About the Role
You will play an active role in supporting young people (aged 9 - 16 years of age) and their families in the community to overcome barriers which may be impacting on young people’s health, social, emotional and educational needs in order to improve outcomes whilst remaining in their family setting. You will also support young people staying in our short breaks residential home to provide day to day care whilst they transition back to their family home or onto a more permanent residential placement.
This is an especially exciting opportunity to join a developing therapeutic service embedded within children’s social care.
AMBIT (Adolescent Mentalisation-Based Integrative Treatment) is a systematic approach which applies the principle of mentalisation to relationships with clients, the team around the child and all inter agency working. You will receive additional training to equip you with all the tools you will need to work withing the AMBIT service.
Applicants should have
1. Resilience to copy with challenging behaviour & circumstances
2. Ability to build genuine & trusting relationships with young people
3. Ability to understand the importance of professional boundaries
4. Flexibility to undertake shift work, including weekends, bank holidays & with notice, occasional sleep-ins
5. Hold a valid driving licence
6. Willingness to commute to different locations within the isle of Man
What you should expect from us
7. £27,693, rising to £28,254 upon completion of probation and rising incrementally to £29,380 based on performance
8. Relocation package of up to £3,000
9. A friendly working environment, a fun, open and honest culture.
10. 25 days holiday rising to 27 days after 3 years’ service, plus Bank Holidays, pro-rata.
11. Industry leading training programme including access to level 3 qualifications, children’s right and participation, CSE, empowerment, mental health and social pedagogy.
12. Contributory pension scheme, enhanced maternity and company sick scheme.
13. Life Assurance (Death in service) to the value of 3 times your annual salary for all pension members.
14. BUPA employee assistance programme, offering counselling, financial advice and legal support.
15. Cycle to work scheme.
16. Bluelight card; discount shopping scheme at hundreds of retailers across the UK and IOM.
17. Discretionary funded training programs.
18. Employee awards based on performance and length of service.
19. Fantastic opportunities to develop your career within our range of services.