We are recruiting for Emotional Health and Wellbeing practitioner posts.

Salary £26,241 - £27,978 (35hr position) Fixed term 12 months

Are you looking for ways to use your psychological skills and experience?  Are you someone who can build a relationship during times of adversity? Do you want to make real changes to the lives of children, young people and their families?

Worcestershire Family Safeguarding pilot is an innovative and multi-disciplinary team led by an experienced Practice Manager supporting a specific cohort of families where Child Protection planning is in place due to the trio of vulnerabilities impacting on the adults parenting.

Having launched in November 2020 we are now looking for two new team members this is an exciting opportunity to join a service that works collaboratively with young people, parents and extended family members, using the Signs of Safety practice model, to find out what works well within the family and use existing strengths to help families to find their own solutions.

Part of our team is the role of Emotional Health & Well-Being workers.   All staff are provided with peer and management support alongside individual and group reflective supervisions to support you in the role.

The role is similar to that of a Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner in the Improving Access to Psychological Therapies service, however, due to the nature of the team we offer more flexibility in how interventions are delivered.

Your main role is to offer direct support to adults using evidence-based skills such as CBT, Counselling, motivational interviewing, or solution focused with the aim of promoting their emotional health and wellbeing. You will be involved in developing packages of emotional support for families working with multi-disciplinary colleagues in the team to provide whole family approaches. 

You will complete triage assessments upon requests for emotional health and wellbeing support, and with supervision develop a plan of intervention.

This role will be suited to someone who has experience using psychological techniques to support individuals / groups but is looking for opportunities to develop their understanding and skills.

As an employer, Worcestershire Children First have a great range of benefits including flexible and mobile working, continual professional and career development and a supportive and creative culture of working where staff value each other.

So, what next?

If you would like more information on these posts and the Worcestershire Family Safeguarding Pilot, please contact Ruth Baker , Practice Manager (Locality Safeguarding Services) - Tel: 01905  845149 or Rbaker@worcschildrenfirst.org.uk

To apply please complete the online application form and submit before the closing date below

Closing Date: 28/12/2021