Cambridge & Peterborough Children and Young People’s Mental Health Services – a partnership approach

A new partnership has been set up to transform and bring together mental and emotional health services for children and young people in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough. Centre 33 and Ormiston Families are joining their expertise in therapeutic support with Cambridge and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust and Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust. The partnership is committed to using the THRIVE framework of Getting Advice, Getting Help, Getting More Help and Risk Support.

Centre 33 and Ormiston Families are looking for dynamic, passionate individuals to work as a diverse team across our organisations on the delivery of evidence-based interventions to children and young people aged 0–25 years.

We have a variety of roles which will support this new service, including Senior Mental Health Practitioners. If you have the skills and experience and want to contribute to the continuous development and innovation of children and young people’s mental health provision, we want to hear from you.

For more information and to apply, please visit our website via the Apply button.

Closing date: 9.00am on Monday 24th May 2021.

Interview date: Week beginning 31st May 2021.

Centre 33 and Ormiston Families are committed to safeguarding. We are equal opportunities employers; we value diversity and welcome applications from all sections of the community. 

Do you want to work for an established and respected local mental health charity?  

Solent Mind is the leading ­mental health charity across Hampshire providing a range of high quality services to improve people’s mental wellbeing and to promote choice and rights to everyone who needs our support. Our services operate in various locations throughout the Hampshire area.

italk is the Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) service provided in partnership between Solent Mind and Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust. To further develop our italk service we are now recruiting for the following positions:

Reference: TPWPMay21

STEP 2 TRAINEE PSYCHOLOGICAL WELLBEING PRACTITIONERS

Hours: 37 Hours Per Week

Salary: £21,892 Per Annum (rising to £25,000 per annum when qualified)

Location: Based Across Either Eastleigh (West Hub)/Gosport (East Hub)/Basingstoke (North Hub) (also home working in line with Covid-19 guidance)

Closing Date: Mon 24 May 2021 (Before 9.00am)

Interview Dates: First Part (role play) W/C Mon 07 Jun and Mon 14 Jun 2021

Second Part (successful candidates) W/C Mon 28 Jun 2021

Applications are limited to 50.  Once this limit is reached applications will automatically be closed.

We are looking for highly motivated and resilient individuals with a relevant qualification or mental health experience and a desire to work in one of the largest Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) services in the country. You will work with patients with mild to moderate depression and anxiety.  We need people with energy and enthusiasm, who are flexible in their approach and can work well as part of a large, busy team in a high-volume service and demanding environment, whilst studying for their PWP qualifications.

We are offering one-year traineeships to Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners, starting in September 2021.  PWP Trainees will work within the italk service for Solent Mind providing Step 2 interventions in the form of 1–1 telephone appointments, face to face, webinars, group and on-line support for people with mild to moderate anxiety and depression. You will receive employment and a full salary, as well as one year of high quality evidence-based training at the University of Southampton.

• You will need recent experience of working with people with mental health problems.
• You may be a graduate (or equivalent) level in a relevant profession, or have acquired good practical experience of mental health work with evidence of recent relevant study (those without the required level of qualification would need to demonstrate that they could fulfil the academic component of the role prior to being offered a post. We are planning a separate recruitment route this year for those without graduate level qualifications. The advert for this is likely to go up in a couple of weeks).

In addition to the requirements in the Person Specification, candidates will have to satisfy the University that they are capable of completing the academic component of the training, alongside working within the service.

You will be based in one of 3 hubs across Hampshire:  West (Eastleigh); East (Gosport); North (Basingstoke).

At italk we take pride in our practitioners and do our best to look after their wellbeing at all times. Each staff member is encouraged to complete a wellness action plan as they join the team, and is invited to attend a fortnightly wellbeing group with their colleagues to encourage connectedness to the team.

All staff have access to the Solent Mind online wellbeing platform and free 24/7 support via our Employee Assistance Programme as well as regular supervision with a senior practitioner. We believe that we need to look after ourselves in order to best support our patients and welcome new team members with the same philosophy. 

