At a Glance
- Tasks: Support families facing substance misuse issues and promote recovery and resilience.
- Company: Change Grow Live, a charity dedicated to making a difference in people's lives.
- Benefits: 25 days annual leave, wellness support, career development, and discounts on shopping and holidays.
- Other info: Join a dynamic team with extensive training and progression opportunities.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in the lives of families while working in a supportive team environment.
- Qualifications: Experience in substance misuse and safeguarding, with strong communication skills.
The predicted salary is between 30000 - 40000 £ per year.
Change Grow Live are 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 treatment and care options. Our core values are ‘Be open, be compassionate and be bold’ and our team members apply these daily to achieve our mission of helping people change the direction of their lives, grow as individuals, and live life to its full potential.
We are currently looking for an individual to join our family team at our Knowsley service. You will ensure a high quality and consistent service to families with either drug and/or alcohol related issues working closely with parents and children's social care.
Where: Knowsley
Full Time Hours: 37.5 per week
Contract Type: Permanent
Responsibilities
- To deliver support to families promoting access for service users.
- Providing advocacy for access to partnership services.
- 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.
- To adhere to CGL policies and processes in delivery of services – particularly lone working and health and safety related to working with complex service users.
- To undertake focused work with families of interest.
- To provide rapid and flexible interventions where required to meet the needs of the service users.
- Working closely with partners including Knowsley Social Care.
- As part of this role, you will be required to attend multi agency meetings and provide reports as required.
About you:
- A commitment to multi-agency working and establishing partnerships with other professions to achieve good outcomes for the service user group, e.g. mental health services, criminal justice agencies, community groups, etc.
- Have a strong understanding of substance misuse issues and experience of working within a similar field.
- Experience of safeguarding and working in the substance misuse field.
- Knowledge of the issue facing families where substance misuse is present.
- Good knowledge of local community-based support practices.
- Good literacy and communication skills.
What We Offer:
- 25 days of annual leave, plus bank holidays. Additionally, you'll receive one extra day of annual leave for each year of service during your first five years, therefore you will enjoy 30 days of leave after five years with us.
- A dedicated 'Wellness' hour each week, access to a 'Wellness' hub, and an Employee Assistance Programme.
- Participation in a contributory pension scheme.
- A wide range of benefits, including discounts for shopping, cinema, holidays, and more.
- A warm and supportive team environment.
- Extensive training, career development, and progression opportunities.
- Refer a Friend Scheme.
Salary Range (pro rata if part time): CGL points 23 to 28 (£28,557.79 - £32,802.41)
Interview Date: 20/7/2026
Closing Date: 12/7/2026
This post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check at an enhanced level. 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.
Family Resilience Worker in Knowsley employer: Change Grow Live
Change Grow Live is an exceptional employer that prioritises the well-being and development of its employees while making a meaningful impact in the community. Located in Knowsley, our supportive work culture fosters collaboration and compassion, allowing Family Resilience Workers to thrive through extensive training and career progression opportunities. With generous benefits including 25 days of annual leave, a dedicated wellness hour, and a warm team environment, we empower our staff to help families navigate challenges and achieve their full potential.
