Work with us.

We are on a mission to inspire young lives and change their futures through the support we give and the values we hold.

We want all children, families and young people to become who they aspire to be and to succeed in achieving their hopes and ambitions.

Do you share that ambition?

CANW has been supporting children and young people for 130 years since the founding of Blackburn Orphanage in 1886.

We are passionate about continuing to evolve and supporting the needs of children, young people, families and communities.

Do you share that passion?

Then think about joining us at CANW. Whether you’re at the beginning of your career, or have a wealth of experience, we want to hear from you. We spend over £5 million a year to make a difference for the children and young people we support. We work with over 10,000 children, young people and families every year across the North West of England.

Current Opportunities

If you think you can help us make a difference and are interested in a challenging and rewarding role at CANW, then click on the links below to find out more about our current vacancies.

Trustee

Reference: Trustee
Location: Wilpshire (HQ)

Role Overview:
Child Action Northwest is an award winning charity providing a range of innovative and creative services across the North of England that support children, families and vulnerable adults. Our values of caring, empowerment, and never giving up are present in all we do and underpin our work. We believe in the power of the individual and communities to grow, develop and change. We are looking to add to our experienced and skilled Board of Trustees at our long-established children's charity. We are seeking individuals with a varied range of skills and experiences to join our team and help shape the future of our organisation.

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Volunteering Opportunities within Business Development Team

Reference: BD/Volunteering
Location: Wilpshire (HQ)

Role Overview:
Volunteer Opportunities within our Business Development Team at Child Action Northwest

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Sessional Family Practitioner - Cheshire

Reference: VA130
Location: Cheshire
Application Closes: Fri, 19 Apr 2024

Role Overview:
• Do you have a passion for helping families improve their life chances, keeping children safe and supporting changes which can result in the best possible outcomes? • Do you have a background working with families and children, an NVQ level 3 in Health & Social Care or equivalent qualification? • Do you have the skills to work with those reluctant to engage? • Do you have experience in producing written reports? Pro Contact, a service within CANW, enables and promotes safe and beneficial contact between separated families. We aim to reduce parental conflict and improve co-parenting relationships by facilitating conflict resolution between adults. We are a Cafcass commissioned service that offers a court ordered, short term intervention with families for 6-8 weeks at a time. The roles offers flexibility however, as the children are often school aged, we require staff to work afterschool / weekends as mutually agreed. Join our team undertaking family contact observations in the community or at our Contact Centre in Bolton. We offer a full induction and paid training programme and will provide equipment. We pay travel time and mileage for all your work.

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Sessional Family Practitioner - Greater Manchester

Reference: VA131
Location: Greater Manchester
Application Closes: Fri, 19 Apr 2024

Role Overview:
• Do you have a passion for helping families improve their life chances, keeping children safe and supporting changes which can result in the best possible outcomes? • Do you have a background working with families and children, an NVQ level 3 in Health & Social Care or equivalent qualification? • Do you have the skills to work with those reluctant to engage? • Do you have experience in producing written reports? Pro Contact, a service within CANW, enables and promotes safe and beneficial contact between separated families. We aim to reduce parental conflict and improve co-parenting relationships by facilitating conflict resolution between adults. We are a Cafcass commissioned service that offers a court ordered, short term intervention with families for 6-8 weeks at a time. The roles offers flexibility however, as the children are often school aged, we require staff to work afterschool / weekends as mutually agreed. Join our team undertaking family contact observations in the community or at our Contact Centre in Bolton. We offer a full induction and paid training programme and will provide equipment. We pay travel time and mileage for all your work.

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Sessional Family Practitioner - Barnsley

Reference: VA133
Location: Barnsley
Application Closes: Mon, 22 Apr 2024

Role Overview:
Do you have a passion for helping families improve their life chances, keeping children safe and supporting changes which can result in the best possible outcomes? Do you have a background working with families and children, an NVQ level 3 in Health & Social Care or equivalent qualification? Do you have the skills to work with those reluctant to engage? Do you have experience in producing written reports? Pro Contact, a service within CANW, enables and promotes safe and beneficial contact between separated families. We aim to reduce parental conflict and improve co-parenting relationships by facilitating conflict resolution between adults. We are a Cafcass commissioned service that offers a court ordered, short term intervention with families for 6-8 weeks at a time. The roles offers flexibility however, as the children are often school aged, we require staff to work afterschool / weekends as mutually agreed. Join our team undertaking family contact observations in the community. We offer a full induction and paid training programme and will provide equipment. We pay travel time and mileage for all your work.

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Sessional Family Practitioner - Northallerton

Reference: VA134
Location: Northallerton
Application Closes: Mon, 22 Apr 2024

Role Overview:
Do you have a passion for helping families improve their life chances, keeping children safe and supporting changes which can result in the best possible outcomes? Do you have a background working with families and children, an NVQ level 3 in Health & Social Care or equivalent qualification? Do you have the skills to work with those reluctant to engage? Do you have experience in producing written reports? Pro Contact, a service within CANW, enables and promotes safe and beneficial contact between separated families. We aim to reduce parental conflict and improve co-parenting relationships by facilitating conflict resolution between adults. We are a Cafcass commissioned service that offers a court ordered, short term intervention with families for 6-8 weeks at a time. The roles offers flexibility however, as the children are often school aged, we require staff to work afterschool / weekends as mutually agreed. Join our team undertaking family contact observations in the community. We offer a full induction and paid training programme and will provide equipment. We pay travel time and mileage for all your work.

