First Steps Ed are looking for a passionate leader to manage a team of Specialist support Officers and Coordinators who provide services users support for a range of eating disorders. The Senior Eating Disorder Support Officer will join our team in Nottingham/Nottinghamshire.
You will have the ability to relate to and work with a range of professionals to ensure a high quality and safe services. You will be working as part of a multidisciplinary team that includes clinical and non-clinical colleagues from referring organisations and colleagues from across our organisation.
You will also;
* Provide peer support to service users, helping them realise their goals as agreed within their care plan.
* Work with the individuals to access our services including one-to-one peer support
* Leading and managing a team
* Engaging with other professionals and raising awareness of our service
* Allocating service users to staff members and the team
* Analysing data and writing reports for our senior team and All Services Director.
* Provide additional support and signposting to our Guided Self-help, psychoeducation programmes and support groups, befriending, and volunteering opportunities as part of their supported self-care
* Working with children and young people covering the age range of 5 to 25 years old on site in therapy rooms and online via video with one-to-one or in peer groups.
* Deliver workshops and training to external organisations as part of the role.
* Full training and support will be provided for this role.
* This role will require you to travel 25% of the time within Nottingham/shire for client meetings or face to face workshops.
What you will bring
* Passionate and able to communicate to our service users and teams
* Provide professional and clear approach to support our service users
* A good understanding of the pathways and service provision is an advantage
* Background in healthcare, support or Mental health care is advantageous
* Background working or caring for children and young people
* Educated to minimum A level or experience to A Level.
* A clean driving licence with appropriate insurance and own vehicle is required to travel to and from locations
* Minimum of 2 years of experience of working with services users dealing with eating disorders and/ or mental health difficulties.
* 1 year experience of managing a team
* Desirable Postgraduate diploma in Mental health or Health services or Qualified Psychotherapist registered with the United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP) / College of Family Couple and Systemic Therapy.
This role requires a DBS check to be successfully completed prior to employment.
Based in Nottingham or Nottinghamshire