Children and Young Peron's Link Worker in CAMHS
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Are you passionate about improving the lives of children and young people?
Can you engage with hard to reach children and young people and enable them to improve their mental health and wellbeing?
Are you looking for a role that supports a positive work life balance?
Barnardo's, in partnership with NHS Oxford Health Trust, are seeking a suitably qualified and highly motivated Link Worker to join a newly established service in Wiltshire. The role is part time, 30 hours, but we can offer flexibility for the right candidate. Link Workers will work alongside Wiltshire Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) to offer non-clinical support to children and young people, including:
1:1 and support for wellbeing
Social prescribing and community navigation
Community and school-based support
Advice and guidance, including self help
This role offers a unique opportunity to work within both the Barnardo's framework and under an honorary NHS contract, contributing to the wellbeing of the community's youth. Link Workers will be based at the CAMHS office in Melksham, but will be adaptable and flexible to the needs of children and young people, offering support in places and spaces across Wiltshire.
Person Specification: Essential Criteria:
Qualifications:
Qualification in a relevant field such as Youth Work, Psychology, Education, social Care or equivalent.
Willingness to complete Social Prescribing Learning for Link Workers Training.
Experience:
Demonstrable experience working with children, young people, and families in a mental health or social care setting.
Proven ability to conduct assessments, develop support plans, and provide advocacy for vulnerable individuals.
Knowledge:
Understanding of child and adolescent mental health issues, including common disorders, symptoms, and the role of the CAMHS Link Worker.
Familiarity with safeguarding protocols and procedures, ensuring the welfare of children and young people.
Knowledge of local community resources, mental health support services, and referral pathways.
Skills:
Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, with the ability to engage diverse audiences.
Strong interpersonal skills, enabling effective collaboration with multidisciplinary teams and external stakeholders.
Organisational skills to manage caseloads, documentation, and reporting requirements efficiently.
IT proficiency, including experience with relevant software for recording and reporting purposes.
Personal Attributes:
Compassionate and empathetic approach to supporting the mental health needs of children, young people, and families.
Ability to work autonomously and make sound decisions within established guidelines.
Flexible and adaptable, capable of responding to changing priorities and demands effectively.
Commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion, promoting a culture of respect and understanding.
Desirable Criteria:
Experience working within the CAMHS or similar mental health services.
Barnardo's and the NHS are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All applicants will undergo relevant checks, including an enhanced DBS disclosure.
When completing your application please refer to your skills knowledge and experience in relation to the Person Specification in the Additional Information document. This should be done with an understanding of the context of the service described.
Barnardo's believe in creating equality of opportunity in the workplace and supporting people to manage their work-life balance; we are therefore open to offering flexible working arrangements
Note: This job description and personspecification outline the general nature and level of work expected of the role. It is not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and requirements. Flexibility is essential to meet the evolving needs of the service and organisation.
Please note due to the high volume of applications for some posts, this advert might close before the displayed closing date. We recommend that you apply for this role as soon as possible.
Pay & Reward Framework We know that our colleagues go above and beyond in delivering our vital work, driven by their passion and commitment to Barnardo's? values. We also know that we can only realise our ambitions and achieve better outcomes for more children, thanks to the talent, hard work and creativity of our people.
For all these reasons, we are committed to a new approach to pay and reward, to ensure it is fair, attractive and progressive, which was rolled out in April 2023. This is a positive change for the charity, and a part of our? People & Culture ?Strategy. It will assist us in supporting colleagues to belong, thrive and grow in their colleague journey at Barnardo's and in time will offer clear routes of progression for colleagues in both their career and their pay.
Whilst the full pay band and salary range is advertised, our approach to starting salaries is to appoint between the minimum to mid-point of the pay band this ensures that pay steps are available to reward our colleagues annually based on their contribution to excellence and alignment to our values and behaviours. More details on Barnardo's pay framework can be found upon application.
Benefits Workplace Offer: What it means for you
The world of work has changed. We areunderstanding of what works best for our colleagues both current and future as we look to embrace this new way of working. Our hybrid working initiative is based on trust, flexibility and empowerment. We understand our workplace offer means different things to different people, and we encourage those conversations. This may mean working at one of our stores, services, working at home, at one of our Collaboration Hubs or any combination of these.
Barnardo's believe in creating equality of opportunity in the workplace and supporting people to manage their work-life balance; we are therefore open to offering flexible working arrangements.
Annual Leave entitlement for full-time colleagues is 26 days per annum, increasing to 27 days per annum, after 3 years Barnardo's service, 29 days per annum, after 5 years Barnardo's service and 30 days per annum, after 7 years Barnardo's service. Those working less than full time are entitled to the same level of holiday pro rata
The ability to buy up to another 5 days annual leave via our HolidayPlus scheme
A host of family friendly leave options including company Maternity Paternity and Adoption pay; together with all family additional leave options
Service related sick pay from day 1
Access to a Group Personal Pension with a matched 4% or 6% contribution from Barnardo's. Ability to pay via salary sacrifice to garner both tax and NI savings on your own contribution
Death in service cover of 4x annual earnings for all staff contributing to our Group Personal Pension
Cycle2work scheme
Interest free season ticket loans
Discounts and cashback from at high street shops including major supermarkets, cinemas, gyms, leisure/theme parks, holidays and much more via our Benefit Portal
20% discount at Barnardo's stores
Opportunity to purchase a health cash plan to claim towards dental, glasses, therapy etc
Free access to round the clock employee assistance program for advice and support
Access to Barnardo's Learning and Development offer
*T&C's apply based on contract
About Barnardo's We are committed to being an inclusive employer and cultivating a culture where everyone can belong and thrive through inclusion and connectivity. We want our workforce to be reflective of the communities we work with, and for equality, diversity and inclusion to be embedded in everything we do. We are a Disability Confident Leader, are progressing our ambition to be an anti-racist organisation with Anti-Racism Commitments and actions in place and have networks for colleagues who are disabled, LGBT+, Black and Minoritised Ethnic and Women. We particularly encourage applications from Black and Minoritised Ethnic and/or disabled candidates who are currently underrepresented in our workforce. For disabled applicants, we offer reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process.
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