Description
Please note that this vacancy is not part of Surrey County Council, we are advertising this on behalf of a partnership organisation.
The salary range for this role is £29,000 to £32,000 per annum based on a 37 hour working week.
We offer a range of benefits to employees including:
1. 5 weeks holiday a year plus Bank Holidays
2. Sick pay
3. Safeguarding training
4. Pension scheme – run by Aviva
5. Flexible working where role allows
6. Employee Assistance Programme
7. Subsidised gym membership
About The Eikon Charity
The Eikon Charity is one of Surrey's leading charities supporting children and young people. We listen, we talk, and we help young people with the skills they need to live their best life. And we work with families and professionals to make sure everyone gets the support they need.
We are looking for people with passion and expertise to join us in continuing to be a leading provider of early intervention in Surrey.
The Eikon Charity is committed to a policy of equality of opportunity and aims to provide a working environment that is free from unfair discrimination and will enable employees and volunteers to fulfil their personal potential.
Role description
The postholder will provide advice, guidance and coaching to parents and carers of children aged 8-18 years to help them to develop new awareness and skills to enhance their support to their children through a combination of group-work and one-to-one sessions.
As part of the Surrey Wellbeing Partnership, The Eikon Charity provides a wide range of emotional wellbeing and mental health services for children & young people. Through this work we have seen how challenging parents and carers can find supporting their children's emotional wellbeing difficulties, particularly where they have Neurodivergent needs.
Supported by new funding streams, we are delighted to be recruiting to this new role of Family Wellbeing Practitioner with Neurodevelopmental Specialism, to be a key practitioner within our Family Wellbeing Service. As a practitioner, you will hold a caseload, working as part of a team to undertake assessments and deliver a range of evidence-based interventions, including EBSNA support, with a focus on support for families with children and young people with neurodevelopmental conditions.
Responsibilities
8. To assess the needs and strengths of the parents/carers referred into the service and help them identify and implement strategies that will support them, help them identify individual goals to achieve desired change
9. Deliver bespoke programmes of support, to parents/carers of children and young people diagnosed with or being assessed for neurodevelopmental conditions such as Autistic Spectrum Condition and/or ADHD. This could take the form of time limited 1:1 or group sessions or a blended approach depending on the needs presenting themselves
10. To support the creation and development of and deliver workshops and presentations for small parent/carer groups covering a range of emotional wellbeing and mental health topics relevant to children and young people with neurodevelopmental conditions
11. Record and review parent/carer goals using the Goal-Based Outcomes tool and use this to evaluate the effectiveness of interventions
12. To involve parents/carers in the co-design of group work and ensure that the service responds to user voice and meets the needs identified
13. To take responsibility for own caseload of parents/carers, some with complex and multiple needs
14. To keep accurate records of individual engagement, evidence of change and celebrate progress with parents/carers to ensure support programmes can be accurately monitored and evaluated
15. To provide written case studies as evidence of the effectiveness of individual interventions
16. To identify a range of specialist services and agencies who can offer further support for parents and families
17. To work collaboratively with other Eikon delivery teams in delivering interventions for children, young people and families
18. To promote the service within The Eikon Charity and with statutory and voluntary sector partners across the region – this might include presentations at networking events and production of promotional material
19. To assist with the development and progression of the Family Wellbeing Service by adhering to all communication requests and assisting with peer progression development when requested through case supervision
Organisational requirements
20. Understand and act when safeguarding issues need to be escalated
21. Work within Eikon's internal policies, safeguarding and data protection regulations
22. Work as part of a team and attend team meetings, training events and participate fully in 1:1
23. Work co-operatively and under the management of The Eikon Charity staff to ensure the highest quality of delivery and support
24. Be responsible for equipment/resources
25. To promote, monitor and maintain health safety and security in the working environment
26. Attend and actively participate in regular clinical supervision
27. Work some planned evenings or weekends
28. Other work as requested by your line manager as needed to support our aims
Additional information
Eikon is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment. The suitability of all prospective employees or volunteers will be assessed during the recruitment process.
An offer of employment will be subject to an approved Enhanced DBS and Barring Disclosure.
The Eikon Charity is committed to a policy of equality of opportunity and aims to provide a working environment which is free from unfair discrimination and will enable employees and volunteers to fulfil their personal potential.
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