Job Description
Contract Type: Fixed Term until March 2026
Working Hours: 37 hours per week
Worker Type: Hybrid Worker
Salary: Starting Salary is £31,586 (Level one) rising to £34,314 (Level four) per annum (pro rata for part-time)
Location: Loxley House, Station Street, Nottingham, NG2 3NG
We’ve got an exciting opportunity available for talented individuals to join our workforce - perhaps this is the opportunity you’ve been looking for? Read on to find out more…
Working for Nottingham City Council has great benefits. As well as competitive pay, great leave entitlement and access to a generous pension scheme, we strive to create an innovative, inclusive and progressive work culture where everyone is supported to do and be their very best.
In return, we are looking for people like you - people who are innovative, driven and committed to serving and improving Nottingham. So, if you are passionate about making a difference to the lives of those who live and work in our city, we want to hear from you.
About The Role
This is a fantastic opportunity for someone to join our innovative and dynamic Targeted CAMHS team. The post holder will be a member of one of our community-based teams working in partnership with social care, health and education agencies to deliver accessible therapeutic support for children & young people with a range of emotional & mental health difficulties. The children & young people who access our services present with a wide range of emotional and mental health difficulties ranging from mild to moderate.
As a CAMHS Level 3 Family Support Worker, you will be an integral team member offering consultation, assessment and evidence-based interventions to children and young people we serve.
The post-holder will work as part of the Targeted CAMHS Citywide team in the community as part of a multi-disciplinary team delivering high-quality, brief outcome-focused therapeutic interventions for children and young people experiencing mild to moderate mental health difficulties, which may include anxiety, low mood, and behavioral difficulties.
About You
The ideal candidate will have:
* Knowledge of different theories, models, and approaches to working with children and families and experience of applying these to practice.
* Sound knowledge of safeguarding issues and experience of applying legislation and policy and procedure to practice, including the relevant assessment framework and integrated working.
* Ability to conduct assessments and analyze findings to formulate action plans, and the ability to produce high-quality written records and reports.
* Experience of delivering evidence-based interventions with vulnerable children and young people & families, from a variety of backgrounds, in an outcome-focused way.
* Knowledge and understanding of multi-agency & partnership working and the variety of services available to families.
* A DBS enhanced check for a regulated activity is required for this post.
Closing Date: 8th April 2025
Please note there may be occasions where we close the advert before the closing date and we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.
Nottingham City Council is committed to recruiting a talented workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We are a fair and inclusive employer and welcome applications from people from all backgrounds and with different abilities. We particularly want to hear from you if you are from the Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic community, identify within the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender community (LGBT), and if you are Disabled - these groups of people are underrepresented in our workforce, and we’d like to reflect our local population more through our recruitment processes. #J-18808-Ljbffr