Interviews will be split into two parts. The first part will take place in the weeks commencing 07 June 21 and 14 June 21, and successful candidates will be invited to a second stage of interview in the week commencing 28 June 21. The post will start on 13 September 21 and the University starting date is 27 September 21.

APPLICATIONS ONLY ACCEPTED VIA OUR SOLENT MIND WEBSITE. 

Please see the ‘WORK WITH US’ then ‘WORKING AT SOLENT MIND’ then

'VIEW OUR CURRENT VACANCIES' pages for more information.

​CV’s will not be accepted nor do we accept applications from recruitment agencies

Posts may be subject to a relevant DBS check

Solent Mind welcomes applications from all the communities in which we work.

Appointments are made on merit.

Charity registered number 1081116

Registered with Limited Liability in England and Wales No: 4004500

• Would you like to join a team working shoulder to shoulder with young women?
• Are you experienced in responding to safeguarding issues?
• Can you advocate on behalf of young women with statutory services?

If this is you, then we'd love to hear from you.

We are looking for someone to work with young women up to the age of 25, who are affected by county lines and gangs, using Abianda’s unique model of practice. Abianda is an innovative, equalities focused organisation, with passionate and committed staff. You will deliver one-to-one sessions in the London area, with the possibility of some work outside of London. You will be part of a dedicated team of practitioners with regular support and clinical supervision.

This is a full-time fixed term contract until 31 March 2022.

Salary is £28,000 PA, plus contribution to a pension

We are hoping the successful candidate will be able to start in June or July. The funding for this contract is currently until 31 March 2022, but we hope to be in a position to extend it following securing additional funding. As Covid restrictions lift it is hoped that all sessions with young women will be delivered face to face, although some online sessions are still expected for the time being. There will also be opportunities to deliver training to professionals and attend public speaking events for which there will be additional remuneration. A job description with more details of the role, including a person specification, can be downloaded from the supporting documents below.

To apply please download and complete our application form (no CVs please) and our criminal record self disclosure form. Please also download and complete our equal opportunities form (although this is optional).

Deadline for completed applications is 11pm, Monday 24 May

Interviews will be held on Tuesday 15 June

More information about Abianda can be found on our website.

Essex Alcohol Recovery Community is a service delivered by the Phoenix Futures Group, a charity with over 40 years’ experience and a leading provider of drug and alcohol treatment. We have a passion for recovery and believe in supporting our staff and volunteers to be the best they can. The Essex Alcohol Recovery Community is seeking an experienced practitioner to undertake a Hospital Liaison Practitioner role within Essex. You will have a base within one hospital in Essex (South Essex) but will be expected to support and cover for other areas in the County as required. You may be expected to work evenings and weekends.

We are looking for an individual who has experience of working within the substance misuse sector or health care profession to fulfil a range of tasks from case management to group work. You will need to be passionate about recovery and work with clients to support, motivate and manage them to access a wide variety of services. You must have good communication skills and an ability to work as part of a team as well as being able to use you own initiative when required and to manage your time independently.

Are you passionate about helping families across Birmingham who are experiencing perinatal depression and anxiety? 

Would you like to be part of a brand-new Acacia team offering telephone and web-based support to these families?

Acacia Family Support is a Birmingham based award winning Christian charity that offers a range of support services to mothers and families that are affected by perinatal mental health issues, in particular pre and postnatal depression and anxiety.

We now have an exciting opportunity for 2 self-motivated and enthusiastic individuals to join our brand-new Virtual Services Team.  The focus of the new team is to provide mainly telephone, with some web-based support for mums and dads experiencing PND/anxiety in Birmingham. 

We are looking for exceptional candidates with great telephone and people skills to support our wider service delivering a first-class award-winning perinatal depression and anxiety support service to our beneficiaries in the region.  Ideally you will have lived experience and/or experience of supporting those who are facing perinatal mental health problems or other mental health problems.  Knowledge and experience of work within a perinatal mental health/general mental health service would be highly desirable, as would previous experience of providing telephone and/or online support.

