Job Description
The post holder will focus on delivery of the child, adolescent to parental violence and abuse programme which is incorporates an Non Violent Resistance approach. The NVR practitioner will work with the parent/care giver predominantly, other members of the family who are impacted or experiencing the abuse from their sibling or grandchild, and if willing, with the young person causing harm.
Specialist Child to Parent Violence delivery:Advocate for the rights of children to be respected, heard and protected.Deliver sessions for parents using Non Violent Resistance (NVR) techniques and child and family members, applying a systematic family approach to managing violence and abuse in the home.Adhere to the relevant programme manuals for parents as well as for the children and young people.Use motivational interviewing techniques and strength based approaches to engage with families.Support parents and young people to learn skills and knowledge to deal with behaviour in a non-violenct way, using NVR and trauma informed CBT methods.Work closely with other statutory and voluntary professionals to ensure appropriate steps are taken to protect where there is an imminent risk to another person. Apply RISEs escalation procedures.Be responsible and accountable for working with Team leader and/or Service Manager and Advanced practitioner to ensure risk is reviewed on a weekly basis.Attend monthly risk review and practice development meetings with Team leader or Advanced practitioner to ensure effective risk management procedures are applied at all times.Attend training sessions to enhance their delivery and understanding of NVR.Be personally accountable for the completion of assessments, pre and post questionnaires, and End of Intervention reports, and ensure they are to a high standard.Provide support and consultancy to other professionals to ensure appropriateness of referrals and improve understanding on NVR and CBT techniques and working with families (parents and children and young people.Ensure effective planning for the delivery of each intervention in advance of the session.Partake and pass all relevant NVR and other child, young people and parent centred training to undertake this specialist work.Deliver community training as required.Recording and administrative tasks:Ensure timely and accurate recording of all relevant data (attendance, feedback, mid-way and end of intervention reports) using systems provided and in line with performance standards.Maintain an accurate audit trail of all relevant communication with partner organistions involved.Ensure completion of pre and post questionnaires in line with RISEs Social Impact strategy.Contribute to the evaluation and evidencing of social impact, including questionnaires and service user case studies.General tasks:Develop excellent relationships with customers and respond positively to their needs.Be a strong advocate for RISE interventions, representing RISE and its interventions at key stakeholder events.Attend Clinical Consultancy and Practice meetings to support safe practice and develop resilience during the delivery of demanding work as directed by the Senior Practitioner.
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