Are you ready to make a real difference in the emotional wellbeing of families and young people?
This role is a real opportunity to help shape the services we provide with children, young people, families and educational settings and to develop your career in mental health support to children, young people and families.
Managing a dedicated caseload, you'll deliver evidence-based, family-focused interventions, creating personalised care that transforms lives.
If you're passionate about making a meaningful impact and eager to bring your expertise to both educational settings and the wider community, we'd love to hear from you.
About the team
Compass Changing Lives provides prevention and early intervention emotional wellbeing and mental health support to Children, Young People and Families (CYPFs) across Derby & Derbyshire.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for someone with qualifications or equivalent experience in youth work, psychology, social care, or counselling (such as a Diploma or NVQ Level 4) and at least two years of therapeutic experience in this field.
Having knowledge of safeguarding policies, effective communication skills, and a proactive, adaptable approach are key. You'll be confident in engaging with families and caregivers, working within a multi-skilled team.
Mental Health First Aid or Triple P training would be a bonus!
To thrive in this role, you'll bring excellent time management, IT skills, and the ability to handle changing priorities with a solution-focused mindset.
You'll be comfortable with monitoring outcomes, understanding the importance of data collection, and contributing to risk management. With a positive attitude, a team-player mentality, and a commitment to ongoing professional development, you'll feel at home in our vibrant and supportive environment.
A full UK driving license and access to a vehicle are required, as well as flexibility to work year-round to meet the needs of the families and communities we serve.
About us
Compass is committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults. All Compass posts are subject to appropriate level DBS checks.
At Compass we positively encourage applications from all members of the community, regardless of gender, gender identity, race, faith, disability, age or sexual orientation and encourage applications from people who have experiences in life which enrich skills and empathy.
This is part of our commitment to equality and developing a truly inclusive and representative workforce. We are happy to discuss any reasonable adjustments individuals may require in the recruitment process, on commencement, or once in post.
We offer a great range of benefits including:
* 27 days holiday + bank holidays, rising to 32 days over time
* Life assurance at 2 x basic salary
* Competitive contributory pension scheme
* Family-friendly policies
* 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme and OH service
* Excellent learning & development opportunities and career progression
* Annual performance / salary review
Join us in making a lasting impact and take your career to the next level!
Closing date: Sunday 5 January 2025
Interviews will be held on: Monday 20 January 2025
Job responsibilities
Are you ready to make a real difference in the emotional wellbeing of families and young people?
This role is a real opportunity to help shape the services we provide with children, young people, families and educational settings and to develop your career in mental health support to children, young people and families.
Managing a dedicated caseload, you'll deliver evidence-based, family-focused interventions, creating personalised care that transforms lives.
If you're passionate about making a meaningful impact and eager to bring your expertise to both educational settings and the wider community, we'd love to hear from you.
About the team
Compass Changing Lives provides prevention and early intervention emotional wellbeing and mental health support to Children, Young People and Families (CYPFs) across Derby & Derbyshire.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Relevant qualification or equivalent experience in youth work/children and families/psychology/counselling/mental health; such as a Diploma in Youth Work, Social work, Psychology or accredited Counselling or equivalent NVQ Level 4 in Children, Young People or families, social care or mental health.
* Mental Health First Aid Trained
* Triple P Trained
Experience
* 2 years experience of working therapeutically within a Children, Young People and Families setting.
* Knowledge and experience of safeguarding children and vulnerable adults policies and procedures.
* Experience of effective engagement with families and carers.
* Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team.
* Knowledge of the functional operation of Adult Mental Health services.
* Experience of working in a community and/or educational environment
* Experience of monitoring and recording outcome measures for emotional wellbeing
Additional Criteria
* Recognition and escalation of risk, contributing to control measures.
* Work under pressure and able to manage changing priorities.
* Understand need for evidence and statistical data collection and achieving targets.
* Team player and a dynamic personality.
* Excellent communication skills and able to relate to children and young people and families.
* Positive attitude; flexible and adaptable; solution focused; and tenacious.
* Has a strong degree of personal integrity
* Able to work all year round and flexibly as part of a team to best meet business need.
* Possession of full UK driving licence and access to vehicle.
* Proven commitment to continuous professional development
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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