The successful applicants will be innovative, compassionate and comfortable talking to others.  As the role is telephone/web based most of your work will be from home.

If this sounds like you, we would love to hear from you.

This is a part-time position – 32 hours per week (days/hours negotiable), £24,000 per annum pro rata (£19,200) and is funded for two years initially.

School-Home Support (SHS) is a dynamic charity working to ensure every child is in school ready to learn. For over 30 years it has been working with children and young people struggling to stay in school due to a wide range of complex issues. We get children and young people back in school ready to learn, whatever it takes.

School Home Support Practitioner
Location: Gateway Primary Academy and Mereside Primary Academy, Blackpool
Contract: 5 days a week, Term time only.
Starting salary: £18,074 per annum to £20,401 per annum, depending upon experience

This is an opportunity to work alongside both Gateway Primary Academy and Mereside Primary Academy to support children and families to improve issues which are causing poor attendance and behaviour, and helping parents to become more engaged with their child’s learning attainment and aspirations. The practitioner will work with pupils and their families to provide practical and emotional support to vulnerable families across the school.

The successful candidates will have experience working in a school environment, be a motivated creative thinker and have strong abilities in engaging challenging children and their parents.

Duties of the role:

• Provide targeted casework for vulnerable pupils and families
• Organise group work for both children and families
• Provide 1:1 emotional and practical support for families
• Encourage parental engagement in learning
• Undertake work supporting improved attendance
• Support wider parental engagement in school
• Work as part of a team
• Collate and utilise data and statistics and produce reports for the funder, sometimes at short notice.
• Support families and children transitioning to secondary school.

Closing date for applications: Tuesday 18th May 2021 9am
First stage interviews will be held: Thursday 20th May 2021
Second stage interviews will be held: Friday 21st May 2021
Start Date: ASAP

TO APPLY AND FOR MORE INFORMATION:

If you would like to find out more about this position and to apply, please click the 'Apply' button to be directed to the School-Home Support recruitment website where you can download the information pack and application form. 

SHS is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

School-Home Support takes very seriously the duty of care to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and is committed to ensuring that our safeguarding practice reflects statutory responsibilities, government guidance and complies with best practice. Our safeguarding policy recognises that the welfare and interests of children are paramount in all circumstances.

All roles above are subject to an Enhanced DBS Check.

No agencies please.

Homerton Hospital (Hackney) or St Georges Hospital (Tooting)

Thank you for considering a Youth Intervention Practitioner role with Redthread. We are a team of compassionate, collaborative and courageous professionals, committed to empowering young people to change their lives.

Due to internal progression, we are currently advertising for two roles to join our Youth Violence Intervention Programme (YVIP) at either Homerton Hospital (Hackney) or St Georges Hospital (Tooting). As a Youth Intervention Practitioner based in one of the A&E departments, you will support young people who are experiencing trauma or tragedy and their families. You’ll be part of a team that is fully embedded in the hospital and that is highly valued by clinicians and community partners alike.

To do this well you need to be a people person; passionate about supporting young people, and excited at the prospect of working in a fast-paced and exceptionally busy environment. You’ll need a proven ability to work with high risk, vulnerable young people and an understanding of the impact intense, short term work can have.

You must be a strong communicator: as comfortable building a relationship with a young person as you are liaising with our clinical colleagues. You’ll be keen to keep learning, seizing training opportunities at Redthread and continuously reflecting upon and improving your practice.

During the Covid-19 outbreak, our teams are still working from the hospitals as we are classed as essential workers. You will need to do shifts at the hospital, as well as working some days from home, depending on the needs of the team and the service.

In return, you will receive a competitive salary, a supportive and flexible working environment, excellent staff training and development package and access to a range of employee benefits including access to enhanced employee assistance programme services, employer pension scheme contribution, enhanced annual leave and family leave entitlements and more.

