About us: Changing Lives is a nationwide charity helping people facing the most challenging of circumstances to make positive change - for good. We believe that everyone deserves a safe home, a rewarding job and a life free from addiction or abuse. We know that given the right support, anyone can change their life for the better. About the Service - Women and Children's Services We run services and dedicated women’s centres for those who are at risk or struggling with challenging circumstances, including women in the criminal justice system and those with experience of trauma, selling sex or sexual exploitation. We understand that women and girls have experiences which are different to men and can experience vulnerabilities that are specific to their gender. Childhood abuse and domestic abuse are common features in the lives of the women we support which impact on their health and wellbeing. Underpinning all our services is an in-depth understanding of trauma and a focus on recovery, resilience and community integration. About the Job: Ridley Villas is losing their Family Support Worker who focuses on Group Work and Courses to retirement and we are now looking for an extra-special someone to fill that gap in the Family Support Worker Team. Ridley Villas is a psychologically informed accommodation service for women in recovery from addiction and their children, where there is a risk of the child/children going into care. Ridley Villas works in close partnership with Children’s Social Care, supporting families to work through a programme of support whilst they recover together, and maintain living as a family. This Family Support Worker position will focus on Group Work and Courses within the project and is an exciting opportunity to provide intensive support to families to shape their recovery, healing and sense of belonging. Working within an existing Family Support Worker team, you will establish a meaningful and purposeful timetable for the mums and children at Ridley Villas, ensuring that families are encouraged to attend and get the most our of their placement at Ridley Villas. There is an on-call function for out of hours that all Family Support Workers undertake on a rota basis The service is open 365 days a year meaning the staff will work some Bank Holidays and Public Holidays such as Easter and Christmas The rota will include 1 in 4 weekends (with time off given in the week) with the following shift pattern: Week One Mon 1-9 Tues 9-5 Weds 5-9 Thursday 5-9 Fri 1-9 Week Two Mon 1-9 Tues 9-5 Weds 5-9 Thurs 5-9 Fri 9-5