CALL: 01254 244700 DONATE WHAT WE DO HomeWHAT WE DO WHAT WE DO At CANW we are extremely proud of our innovative portfolio of services designed to support children and young people, families and communities. We passionately believe that every individual has the right to achieve their full potential whatever their background or circumstance. Our real strength is having the ability to look beyond the obvious problem and nd the root causes. The situations that we deal with are complex with many interconnecting factors. This is why we offer a range of services, which have been developed to be complementary and work in harmony with each other, to deliver a holistic approach to improving the lives of children and young people, families and communities that we support. Our services are comprehensive and diverse and based entirely on individual needs. As a result, we directly help to strengthen children and young people, families and communities so that they can lead positive, healthy and meaningful lives. OBJECTIVES & ACTIVITIES To relieve, support, assist, counsel or otherwise bene t children and young persons and the parents of such children and young persons who are in need of care and attention including (but not limited to) children and young persons involved in the provision of care for others. To relieve, support, assist, counsel or otherwise benefits children and young persons who are disabled and in need of care and attention and the parents of such children and young persons. To relieve, support, assist, counsel or otherwise bene t children and young persons who have learning difficulties and the parents of such children and young persons. To provide support, care and supervision for young persons and for mentally disordered or otherwise mentally vulnerable persons of any age arrested or being questioned by the police or any other prosecuting authority, remanded on bail by the police or a court or otherwise at risk of being remanded in custody including but not limited to the operation of a service providing appropriate adults to accompany such persons where provided for by law. Care & Accommodation – Provide Foster Care and Supported Lodgings placements for children and young people who are unable to live within their own family network and support contact arrangements for children whose families are separating. Targeted Early Support and Specialist Services (TESSS) – Provide a range of services in the community to support children, young people and families in partnership with a number of organisations including Schools, Youth Offending Teams, Local Authority Children’s Services, Health and the Police. Central Support Services – Supply Finance, Administration, Human Resource, Marketing and Business Development, Training and Development Services for staff, carers and volunteers, training for partner organisations, and Corporate Partnership and Fundraising to support the charity’s work. Inspiring lives, changing futures. Child Action Northwest operates in the North west of England predominantly in Lancashire, Greater Manchester, Cumbria and surrounding area and provides a broad range of services to support children, families and vulnerable adults in the Criminal Justice Service. The region is very diverse and includes areas of extreme deprivation alongside affluent and prosperous areas. The population within blackburn with darwen, parts of Lancashire and areas of manchester includes a high proportion of individuals from a Pakistani or indian background within many districts of the North west there are high levels of need. 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CLICK TO DONATE Latest News Family Practitioner Hull Service Area ProContact Job Role Family Practitioner : Hull Reporting to Area Coordinator Hours/Pattern of work 30 hours Tuesday 09.30-18.00 Wednesday 09.30-18.00 Thursday 09.30-16.30 Saturday 09.00-17.00 Contract Permanent Salary CANW… Family Practitioner Service Area Pro-Contact Job Role Family Practitioner Reporting to Area Coordinator Hours/Pattern of work 30 hours Tuesday 09.30-18.00 Wednesday 09.30-18.00 Thursday 09.30-16.00 Saturday 08.30-17.00 Contract Permanent Salary CANW scale point… Young Carers Practitioner & Schools Link Worker Service Area Young Carers Job Role Young Carers Practitioner & Schools Link Worker Reporting to Team Leader Hours/Pattern of work 22.5 hours per week Working pattern to be agreed Contract Short term –… ABOUT CANW “Inspiring lives and changing futures” We passionately believe that every child and young person has the right to achieve their full potential, whatever their background or circumstances – and, as a result, we work with over 6000 children, young people and families in the North West of England every year. 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