Please note: We are recruiting for two positions, with different contract types, as stated below. During the application process, you will be asked your site preference.

• St Georges Hospital, Tooting: Fixed term contract to the end of March 2022.
• Homerton Hospital, Hackney: Permanent contract.

We would like both roles to start as soon as possible, and early July 2021 at the latest. We will provide comprehensive training and induction.

A full Job description and person specification can be downloaded from our website via the button below.

Closing date: 9:00am on Monday, 17th May 2021.

First-round online interviews: Wednesday, 19th May 2021.

If we receive a high number of applications, we reserve the right to close the advert before the closing date. Therefore, early applications are encouraged.

We use the BeApplied recruitment system, which is designed to remove as much opportunity for bias as possible and allows candidates to show off their skills, and share real life evidence of work they’ve done before, meaning we choose the best people for the role based on merit, and not on how well they can write a CV or if we identify with names/backgrounds.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Practitioner - Fixed Term 12 month contract.

Job Description

We're looking for an experienced EDI Practitioner to lead and implement the Trust's equality, diversity and workforce strategy. This is an exciting time for the Trust as we plan to create a culture of respect, safety, fairness and belonging.

At Together Trust we believe everybody deserves an equal chance in life. There are no exceptions. We provide a wide range of support services including fostering, residential, community and family support. We also provide specialist educational support at our schools and college.

The successful candidate will lead and support the change working with the Head of HR to ensure equality, diversity and inclusion is in all the thinking and delivery of the people strategy and people plans. Based at our central office in Cheadle your support and expertise will be instrumental in the Trust achieving its ambition of EDI being in the Trust's DNA.

You will be up to date with EDI thinking across all its aspects, best practice, equality and human rights law with experience of developing EDI strategy, policy and guidance for managers and the workforce to improve equality and outcomes. The salary is £31,571.00 and generous benefits, including unlimited access to our employee assistance programme, generous company pension plan, support from mental health first aiders and opportunity to purchase a health plan to claim towards therapy, dental and more.

As our EDI Practitioner you will:

• Work alongside Head of HR to lead and enable a culture of continuous EDI improvement in the workforce by implementing and facilitating the EDI action plan to create an inclusive experience for both the workforce and the people we support.
•  Lead the 2021/22 annual diversity and inclusion events as agreed with the Head of HR.
• Work with external partners to review our current EDI policy and and implement a new policy that reflects the workforce EDI ambition.
• Facilitate lived experience sessions that feel safe for those sharing and are engaging for those attending.
• Provide support and expertise for EDI advising and engaging not only for the workforce but also for EDI work for governance and service delivery where required.
• Set up a way for the Trust to build an EDI resource 'library' or 'facility' for all staff to access and enable sharing of a variety of resources across various teams.

About you:

• You will hold a degree level qualification and have extensive experience working in equality, diversity and inclusion.
• You will have experience of implementing EDI measures, analysing data and presenting these insights leading to recommendations for improvement.
• You will have a proven track record of working with people from diverse backgrounds with different lived experience and and different professions.
• You will have knowledge of change management principles.
• You will have the ability to present to others and adapt to the needs of the audience.

Benefits:

• 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays. Pro rated for part time roles) rising to 27 days after 5 years and 30 days after 10 years.
• A company pension plan with 7% employer contribution.
• Opportunity to purchase a health plan to claim towards therapy, dental and more.
• Unlimited access to our employee assistance programme for advice and support.
• Support from mental health first aiders
• Follow your ambitions and progress your career through on-the-job training, apprenticeships and qualifications

About Jimmy’s Cambridge

Jimmy’s Cambridge is one of Cambridge’s leading providers of support and accommodation to people who are and have been experiencing homelessness. We aim to help people get people off the streets and into their own home, backed up with all the support we can offer from our talented and committed team of staff, volunteers and partners.

