK
We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high number of applications, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.
CGL points 23 to 28 (£27,861.26 - £32,002.35)
N/A - Outside London Weighting Area
2/4/2026
23/3/2026
Georgia Taylor | Georgia.Taylor3@cgl.org.uk
This post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check at an enhanced level.
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