Families Practitioner Derby, England
Job description
About The Role
Compass is delighted to have been selected as the new provider of Mental Health Support Teams (MHST) in education settings in Derby and Derbyshire Building on the work of the Changing Lives Programme we are now recruiting to a range of new roles in the enhanced services.
If you have the passion and drive to deliver evidence-based support for parents/carers with low level emotional health needs which are directly impacting on their child’s wellbeing working across both educational settings and the community read on….
The Opportunity
This role is a real opportunity to help shape the services we provide with children, young people, families and educational settings and to develop your career in mental health support to children, young people and families.
Successful candidates will already possess a relevant qualification in youth work/children and families/psychology/counselling/mental health, such as a Diploma in Youth Work, Social Work, or accredited Counselling or equivalent NVQ Level 4 in Children, Young People or families, social care or mental health alongside experience working with and knowledge of common mental health problems and supporting families.
About You
You will be knowledgeable and experienced in working with CYP and/or families with mental health needs; completing mental health assessments, engaging with families and communities as well as providing time limited evidence based interventions directly to parents, carers and families.
Applicants must have excellent communication skills and be able to network with other agencies as central to the role.
About the team…
Derby and Derbyshire MHST is an early intervention mental health and emotional wellbeing service. The service delivers evidenced based interventions for children and young people with mild to moderate mental health needs.
It is part of the MHST Trailblazer Programme, which has been commissioned following the ‘Transforming Children and Young People’s Mental Health Care Provision: A Green Paper’ (2017).
About Us
We value diversity at Compass and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Compass is committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults. All Compass posts are subject to appropriate level DBS checks.
Established for over 30 years, Compass is a national charity which works in communities across the UK providing services spanning substance misuse treatment and rehabilitation, early interventions for vulnerable young people, school aged health programmes and associated prevention as well as treatment and health promotion initiatives
Benefits
We offer a range of benefits including:
- 27 days’ holiday + bank holidays, rising to 32 days over time
- Life assurance at 2 x basic salary
- 5% contributory pension scheme, increasing over time
- Family-friendly policies
- 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme and OH service
- Enhanced sick pay
- Excellent learning & development opportunities and career progression
- Annual performance / salary review
If you would like more information or to discuss the role further please contact Jan Smith on 07551 452 233.
Closing date: Monday 27th February 2023
Interviews will be held on: Monday 13th March 2023
This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.