The Role

This post is an exciting new role which will help support and tackle mental health issues amongst Jimmy’s residents, of both our hostels and our community based accommodation. As we move to a more psychologically informed environment, led by our new Head of Services, we aim to offer more on-site mental health support, enabling our residents to recover and move on with their lives.  

About You

You will have a relevant qualification ideally in mental health nursing or social work. This will be backed up with experience in supporting people with complex needs, including people who are experiencing both mental health issues and who are tackling alcohol and substance misuse. You will be excellent at building relationships with people, taking time to get to know people to work out how you can provide the help they need, including accessing related services.

Overarching this, the person will come with a genuine understanding and interest in people who are experiencing homelessness.

How to Apply

To apply, please send us your CV, a supporting statement on no more than 2 sides setting out how you meet the requirements set out in the Person Specification, and an Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form. Closing date for applications is 9am on 21 May 2021. Candidates will be informed on the afternoon of 21 May if they are being invited to an interview. In-person interviews will be held at one of our sites in central Cambridge on 27 May 2021.

Specialist Women’s Outreach Practitioner

Location: Camden/Islington

Salary: £24,627 - £29,000 annum

Application Deadline: 23 May 2021

Job Summary

The Service

We have exciting new Rough Sleeper Projects launching in Camden & Islington. The project will provide coordinated and wrap around care to rough sleepers/street active individuals with substance misuse issues. 

We are looking for an individual who is proactive, caring, and passionate about supporting women to overcome barriers into treatment. Partnership collaboration is a must to ensure to holistic support and care navigation.

This is a great opportunity to be involved with the set-up, and delivery of a brand-new service and finding the most effective and creative ways to engage with service users with multiple and often complex needs. You will work as part of a dedicated multi-disciplinary outreach team to offer person centred support, and engagement into treatment.

The Role

• Conduct street outreach to engage/reengage homeless individuals misusing substances. 
• Deliver street-based interventions. 
• Close working with Women specific support agencies such as Solace/multi- agency forum (CMARAC).
• Engage and build relationships with women who are rough sleepers/street active.
• Street-based needs assessments/harm reduction advice – including Naloxone distribution.
• Deliver satellite provisions within local services e.g., GPs, probation, hostels etc.
• Support access/re-engagement with local treatment provider.
• Support Opiate users with rapid prescribing access with use of virtual prescribing clinics.
• Manage a case load of service users, working with partner agencies to support them to become stable and ready to engage with local treatment providers.
• Work in collaboration with Housing teams, local authority, and other treatment agencies to minimise the prevalence of street drinking and anti-social behaviour by supporting people into treatment

 Conditions

• Salary band of £24,627 - £29,000 annum
• Fixed Term- 31st March 2022
• 37.5 hours per week

Location

The job is outreach based. There are projects will be based in the boroughs of Camden & Islington.

Why Should You Apply? 

• Exciting and innovative field
• Excellent training opportunities
• Strong performance culture

Interested?

For an informal chat about the role, contact, Eleanor Lyden-Vieten, Service Development Manager. (see our website for contact details).

For further information, and to apply, please visit our website via the Apply button.

The closing date for applications is Sunday 23rd May 2021 at 00:00am 

Interviews are likely to take place via Zoom, to support social distancing.

WDP and Our Values

WDP is an innovative behaviour change charity.  We facilitate long-lasting transformation in people’s lives to improve health, wellbeing and social integration.  We work across the fields of substance misuse, young person’s support, employability, sexual health and inpatient services.

All staff are required to work to WDP’s four values:

●Entrepreneurial

●In partnership

●Strong belief in service users

●Community focused

• Diversity and Equality 
  • WDP are a committed equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from disabled candidates, and those form minority ethnic backgrounds.
• Safeguarding 
  • WDP is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
• DBS 
  • All posts are subject to a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service check prior to the confirmation of any job offer.

About us:

PTMWA is a women-led organisation whose vision is to ensure that people, suffering, or at risk of domestic abuse receive appropriate support. We assist recovery by providing safe accommodation, specialist support services and by working in partnership with other agencies. We also run the only museum dedicated to telling the story of women’s fight for the right to vote at our Pankhurst Centre headquarters.

