A career that's life-changing

Family Support Practitioners (Level 3)

Full time - 37 hours.

South Derbyshire and based in the Derby City office

Up to £23,500 per annum (dependant on experience and qualifications)

Up to 7 weeks of annual leave (plus bank holidays)

Do you have a strong background in delivering services for children and young people's emotional and mental health? Our client is proud to announce that with effect from 1st June 2019, we will be delivering a targeted early intervention service for children and young people aged 0-17 and their families across Derbyshire in partnership with Derbyshire Federation for Mental Health, Derby University and BfB Labs.

The service will work with children and young people who need specialist support but who do not meet the thresholds for more specialist services. These children and young people are likely to present with moderate mental health difficulties (i.e. Anxiety, Conduct disorders) and require support to help them deal with issues such as bereavement, parental separation, self-esteem, bullying, transitions, sexuality, and behaviour at home/school. The collaborative model is designed to increase resilience and reduce the development of more entrenched mental health issues.

We will be running three interventions hubs across Derbyshire and the purpose of the service will be to deliver programmes of one to one/family support based on psychological formulations unique to every child, with an emphasis on building resilience in children and young people, supporting good attachment and establishing evidence-based outcomes. The service will also offer group interventions, a digital offer and evidence-based programmes for children and their parents. We are looking for Family Support Practitioners who have had experience of working with children, young people and their families in their homes and communities, who will be based in our offices in Derby City/South Derbyshire area. Partnership working will be key to what we do, so you will need to have experience of work with a range of professionals to ensure the children and young people you support develop to their full potential. You will work with a clinical psychologist to assess children and young people where emerging mental health issues have been identified and following this you will deliver a time limited programme to the child, agreed with the psychologist. You will also take the lead on an evidence-based group work programme for your cluster. You will liaise closely with your colleagues, Cluster Co-ordinator and our partners to ensure compliance and excellence. You will be able to prioritise your own case load and respond to changing needs of the children, young people and families you support. This position will involve some evening and weekend work.

We will actively support you in your role and provide you with specialist training, development and supervision. You will be based from one of our hubs but will be expected to travel to meet children and young people in schools and other venues accessible for them.

How we works

Our Client does what's right, does what's needed and does what works for children across the UK. Every year, our team changes the lives of over 300,000 children, young people and their families - but for every child who needs help to get help, there's plenty more to do. That's where you come in.

The person

You will have experience of providing 1-1 and group work to children and young people in the community to. Ideally you will have experience of delivering targeted early interventions to children and young people. You will have a proven record of working collaboratively and responding to safeguarding concerns.

You will be committed to our Clients defining statement, "keeping the child at the centre," and promoting our participation standards in your work. You will also be committed to inclusion and promoting diversity in line with the organisational values.

The rewards

When you join, you will be joining a collaborative, diverse and supportive team of like-minded-individuals, every one of them as passionate as you are. We want all of our employees to feel valued and well rewarded for the vital work they do.

When you work with us, we'll recognise your efforts:

By paying you a competitive salary and a generous paid holiday allowance- minimum 29 days (pro-rata) plus public/bank holidays with the opportunity to buy/sell up to 5 days leave
By supporting your work/life balance with a flexible working week. To be discussed at interview
By supporting you and welcoming new additions to your family - flexible maternity, paternity and adoption packages
By giving you a pension - we have a contribution scheme that matches a maximum of 7% employee and 7% employer contributions which includes a death in service benefit.

By providing excellent learning and development opportunities and all the support you need to thrive.
By giving you access to discounts at hundreds of retailers

This is a fantastic opportunity to make a real difference to vulnerable children's lives and to build a fulfilling and meaningful long term career with a leading UK children's charity.

We are committed to safer recruitment practices, designed to protect the welfare of the children and young people using our services.

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