Job summary
Family
Action have recently been awarded funding through The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) to
deliver early support hubs expanding our existing innovative mental
health/wellbeing interventions to young people across Hackney with a focus on
early intervention and bringing together a range of different support in the
community.
Working with
a team of dedicated Youth Support Workers and in collaboration with the Hackney
Super Youth Hub, you will be required to provide 1:1 counselling to young
people with an identified providing early intervention mental health support to young
people aged 11-25 years old.
Main duties of the job
1.
To provide 1:1 counselling and early intervention
mental health support to young people aged 11-25 years old.
2.
To work with the Hackney Super Youth Hub, to
support young people and liaise with appropriate professionals in the network.
3.
To have an active interest in working with
those affected by mental health issues and recognise the impact this has on
their life.
4.
To maintain confidential, up to date and
accurate records of all sessions and plans, carefully
5.
To use outcome tools to measure and monitor
client well-being, to assess on-going risk, promote safety, collate data and to
welcome service feedback.
6.
To ensure you understand and comply with Family
Actions procedures for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and
vulnerable adults.
7.
To carry out or participate in all such other
tasks and activities that will help develop and promote the service.
8.
To participate fully in regular management
supervision, team meetings, appraisals, and clinical supervision sessions.
9.
To participate in both the evaluation and
monitoring of the service and contribute to reporting to commissioners and
fundraisers.
About us
At Family Action we support people through change,
challenge or crisis. Its what weve done for over 150 years. We protect
children, support young people and adults and offer direct, practical help to
families and communities.
We see first-hand the power of family to shape lives,
for better or worse, so we speak up for the importance of family in national and local
policymaking, amplify family voices and represent the changing needs of
families in the UK today.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Main Responsibilities:
To provide 1:1 counselling and early
intervention mental health support to young people aged 11-25 years old
alongside our team of dedicated youth workers.
To collaborate across a number of
stakeholders in the London Borough of Hackney including other professionals
operating as part of the HealthSpot pilot.
To have an active interest in working
with young people affected by mental health issues and recognise the impact it
has on their life.
Main
Requirements (for details check the job description and person specification):
A
minimum level 4 professional qualification in Counselling and/or Psychotherapy
for working with Children and Young Adults
Registration/Accreditation
(or working towards) with a relevant professional body e.g. BACP/NCPS/UKCP
Experience
of counselling/professional work with children and young people who have
experienced mental health issues
Appointments are subject to Family Action
receiving a satisfactory disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service Enhanced
(Child workforce/Child barred list)
Job description
Job responsibilities
Main Responsibilities:
To provide 1:1 counselling and early
intervention mental health support to young people aged 11-25 years old
alongside our team of dedicated youth workers.
To collaborate across a number of
stakeholders in the London Borough of Hackney including other professionals
operating as part of the HealthSpot pilot.
To have an active interest in working
with young people affected by mental health issues and recognise the impact it
has on their life.
Main
Requirements (for details check the job description and person specification):
A
minimum level 4 professional qualification in Counselling and/or Psychotherapy
for working with Children and Young Adults
Registration/Accreditation
(or working towards) with a relevant professional body e.g. BACP/NCPS/UKCP
Experience
of counselling/professional work with children and young people who have
experienced mental health issues
Appointments are subject to Family Action
receiving a satisfactory disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service Enhanced
(Child workforce/Child barred list)
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- A minimum level 4 professional qualification in Counselling and/or Psychotherapy for working with Children and Young Adults
- Registration/Accreditation (or working towards) with a relevant professional body e.g. BACP/NCPS/UKCP
- Experience of counselling/professional work with children and young people who have experienced mental health issues
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- A minimum level 4 professional qualification in Counselling and/or Psychotherapy for working with Children and Young Adults
- Registration/Accreditation (or working towards) with a relevant professional body e.g. BACP/NCPS/UKCP
- Experience of counselling/professional work with children and young people who have experienced mental health issues
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