We are a diverse organisation, c31% of our staff identify as BME, c12% as LGBT+. We span the generations with c11% of staff being aged 18-24 and 25% aged 55-64. And, c11% of staff identify as having a disability.

Our staff, volunteers and service users have recently taken time to reflect on who we are and what we do when we are at our best. This reflection showed that we can proudly claim to be: 

Courageous by challenging inequality, stepping forward and making change

Affirming by supporting and inspiring, paying attention to discover what matters

Generous by sharing our skills, creating energetic positive links, and thriving together

Rooted by being secure in our communities, participating and nurturing a sense of belonging

About You:

You will be a pro-active, reliable individual who reflects the values of PTMWA in all that you do. Your experiences, whether in paid or voluntary work, will enable you to fulfil the role requirements but it is your attitude and character that will make you a successful team member.

You will enjoy a challenge and actively participate in delivering and developing services of the highest standard. You will be the organisation’s operational lead for the case management system, ensuring that it is effectively embedded within practice. You will require excellent IT skills, the ability to analyse and communicate data and enjoy working across and with different groups of people and teams.

About the role: 

All roles are subject to a DBS check and we seek 2 x references, 1 of whom must be your current employer if applicable.

Practitioner and Trainer (MiDASS) – 1 Role

The post holder will be responsible for delivering domestic violence and abuse (DVA) training to health professionals working with pre and post-natal women within a maternity hospital setting to improve their understanding of domestic violence and abuse (DVA) and to increase the numbers of victims identified and referred for support. The post holder will provide risk assessment, holistic support and advocacy for the individuals referred by the participating maternity hospital professionals.

Other responsibilities will include delivering effective DVA awareness training to clinical and non-clinical staff members based within a maternity hospital setting and providing effective one to one support, advice, information and advocacy to pregnant women and new mothers who are experiencing or who have experienced DVA as they are referred from participating maternity hospital departments. You will also maintain awareness of safeguarding and complete Early Help assessment or social services referrals as a matter of urgency.

This role has been assessed and confirmed as open to women only under the Equality Act 2010, schedule 9, part 1

Hours of work: 35 per week

Salary: £24 868 per annum

Duration: Permanent subject to continued funding

Annual Leave: 25 days plus Bank Holidays, pro rata for part-time workers

Application forms should be returned by midnight 28th May 2021. Interviews will be on 21st June 2021.

School-Home Support (SHS) is a dynamic charity working to ensure every child is in school ready to learn. For over 35 years it has been working with children and young people struggling to stay in school due to a wide range of complex issues. We get children and young people back in school ready to learn, whatever it takes.

School-Home Support Practitioner
Location: Working across Christ The King Primary Academy and St Cuthbert’s Primary Academy, Blackpool
Hours: 5 days a week, Term time only.
Starting salary: £18,074 per annum to £20,401 per annum depending upon experience

This is an opportunity to work alongside both Christ The King Primary Academy and St Cuthbert’s Primary Academy to support children and families to improve issues which are causing poor attendance and behaviour, and helping parents to become more engaged with their child’s learning attainment and aspirations. The practitioner will work with pupils and their families to provide practical and emotional support to vulnerable families across the school.

The successful candidate will have experience working in a school environment, be a motivated creative thinker and have strong abilities in engaging challenging children and their parents.

Duties of the role:

• Provide targeted casework for vulnerable pupils and families
• Organise group work for both children and families
• Provide 1:1 emotional and practical support for families
• Encourage parental engagement in learning
• Undertake work supporting improved attendance
• Support wider parental engagement in school
• Work as part of a team
• Collate and utilise data and statistics and produce reports for the funder, sometimes at short notice.
• Support families and children transitioning to secondary school.

