Manchester, Greater Manchester
Circa £34,000 + £700 p/a On Call payment
37 Hours - Full-Time, Fixed Term Contract 13 Months

Giving children and young people the foundations they need to thrive.

The role

Multisystemic therapy is a time limited (3-5 month) intensive home and community-based model that targets the proven systemic causes of anti-social behaviour with adolescents. The therapy is delivered through direct work with the youth's primary care givers, schools and communities to create sustainable change. This role would suit those wanting to work systemically with parents, care givers and schools to impact change upon youth.

You will be part of a team of four therapists plus a supervisor and carry a caseload of 4-5 families. You'll work intensively with your families as well as attend school meetings and other professional meetings as necessary. The need to work flexibly to best meet the needs of families is an important element of the service. You will also participate in a telephone on-call rota (approximately 1 week in 4) providing support to families when they are in crisis. There is weekly clinical group supervision to discuss your caseload and support you in adhering to the MST model

You will make a difference by:

- Working flexibly around the needs of the family to a clinical model (training will be provided on the MST model).

- Engaging with and motivating care givers into changing their child's behavioural problems and increase their skill and ability to manage future problems.

- Assessing the families' needs and identify the priorities for you as a therapist to work with.

- Working collaboratively with other agencies and professionals to co-design interventions consistent with the MST model.

You will need:

- Educated to degree level as a minimum, preferably within a related subject such as Social Work, CBT, Probation Services, Youth Work, nursing, speech and language.

- A professional qualification in a related subject (desirable).

- Experience of working with adults, parents, adolescents and families in challenging environments.

- Skills in delivering programmes of work to families and adolescents, preferably parenting interventions and an ability to take clinical direction and feedback from the team supervisor.

- The ability to plan and predict problems and devise evidence-based interventions and evaluate them.

The way we work

We work to make sure every child and young person has the love, support and opportunity they need to reach their potential. If you share the same vision, we want you to join our team. Have a look at our behaviours and values to understand more about the way we work here.

Rewards

We want our employees to feel valued and rewarded for the vital work they do. When you work with us, we'll recognise your efforts with generous annual leave, a comprehensive employer-matched pension scheme and a range of deals and discounts on our dedicated benefits portal. Find out more about our exclusive Action for Children benefits here.

For safe and happy childhoods

At Action for Children, we protect and support children and young people, providing practical and emotional care and support, ensuring their voices are heard, and campaigning to bring lasting improvements to their lives. Last year, we helped more than 387,000 children and families across the UK.

For any further questions about this role, please contact (Recruitment Services) or (MST Supervisor - Manchester).

A 2 stage interview format is required for this role and scheduled interview dates are Fri 21st Aug and Fri 28th Aug 2020.

We are committed to safer recruitment practices to protect our service users; therefore, all applicants are expected to have an understanding of and commitment to safeguarding best-practice.

Action for Children is passionate about promoting equality, valuing diversity and working inclusively. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons particularly people with Disabilities and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic applicants, as these groups are currently under-represented in our workforce.