Description Systemic Family Therapist - Ref: CH10825 G10: £47,181 - £50,269 per annum (pay scales under review) About the role An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Systemic Family Therapist to join our Youth in Sight team, which is a multi-disciplinary team working with adolescents aged 10-18 years who present with complex needs relating to their mental health or emotional dysregulation. This will include young people with repeat hospital admissions and those that are likely to require therapeutic care without early intervention and the provision of services to them and their families to support them to remain safely within their family home. Walsall Children’s Social Care are dedicated to providing comprehensive and compassionate services for children and young people. We believe in nurturing the potential of every young person, and we are seeking passionate professionals to join our multidisciplinary team in our mission to support adolescents (10-18 years old) during a crucial phase of their development. We are looking for a dynamic and empathetic individual to join our multidisciplinary team to empower, understand and support adolescents and their families at times of need. The team adopts a holistic and coordinated approach when working with parents, the young person and the system that surrounds the family. We believe that by establishing a strengths-based approach and relational way of working with families we will build authentic relationships and secure positive outcomes. The Youth In Sight team includes social workers, parenting support officers, systemic family therapists, youth workers and a speech and language therapist who adopt a relational approach and work with a small cohort of young people, giving you the time and space to work intensively with the family and be able to make considered and balanced decisions. You will have access to the collective expertise of disciplines, enhancing your capacity to develop effective solutions and contemplate the broader context. Youth in Sight use components of the family safeguarding model to create a sense of unity within the team and ensure families are receiving meaningful intervention. As a systemic family therapist within the team, you will take part in Group Supervisions every 4 weeks to measure success, reflect on the intervention with the family and identify any areas of concern. Team members will use a shared database to ensure information is accessible and shared with each other promptly. All team members are trained to use the ‘Valuing Care Tool’ to help us really understand a young person’s needs and be able to measure impact of our support and intervention. We want every child and family in Walsall to be understood, happy and safe, and to feel a sense of belonging which will help them learn, achieve and succeed. We’re applying this vision to everything we do for children, young people and families. Why work for Walsall? Walsall is an innovative and creative local authority, but above all our friendly supportive culture ensures practitioners have the right support to grow and develop. You are part of a challenging profession, that’s why we ensure you are never alone but instead surrounded by approachable practitioners and managers. Allowing you to spend time on what counts, direct work with children young people and families. Career development pathways and flexible hybrid working will make you want Walsall to be in your future! Walsall is where innovation really happens. Our Families First offering is leading the way in the transformation of regional and national approaches too, and we’re one of only ten local authorities working this way. Our multi-agency structure is already established and we’re going to continue to innovate to ensure better outcomes form children and young people Walsall is a truly exciting place to be where you can make a difference to every family. If you share our vision, shouldn’t you be here too? Looking after you We’re committed to growing and developing our own workforce. So you’ll be supported throughout their career to become skilled and confident through our learning and development offer. We also want you to achieve and maintain a healthy work life balance and there’s a range of employee benefits to suit everyone’s lifestyles. Flexible working - there are different options depending on your role and on customer and service needs, and it includes 9-day fortnights, flexible and hybrid working Clinical Supervision A commitment across our service to Equality Diversity and Inclusion Established learning and development frameworks About the rewards We’re committed to creating a high-quality and valued workforce where you can feel cared about and listened to. You’ll have managers available to guide you, plus access to our comprehensive practice development training. There’s also continuous professional development, opportunities for networking and collaboration, and clinical supervision that promotes your wellbeing. As well as a competitive salary, you can look forward to a generous pension scheme, 28 days’ annual leave (pro-rata) plus 5 additional days for 5 years continuous local government service, family friendly policies, flexible and hybrid working arrangements for your life-work balance, and a progressive health and wellbeing agenda led by a dedicated team. For further information or an informal conversation about the role, please contact Team Manager Leanne Adshead at Leanne.Adshead@walsall.gov.uk Applications received without a supporting statement will not be considered. View Job Description and Employee Specification Important note: When completing your online application form, you will be asked to enter supporting information. You must enter a detailed supporting information statement describing how your skills, abilities and experience meet the specific criteria included in the employee specification. If you do not include a supporting information statement, you will not be shortlisted. Please also ensure that you complete the work history and qualifications sections of your application form. Please do not add a CV as we do not accept them. Please see our Information for Applicants leaflet for further information. We kindly request that recruitment agencies do not contact us regarding this job vacancy. We are not accepting agency applications or referrals at this time. At Walsall Council, we appreciate that AI can be a useful tool for ideas or guidance. However, we encourage you to make sure your application reflects your own voice and experiences. Over-reliance on AI can make responses feel less personal, and we really want to understand what makes you unique. Your experiences, skills, and perspective are what set you apart, so please ensure your application as a whole – particularly your ‘Supporting Information’ – reflects your own voice. Closing date is 19th April 2026. Short listing will take place week commencing 20th April Interviews will take place week commencing 27th April Walsall Council’s Children’s Services are the only Ofsted ‘Outstanding’ local authority in the Black Country. During a visit in May 2025, Inspectors described Walsall Council as a place where children were at the heart of. The council’s journey of continuous improvement started in 2017 and has since transformed into a service with a clear vision, clear priorities and a clear plan, all informed by the views of our staff and children. Staff are at the core of delivering great outcomes for children and young people in Walsall, which is underpinned by our Walsall Right 4 Children vision. The latest Ofsted inspection demonstrated that staff in children’s services are proud to work for Walsall Council and feel supported to do great work. Walsall Council takes seriously the responsibility to safeguard and promote the welfare of all the children, young people and vulnerable adults entrusted to our care and it is our expectation that all staff will share this commitment. We will ensure continuous development and improvement of robust recruitment processes and procedures that promote a culture of safeguarding amongst our workforce. Completion of an enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check is a requirement for working with children, young people and vulnerable adults. Note: Applicants appointed to posts that require an enhanced DBS clearance must declare any periods of time that they have lived, studied or worked abroad and be prepared to provide an Overseas Criminal Records Certificate (OCRC) or a Statement of Good Conduct (SOGC) relating to anytime they were overseas. Responsibilities About you As a systemic family therapist, you will have knowledge and experience of working with young people and their families delivering family therapy and undertaking systemic assessments. You will bring curiosity, compassion and systemic practice to a supportive multidisciplinary team, making a meaningful contribution to improving outcomes and emotional wellbeing for young people. You will work with an allocated workload providing specialist assessments and therapy to young people and families with complex and challenging presentations, with a focus on enabling them to remain safely within their family homes. You will collaborate with the wider partnership to secure support and form a holistic view of the family’s circumstances, and adopt a ‘Think Family’ approach when considering the needs of the whole family unit. Qualifications You will be appropriately qualified for the role to Degree and/or professional qualification or equivalent in social work, nursing or psychology or other first qualification as recognised by the Association of Family Therapy (AFT), Masters in Family Therapy You will have experience and post graduate qualifications in recognised area of mental health interventions example: CBT, Systemic family therapist. You will have appropriate registration (or pending qualification will be eligible for registration) as a systemic psychotherapist with UKCP. We are willing to consider applications from final year students who have the required experience and knowledge.