Job Description
Safeguarding Families Together
Location: Dorset
Working Hours: 37 hours
Contract: Fixed term (until 31/03/2027)
Salary: £25,877 - £32,090
We are seeking an experienced and passionate Specialist Substance Misuse Practitioner to join our Safeguarding Families Together (SFT) model, working within Children’s Services locality teams across Dorset.
This is a unique and rewarding opportunity to bring specialist drug and alcohol expertise directly into safeguarding teams — supporting parents and carers whose substance use is impacting parenting capacity and child safety.
You will play a vital role in identifying risk earlier, engaging families compassionately, and reducing escalation into Child Protection and care proceedings, all while contributing to a whole-family, strengths-based and trauma-informed approach.
About the Role
Working as part of a multi-disciplinary safeguarding...