Flintshire/Wales

£28,200 Pro-Rata
22.5Hrs - Part - Time Fixed Term Contract (Until 31st March 2021)

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

The role

Flintshire Family Project works with children, young people and their families who have suffered trauma in their lives, they provide counselling and therapy services depending on the issue being faced.

As a Therapeutic Practitioner you will work with young people and families providing a high level of practice using appropriate interventions that are outcome focussed and evidence based which will enhance the family's engagement in early interventions to reduce and prevent the escalation to higher level services. These services will be delivered in a range of settings that are accessible to our families.

You will make a difference by:

- Providing high level professional therapeutic practice using appropriate interventions which are outcome focussed and evidence based.

- Being responsible for your own caseload of young people and adults with complex needs.

- Be responsible for maintaining recording and files to the highest standard.

- Providing assessments, and therapeutic interventions to the child or young person, carers and families within the system.

- Ensuring the provision of a professional and qualitative service.

- Contributing to and working within a multi-disciplinary team sharing values and working towards a shared vision.

- Making appropriate recommendations for interventions to ensure outcomes are focussed and achievable.

- Maintaining and developing effective working relationships.

- Attending meetings with external agencies and demonstrating clinical knowledge in terms of approach, advice and positioning.

You will need:.

- Core Profession in Social Care , Health, or Education.

- Qualification and experience in Counselling young people and families is essential for this post.

Demonstrate an understanding of the Impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences

- Excellent communication skills at all levels.

- Experience of working with young people and Families with complex emotional needs.

- The ability to engage with and build relationships with young people and their families and professionals.

- Excellent time management , organisation and IT skills

- To be empathetic with a positive outlook and an outcome focussed approach to your work.

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 more information, please contact Machaela Huggins on 07776 659 803 or email recruitmentservice@actionforchildren.org.uk

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.

Guidant is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.