Senior Safeguarding Families Worker

Deliver specialist substance misuse interventions with parents and carers where drug and alcohol use is impacting child safety, using motivational, harm reduction and trauma-informed approaches to reduce risk and strengthen parenting capacity. Provide expert safeguarding consultation to Children's Services colleagues, informing risk assessment, relapse planning, and integrated child-focused safety planning within CIN and CP frameworks. Drive timely access to treatment and system coordination, ensuring safeguarding plans and adult treatment pathways are aligned and responsive. Embed strengths-based and whole-family practice within multi-disciplinary teams, contributing to shared formulations, proactive contingency planning, and effective multi-agency decision-making. Promote high-quality professional standards and workforce development, through coaching, reflective practice, accurate recording, and adherence to safeguarding, governance and organisational requirements. Work within a multi-disciplinary safeguarding team across Dorset, supporting families facing challenges around mental health, substance use, housing or domestic abuse.