Think Family Recovery Coordinator

About the role

We’re looking for a dedicated Adults Think Family Recovery Coordinator to join the Halton Integrated Drug and Alcohol Recovery Service. The post-holder will carry a caseload and act as the care coordinator for service users who have children or young people living in the household with them.

Interventions and support will be delivered via a whole family approach working with external support agencies and the YP service for hidden harm interventions. The team will take a systemic approach to improving the wellbeing of the family.

• 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 with 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 aftercare support, including transfer of care.
• Provide service user advocacy to support engagement with and access to partnership services.
• 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.
• 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 field.
• Experience of working with service users who have multiple risk factors (e.g. domestic violence, anti‑social behaviour, unemployment, 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, able to work on own initiative with excellent time management and prioritising skills.
• Have a good working knowledge of mental health interventions, services, and good practice.
• Be 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 stakeholders.
• Ability to manage change successfully in a way that prioritises the needs of service users.
• Understand the importance of information governance processes and commit to follow and apply all necessary safeguards.
• Experience of undertaking comprehensive assessments, care‑planning, case management and reviews.
• Sound working knowledge of Child Protection procedures.

What we will give to you

• 25 days of annual leave, plus bank holidays. An extra day of annual leave for each year of service during your first five years, thereby enjoying 30 days after five years.
• Paid “Wellness” hour each week along with a “Wellness” hub and Employee Assistance Programme.
• Contributory pension scheme.
• Several benefits including discounts for shopping, cinema, holidays, etc.
• A friendly and supportive team.
• Training, career development & progression opportunities.
• Generous refer a friend scheme.

Additional Details

Location: Widnes, Cheshire.

Hours: Full‑time, 37.5 hours per week.

Contract: 12‑month fixed‑term contract.

This post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check at an enhanced level.

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