Recruiting Intensive Family Support Worker (Advanced Practitioner) - Horizons Bristol

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Recruiting Intensive Family Support Worker (Advanced Practitioner) - Horizons Bristol

Full Time 37.5 hours per week

Salary £29,528.00 per annum

Closing Date 15th August 2025

Interview Date TBC

Job Reference IFSAP-HB

Accountable to Operations Manager via the Young People and Families Team Manager

Contract Type: Permanent

About BDP:

Bristol Drugs Project (BDP) has been supporting the people of Bristol around their drug and alcohol for the past 39 years. We are committed to providing accessible and appropriate support for anyone who needs it and to reduce the harms caused by drugs and/or alcohol. Workers at BDP come from diverse backgrounds and experiences, but all share a drive to make a difference in the lives of the people we work with.

Our Horizons Service:

Horizons is a brand new partnership that is delivering services to support people affected by drug and alcohol use in Bristol. We have partnered with Turning Point (who are lead provider) and seven other local and national providers: The Nelson Trust, Hawkspring, One 25, Southmead Development Trust, Southmead Project, Wellspring Settlement, and Release. As a partnership we draw on the expertise of all of the organisations involved to create a service that best meets the unique needs of the people we support.

Purpose of the Role

This role is a key interface between Horizons Bristol and Bristol City Council's Social Care support for children and families, supporting parents who use drugs & alcohol and have children living with them under Children in Need or Child Protection levels of safeguarding intervention. This to combine parents already in Horizons (already receiving structured treatment) or who would benefit from Horizons services and thus facilitating their engagement with those services. The focus of the role to safeguard children and to support this, support individuals to make positive changes to their alcohol and other drug use.

The role will encourage and motivate parents to meet their individual goals in changing their substance use. To further understand the impact their alcohol or other drug use is having on their children and mitigate the harm evidenced as an Adverse Childhood Experience. In addition, to ensure parents have access to services across Horizons and other services that may provide a range of support to meet their individual needs. To do this successfully the role will work closely with Children's Social Care, Family Help, Family Hubs and Children's Centres.

Key Responsibilities

• To provide targeted services to encourage ambition, to motivate and support parents to make changes to their alcohol and other drug use to safeguard their children.
• To increase access to services within Bristol Horizons for parents who use drugs & alcohol.
• To work collaboratively with children and family services e.g. Bristol's Early Help service Family Help, Family Hubs, Children's Social Care and Children's Centres, where parental alcohol and other drug use has required Child Protection or Children in Need Plans.
• To provide a comprehensive, time- set package of care to parents through an Intensive Family Support service using evidence-based interventions to address alcohol or other drug use and its impact on their children. These are delivered through home visits and other assertive outreach methods.
• To support workers within Children's Social Care, Family Help, Family Hubs and other Children's Centres to have a better understanding of substance use and the impact of parental drug and alcohol use on children.
• To facilitate parents' contact with Horizons treatment and recovery services.
• To develop relationships with families where drug and alcohol use is an issue and provide initial interventions.
• To support/signpost the children of substance using parents and link them in with other services that can meet their needs e.g. Bristol Youth, M32 Youth Groups, Young Peoples Specialist Substance Misuse Treatment Team and the Drugs & alcohol and Young People's Project.
• To work within local processes as Single Assessment Framework, First Response, Family Help, and Signs of Safety and provide liaison with Children's Social Care to ensure that service users' children are safeguarded which will also include Team around the Family, Conference and Core Group attendance and contribution in written and verbal reports.
• To promote 'Whole Family' working across Horizons, encouraging parents to access and successfully engage with appropriate services to meet their individual needs.
• To help contribute to the design and delivery of awareness, skills and competency packages for children young people and family workers to better identify drug and alcohol use within families and promote referrals and co-working with Horizons.
• To develop and maintain effective contact with other agencies, working with parents and children, including Children's Social Care, Family Help, Family Hubs and Children's Centres.

Qualifications and Experience

Set out at Person Specification section. Please visit the job pack

What we offer:

• 27 days annual leave yearly which increases by 1 day every year to a maximum of 32 days after 5 of service PLUS bank holidays
• Comprehensive Employee Assistance Program
• Thorough line management and reflective practice programme
• Extensive and ongoing training
• Cycle to work scheme

How to apply

Please download the job description and advert here:

Then visit our Application Hub to find our application form and other helpful information to support your application.

Please refer to the person specification available within the job description when completing your application.

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