Senior Support Worker - Crisis and Home Treatment - Melksham
Do you want to be part of a service that offers intensive, personally tailored mental health support for children and young people?
We are looking for enthusiastic, caring individuals with a passion for working with young people with mental health difficulties to join our new CAMHS Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment Service (CAHTS). Following new investment, we are developing a needs-led service based on the i-Thrive model.
Applicants must have a full valid driving licence and have access to a vehicle for work. Adjustments can be considered in line with the Equality Act 2010 where required.
Main duties of the job
Based in Melksham, you would be part of a thriving multidisciplinary team who work closely together and support each other.
You will:
* Provide meal supports for children and young people with an eating disorder, under the direction of the eating disorder service care coordinator.
* Prepare psychoeducational material for children, young people and their families, and for use by other agencies' staff, under the supervision of a qualified clinician in the team.
* Prepare and organise materials for therapeutic input, under the supervision of a qualified clinician in the team.
The post holder will be required to participate in a flexible working pattern within the multidisciplinary team to provide cover for a core day 9am-5pm Monday-Friday and 10am-6pm Saturday-Sunday and Bank Holidays.
Benefits
* Excellent opportunities for career progression
* 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, with an increase to 33 days with continuous service
* NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailers
* Staff accommodation
* Lease car scheme
* Cycle to work scheme
Qualifications
* Five GCSE's at grade C/level 5
* CPD in the area of children and young people's mental health.
Knowledge
* An understanding of the needs and difficulties of people with mental health problems.
* Knowledge of the developmental emotional challenges for children and young people.
Experience
* Experience of working with service users with mental health difficulties.
* Experience of working as a support worker or an assistant psychologist.
* Experience of working with children and adolescents.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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