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Family Systemic Therapist-Looked After Children London, England

London Borough of Bexley Council

Full Time London, England 52698 GBP ANNUAL Today

Job description

Description

Systemic Family Therapist

Management Grouping: Children’s Services

Team: Looked After Children and Leaving Care

Location: Bexleyheath

Salary: up to £52,698 (inclusive of Choices Benefit of £2,598 per annum)

Contract: Permanent / 36 hours per week

Closing Date: 21 May 2023

Job reference: CSC0000523

The Role:

The core purpose of this role is to lead, embed and work intensively with vulnerable Looked After Children/ Young People, Care Leavers and their families who struggle with complex and challenging emotional, behavioural and mental health difficulties, ensuring placement stability where they live and promote and support all opportunities for reunification by using a systemic family therapy approach.

The role of the Systemic Family Therapist is a professionally qualified role and duel qualifications are not required (Qualified Social Worker and Therapist). The post holders will report directly to the Service Managers in the Looked After Children and Leaving Care service areas. In addition, they will receive clinical supervision from an externally sourced Clinical Supervisor.

Requirements:

Lead on embedding a systemic family therapy approach within the Looked After Children and Leaving Care Service and align with the Signs of Safety Practice Model for Children Social Care
Lead on providing expert clinical consultations to Social Workers and Team Managers will support to inform effective care planning for all children, young people and young adults
To deliver individual and group clinical interventions to children, young people, young adults and their families/ carers/ support network
To maintain up to date and accurate record keeping that could be shared with Social Workers and Team Managers in the event of any significant safeguarding worries
To keep under review and develop the structures, procedures and working methods for which the post holder is responsible to ensure an integrated, effective and efficient approach to the delivery of services

To ensure that working practices and processes are developed that will maximise the use of new working tools and approaches that are efficient and effective for service delivery and best outcomes for children, young people and young adults
To present timely and relevant advice and information to Social Workers Managers, Senior Leaders and Members as and when required
To respond promptly with all matters requiring the post holder’s personal attention.
To be fully conversant with relevant statutory provisions and the Council’s constitution, processes and procedures; to develop the full range of managerial and professional skills and knowledge to satisfy the requirements of the post
To establish and develop effective working relationships and productive partnerships with all the relevant partners, including those in e.g. education, health, Social Services, Independent and voluntary sectors and attend professional and network meetings along side Social Work Team where required

Be a lead contact for CAMHS and other professionals in relation to children and young people’s emotional wellbeing and mental health worries and advocating these worries to secure the most appropriate support

Appointment to this post will be subject to the outcome of an Enhanced Disclosure obtained through the Disclosure and Barring Service

What we offer:

Relocation Package up to £8,000
Career Average Revalued Earnings Pension Scheme
Performance Related Pay
32 days Annual Leave plus Bank Holiday Entitlement
Annual Leave Purchase Scheme
An excellent working environment at our fantastic new offices
Opportunities for flexible working with excellent ICT facilities
MyChoice Staff Benefit Scheme – Includes Cycle to Work Scheme, access to high street shopping vouchers and online discount codes.

Your Application:

Closing Date for your application: 21/05/2023
CVs will not be accepted unless they are submitted with a completed application form.

This authority is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment

This post is considered by the authority to be a customer-facing position; as such it falls within scope of the Code of Practice on English language requirement for public sector workers. The council therefore has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 to ensure that post holders have a command of spoken English sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements. The appropriate standards are set out in the JD/Person Specification. These will be applied during the recruitment/selection and probationary stages

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