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Family Practitioner

Reference: VA140
Location: Bolton
Application Closes: Fri, 19 Apr 2024

Role Overview:
Do you have a passion for helping families improve their life chances, keeping children safe and supporting changes which can result in the best possible outcomes?

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Service Manager Children's Residential Services (Responsible Individual)

Reference: VA142
Location: Wilpshire (HQ)
Application Closes: Tue, 02 Apr 2024

Role Overview:
To take a leadership role and act as the Responsible Individual for the children’s home, building purposeful and constructive relationships with Ofsted.

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Emotional Health and Wellbeing Practitioner - Bolton Together Project

Reference: VA143
Location: Wilpshire (HQ)
Application Closes: Wed, 03 Apr 2024

Role Overview:
Emotional Health and Wellbeing (EHWB), a service with CANW, offers therapeutic interventions and support to children and their families. The role involves the facilitation of one to one, play based therapeutic interventions with children (5-12 yrs) and their family, when required, the support is generally offered within schools or community venues with some remote or digital sessions if required.

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Emotional Health and Wellbeing Practitioner - Lancashire County Council x1

Reference: VA144
Location: 273 PNR, Blackburn
Application Closes: Tue, 02 Apr 2024

Role Overview:
Emotional Health and Wellbeing (EHWB), a service with CANW, offers therapeutic interventions and support to children, young people and their families, The role involves the facilitation of one to one therapeutic interventions with children and young people aged between the ages of 5 and 18 years (25yrs SEND), the support is offered within schools or community venues. Successful candidates will be based predominantly in North Lancashire, covering Fylde, Wyre, Lancaster and Morecambe, but this role may involve the facilitation of support across the Lancashire footprint (excluding Blackburn with Darwen and Blackpool). This is a rewarding opportunity, ideal for a graduate or professional to work in a supportive but challenging role, working directly with children, young people, their families and other professionals. The role requires experience of working therapeutically with children and/or young people, experience of facilitating family based evidence based interventions is also desired. It is essential for the successful candidate to have experience of safeguarding these groups, completing assessments and outcome monitoring to enable individuals to reach their potential. Family interaction and support takes place by telephone, virtually or in the school/community venue, not in home settings.

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Clerk to the Board of Trustees

Reference: VA145
Location: Wilpshire (HQ)
Application Closes: Tue, 02 Apr 2024

Role Overview:
To provide clerking services to the board of trustees of CANW and provide advice and support as required on governance, constitutional and procedural matters

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Chief Operating Officer

Reference: VA146
Location: Wilpshire (HQ)
Application Closes: Mon, 08 Apr 2024

Role Overview:
We have a new and exciting opportunity within CANW for a Chief Operating Officer to be part of the senior leadership team at CANW

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Corporate Services Director

Reference: VA147
Location: Wilpshire (HQ)
Application Closes: Mon, 08 Apr 2024

Role Overview:
We have a new and exciting opportunity within CANW for a Corporate Services Director who will work with the Chief Executive for Child Action Northwest in respect of the Organisation's Strategic Finance, HR systems, Estates and Administration arrangements.

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Sessional Family Practitioner - Scarborough

Reference: VA148
Location: Remote
Application Closes: Mon, 08 Apr 2024

Role Overview:
Do you have a passion for helping families improve their life chances, keeping children safe and supporting changes which can result in the best possible outcomes? Do you have a background working with families and children, an NVQ level 3 in Health & Social Care or equivalent qualification? Do you have the skills to work with those reluctant to engage? Do you have experience in producing written reports? Pro Contact, a service within CANW, enables and promotes safe and beneficial contact between separated families. We aim to reduce parental conflict and improve co-parenting relationships by facilitating conflict resolution between adults. We are a Cafcass commissioned service that offers a court ordered, short term intervention with families for 6-8 weeks at a time. The roles offers flexibility however, as the children are often school aged, we require staff to work afterschool / weekends as mutually agreed. Join our team undertaking family contact observations in the community. We offer a full induction and paid training programme and will provide equipment. We pay travel time and mileage for all your work.

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Sessional Family Practitioner - Lancashire

Reference: VA149
Location: Lancashire
Application Closes: Mon, 08 Apr 2024

Role Overview:
Do you have a passion for helping families improve their life chances, keeping children safe and supporting changes which can result in the best possible outcomes? Do you have a background working with families and children, an NVQ level 3 in Health & Social Care or equivalent qualification? Do you have the skills to work with those reluctant to engage? Do you have experience in producing written reports? Pro Contact, a service within CANW, enables and promotes safe and beneficial contact between separated families. We aim to reduce parental conflict and improve co-parenting relationships by facilitating conflict resolution between adults. We are a Cafcass commissioned service that offers a court ordered, short term intervention with families for 6-8 weeks at a time. The roles offers flexibility however, as the children are often school aged, we require staff to work afterschool / weekends as mutually agreed. Join our team undertaking family contact observations in the community. We offer a full induction and paid training programme and will provide equipment. We pay travel time and mileage for all your work.

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IT and Estates Manager

Reference: VA151
Location: Wilpshire (HQ)
Application Closes: Mon, 08 Apr 2024

Role Overview:
We have a new and exciting opportunity within CANW for a IT and Estates Manager to be part of the senior leadership team at CANW.

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Our offer to prospective employees:

  • Salaries based on national pay scales with pay rises each year
  • Pension scheme, Medical Insurance
  • Minimum 25 days annual leave
  • Flexible working patterns where possible
  • Access to counselling, cycle to work scheme, training & development