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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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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?
Emotional Health and Wellbeing Practitioner - Bolton Together Project
Reference: VA143
Location: Wilpshire (HQ)
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.
EHWB Young Carers Therapeutic Practitioner (18.5 hrs post)
Reference: YCPRA01
Location: Wilpshire (HQ)
Application Closes: Mon, 22 Apr 2024
Role Overview:
BwD’s Young Carers Service, a service with CANW, offers help and support to young people aged between 5 and 18 who are carrying the care burden at home. They may be looking after parents or siblings, helping them cope with illness, mental health issues, or even substance abuse problems. The role involves ensuring that our Young Carer is looked after from all angles – that they can cope at home, that they can cope at school, that they feel supported.
This role requires someone with therapeutic skills, who is committed to acting as our Young Carer’s advocate by offering therapeutic interventions, 1 to 1 support, respite, access to a network of other Young Carers so they know they are not alone, and providing them with someone they can talk to. This is a rewarding opportunity, allowing the ideal candidate to make a difference in a Young Carers’ life.
Young Carers Practitioner (15 hours)
Reference: YCPRA03
Location: Wilpshire (HQ)
Application Closes: Mon, 22 Apr 2024
Role Overview:
BwD’s Young Carers Service, a service with CANW, offers help and support to young people aged between 5 and 18 who are carrying the care burden at home. They may be looking after parents or siblings, helping them cope with illness, mental health issues, or even substance abuse problems. The role involves ensuring that our Young Carer is looked after from all angles – that they can cope at home, that they can cope at school, that they feel supported.
This role requires someone committed to acting as our Young Carer’s advocate by offering 1 to 1 support, respite, access to a network of other Young Carers so they know they are not alone, and providing them with someone they can talk to. The role involves completing Young Carers assessments, looking at ways of reducing the Young Carer’s caring role in an emotional and/or physical capacity, and monitoring the Young Carer’s ‘distance travelled’ following our interventions. This is a rewarding opportunity, allowing the ideal candidate to make a difference in a Young Carers’ life.
Appropriate Adult - Cheshire - Primarily 1700 hours to 0900 hours although access to Daytime Rota will be permitted.
Reference: VA157
Location: Cheshire
Application Closes: Fri, 19 Apr 2024
Role Overview:
To support young people and vulnerable adults who have been detained by the police at one of the named police custody suites below, ensuring we are acting in the best interests of the detainee. Additional AAs are required primarily 1700 hours to 0900 hours although additional slots on Daytime Rota can be agreed. Custody locations include Chester (Blacon), Runcorn and Middlewich.
Appropriate Adult - Derbyshire
Reference: VA158
Location: Remote
Application Closes: Fri, 19 Apr 2024
Role Overview:
To support young people and vulnerable adults who have been detained by the police at Ripley police custody suite, ensuring we are acting in the best interests of the detainee.
Emotional Health and Wellbeing Practitioner - Lancashire County Council
Reference: VA159
Location: Lancashire
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 Central Lancashire, covering Preston, South Ribble, Chorley, Leyland and Walton-Le-Dale, 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.
Quality Assurance Administration Support - EHWB
Reference: VA160
Location: Wilpshire (HQ)
Application Closes: Tue, 23 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 Quality Assurance Administrative Support role will provide administrative, quality assurance and triage support for the Emotional Health and Wellbeing service.
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