Family Safeguarding Mental Health Recovery and Wellbeing Specialist
The Family Safeguarding Team is an innovative partnership model between Somerset County Council and a network of voluntary sector organisations. The wider Family Safeguarding Team is comprised of substance misuse, domestic abuse, adult mental health workers and childrens social workers. Workers from specialist organisations join together to form one team working with families. The Family Safeguarding Team focuses on developing parents' strengths to positively change their behaviour and relationships in order to improve their childrens lives, so more children can stay at home with their birth family and thrive.
Responsibilities
* Take on a caseload as guided by the Somerset Council Family Safeguarding Team Manager and develop and run personalised programmes of support for parents coming into contact with the Family Safeguarding project, safely and effectively.
* Assess individuals against needs, strengths and risks as they come onto caseload and provide outreach services including home visits, deliver 1-1 key working sessions as well as semi- and structured groups to support as part of their personalised programme of support and activity.
* Provide psychosocial interventions to parents involved in the service drawing on CBT techniques, Motivational Interviewing, solution-focused working, skills and behaviours coaching, parenting skills and boundary setting.
* Actively engage those people introduced in recognised social, therapeutic, creative, practical and community activities.
* Share information within the Open Mental Health Network and develop and implement personal action plans as appropriate, always working within the boundaries of confidentiality and data protection.
About Us
Second Step is a leading mental health charity in the South West offering housing, support and hope to thousands of people with mental health and complex needs. Our goal is to inspire hope and deliver change for everybody and every community we work with.
Details
Date posted: 25 September 2025
Salary: £27,810 a year
Contract: Fixed term
Duration: 10 months
Working pattern: Part-time
Reference number: SEC1131679
Job locations: Council Offices, Shepton Mallet, BA4 5BT
Job Description
Job responsibilities
* Take on a caseload as guided by the Somerset Council Family Safeguarding Team Manager and develop and run personalised programmes of support for parents coming in to contact with the Family Safeguarding project, safely and effectively.
* Assess individuals against needs, strengths and risks as they come onto caseload and provide outreach services including home visits, deliver 1-1 key working sessions as well as semi- and structured groups to support as a part of their personalised programme of support and activity.
* Provide psychosocial interventions to parents involved in the service drawing on CBT techniques, Motivational Interviewing, solution-focused working, skills and behaviours coaching, parenting skills and boundary setting.
* Actively engage those people introduced, in recognised social, therapeutic, creative, practical and community activities.
* Share information within the Open Mental Health Network and develop and implement personal action plans as appropriate, always working within the boundaries of confidentiality and data protection.
Person Specification
Experience
* Substantial mental health and therapeutic experience and associated qualifications.
* A proven, successful track record and substantial experience of multi-disciplinary team working in a mental health or wellbeing environment.
* Experience of working with complexity and using a trauma-informed approach.
* Proven experience of working with people with multiple needs (e.g. mental health, domestic abuse, alcohol/drug dependency, long term conditions).
Desirable
* Experience of using psychosocial interventions such as Motivational Interviewing or Brief Solution Focused Therapy (not essential as training will be provided).
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and a Disclosure to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer details
Employer name: Second Step
Address: Council Offices, Shepton Mallet, BA4 5BT
Employer's website: https://www.second-step.co.uk/
Job metadata
* Seniority level: Mid-Senior level
* Employment type: Contract
* Job function: Other
* Industries: Information Services
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