Job Description

"Early Break is a young people and family charity that believes excellence at all points of delivery is a requirement. If you take pride in your work, are hardworking, want to be professionally challenged and are passionate to make a difference in the lives of others then our organisation could well suit you."- Vicky Maloney, CEO

You will be a worker who is accountable and responsible within your own practice. You will make use of the strong support network this role offers. You will work at depth and support your colleagues to do the same as opportunities arise. You will be driven to offer an excellent service for all you encounter within the context of the role. You will be committed to ever improving your delivery and you will inspire others through your own success in the role.

Key Focus

To deliver practice addressing the needs of alcohol/drug dependent parents and who are in criminal justice settings.

To develop and implement parenting / family / children models in partnership with various community and prisons stakeholders.

To contribute to monitoring reporting systems to evidence the work.

To work with national and local researchers for project evaluation.

To collate data and write reports.

Ensure sharing of own knowledge and experience across the service.

To support the Senior Management Team at Early Break in developing and expanding whole family/parenting models in line with Business planning.

To understand the theoretical model upon which Early Break is based and work within the person-centered ethos.

To deliver individual support and group work in relation to parenting/family work.

To represent the service at relevant meetings.

Key Deliverables

To develop and implement new parenting/families (Holding Families Plus) model and practice in service and in partnership with named agencies To promote and champion best practice in parenting and family work with partner agencies Support the family through care and resettlement of parents returning from prison to family /community settings and for the parent on community orders. To ensure the Early Help and Safeguarding of vulnerable adults and children within case work is undertaken To develop and implement service systems and reporting for new models and review these systems as part of service Clinical Governance framework To directly deliver new parenting/family work to a case load To provide education/information/training sessions, as appropriate To ensure that all necessary administration, recording and reporting is undertaken to specified deadlines including, where necessary the development of such reports To work with Senior Managers in developing and reviewing new parenting/family models to future proof the service offer To support in ensuring full risk assessments and risk management is delivered effectively
Please refer to the and Application Pack which can be found on our website https://earlybreak.co.uk/jobs#job-vacancies

Employee Benefits

30 days annual leave pa (in addition to 8 Bank Holidays) Company Pension Contribution of 6% (employee contributions 2%) Long Service Leave (an additional 20 days annual leave every 3 years if attendance is a minimum of 95%) Supervision- 10 sessions per year with an external clinical supervisor (this is in addition to case reviews and PDP meetings with your line manager)
Please send completed application form to recruitment@earlybreak.co.uk

Closing Date: Friday, 26th September 2025 at 12 noon

Interview Date: Tuesday, 7th October 2025

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: 26,648.00-28,303.00 per year

Work Location: In person