Closing date for applications: Monday 24th May 2021 at 12 noon
First stage interviews will be held: 26th May 2021
Second stage interviews will be held: 27th or 28th May 2021
Start Date: ASAP

TO APPLY AND FOR MORE INFORMATION:

If you would like to find out more about this position and to apply, please click the 'Apply' button to be directed to the School-Home Support recruitment site where you can download the relevant information pack and application form. 

SHS is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

School-Home Support takes very seriously the duty of care to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and is committed to ensuring that our safeguarding practice reflects statutory responsibilities, government guidance and complies with best practice. Our safeguarding policy recognises that the welfare and interests of children are paramount in all circumstances.

This role is subject to an Enhanced DBS Check.

No agencies please.

Fixed term contract until 30th June 2022

Wolverhampton

You have an understanding of substance misuse and associated health and social issues and experience of working with young people in an addictions or social care setting.  All you need is the perfect environment to put your skills to great use. Welcome to Aquarius as a Practitioner.

Aquarius is part of Recovery Focus, a national group of charities highly experienced in providing specialist support services to individuals and families living with the effects of mental ill health, drug and alcohol use, gambling and domestic violence. We know that recovery can look and feel very different to each and every one of us. But we also know that if we provide the right support, at the right time, we can inspire recovery nationwide and that recovery is possible for everyone.

An exciting opportunity for a Community Outreach and Engagement Practitioner to join our team in Wolverhampton. Your challenge?  To provide outreach activities and training for professionals and communities and to work with vulnerable clients and those that struggle to engage with services. You will also provide advice, assessment, brief and structured interventions, group programmes and training courses.  You will work in Aquarius offices as well as in primary care, arrest referral, hospital and youth settings and other outreach settings as required by the service specification.

An energetic and confident self-starter, you have a qualification in health/social care, youth and community care (e.g. NVQ Level 3 or above, DipSW, Mental Health Nursing, Counselling, Addiction Studies).  Alternatively, we’ll consider candidates with experience of working in the substance misuse field with a commitment to complete NVQ Level 3 Health and Social Care. You will have experience in disseminating and communicating appropriate substance misuse information to professionals and sharing best practice. You should also have experience of partnership working as well as the ability to maintain constructive relationships with a broad range of internal and external stakeholders from a wide range of services and disciplines. What’s more, you have a flexible approach, a commitment to the principles of confidentiality and the ability to write client records and report and fulfil data requirements.

This is a full-time role requiring the post-holder to work 37 hours per week.

This is a fixed term role covering maternity leave until 30th June 2022.

The salary for this role is £20,015.00 per annum with potential progression to £23,420.00 per annum (under review).

We are committed to increasing our diversity and we would welcome applications from those with lived experience and/or who are from a BAME background.

Closing Date for applications is 14th May 2021. (We reserve the right to close vacancies before the specified closing date, should a large number of applications be received).

So, are you ready to take on this rewarding role that comes with some really great benefits? Apply now via our website.

·Are you an experienced social worker who is passionate about achieving outcomes for children?

·Do you understand the impact of trauma upon adults and children?  

·Do you want the opportunity to work closely alongside families with complex and multiple needs?

If the answers to the above are yes, you may be interested in the exciting opportunity that has arisen to join the Daffodil team.

Daffodil House opened in January 2020. Part of the award-winning charity, Trevi, Daffodil provides residential parenting assessments in cases where there are concerns about a parent’s capacity to keep a child safe.

We are looking for an experienced and confident social worker to join the team. You will hold a case load of 2 -3 families As a Family Practitioner you will be working with complex families who have suffered trauma. You will be responsible for undertaking a parenting assessment within the timescales directed by the court / local authority. This will include completing risk assessments, placement plans, providing Court evidence, providing educational activities and feedback to support the child's development and empower the parents to create change that is ‘safe enough parenting'.

We are looking for a candidate who has experience of working within statutory child protection services and is confident operating within the family court arena. You will be focused upon outcomes for children, but able to work compassionately with parents too, many of whom many be fearful and distrustful of professionals.