Parent Support Worker

Parent Support Worker

Responsibilities

• This is a new project in Early Break. The focus will develop a responsive service based on the needs of parents within an existing young people’s drug and alcohol treatment system.
• Offer support, guidance and advice to parents and carers in response to children’s substance use and broader risk-taking issues.
• Be an organised individual who is able to manage a case load of parents/carers of young substance users.
• Alongside established colleagues be able to deliver training and support for external partners in relation to substance use and related issues including creation and delivery of trauma informed parenting groups.
• Have experience of completing holistic assessments and developing care plans.
• Provide advice and guidance to parents/carers and professionals.
• Hold responsibility to develop innovations based on Early Break’s existing Stress Out Brain Model, including co‑production with parents to develop interventions and professional training.
• Understand the theoretical model upon which Early Break is based and work within the person‑centred ethos.
• Provide interventions alongside or in partnership with specialist substance workers by supporting parents/carers of young people using substances.
• Promote and champion best practice in parenting and family work with partner agencies.
• Ensure that all necessary administration, recording and reporting is undertaken to specified deadlines, including, where necessary, the development of such reports.
• Offer one‑to‑one support for parents/carers and facilitate their group work sessions.
• Provide advice, information and guidance to parents/carers managing young person’s substance use.
• Manage workload effectively over commissioned localities.
• Be aware of specialist‑based services/parenting offers and signpost parents/carers according to need.
• Work alongside the leadership team to develop and/or implement new parenting/carer models and be an integral part of designing resources for parents.
• Capture the voice of parents to inform service development.
• Ensure the Early Help and Safeguarding of vulnerable adults and children within case work is undertaken.
• Develop and implement service systems and reporting for new models, and review these systems as part of the service Clinical Governance framework.
• Provide education, information and training sessions, as appropriate.
• Support in ensuring full risk assessments and risk management is delivered effectively.

Employee Benefits

• Health Benefit – a percentage is claimed back on healthcare costs such as dental, optical, and prescriptions, part of our ongoing benefit to staff wellbeing.
• Long Service Leave – an additional 4 weeks paid holiday after every 3 years in service, subject to attendance thresholds.
• Supervision – 10 sessions per 12 months with an external supervisor to facilitate reflective practice.
• Wellbeing Day – 2 half‑days of additional paid leave every 12 months as a ‘wellbeing day’ for staff.
• Volunteer Day – 1 day of additional paid leave every 12 months as a ‘volunteer’ opportunity with another third‑sector organisation of your choice.

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