Aldine house is a 10-bedded secure childrens home, home to young people aged 10-18, remanded or sentenced by the criminal courts, or accommodated for their own welfare.
This role is a unique opportunity to drive change across a setting that provides care for the most disenfranchised young people in the UK. The role links closely with Residential Support Workers who provide care for the young people residing within the home. Highlighting the importance of integration across the service, with this role being vital in supporting and educating other team members on trauma experienced by our young people. The role requires a values-led practitioner, who is truly curious and motivated to work across systemic barriers through inter‑agency working.
Part of your role will be to offer screening assessments for young people who are newly arrived at the home, and you will attend meetings held by the home, for example to review young peoples risk to self or others.
You will provide person‑centred assessment of their mental health needs and risk, in addition to screening for neurodevelopmental needs. You will be part of a supportive multidisciplinary team within which you can seek support to establish a plan of care and intervention for young people.
All employees of the Trust are strongly encouraged to be fully vaccinated against COVID‑19 to protect patients.
We are a specialist NHS Foundation Trust that provides community, mental health and learning disability services for the people of Barnsley, Calderdale, Kirklees and Wakefield. We also provide low and medium secure services and are the lead for the west Yorkshire secure provider collaborative.
Our mission is to help people reach their potential and live well in their communities, we do this by providing high‑quality care in the right place at the right time. We employ staff in both clinical and non‑clinical services who work hard to make a difference to the lives of service users, families and carers.
We encourage and welcome applications from all protected characteristic groups, we value diversity and want our workforce to be reflective of our communities.
Being a foundation Trust means were accountable to our members, who can have a say in how were run. Around 14,300 local people (including staff) are members of our Trust.
Join us and you will be one of over 4,500 staff committed to supporting and improving the mental, physical and social needs of the thousands of people we meet and help each year.
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