ATV Anchor Therapeutic Social Worker

Job description

Job responsibilities

About us

ATV Anchor team is a multi-disciplinary therapeutic team offering holistic, evidence based, psychological support for adoptive families across the ATV region.

A new team, Anchor was successful in securing government funding to set up a centre of excellence, a service embedded within Adopt Thames Valley, aiming to offer highly specialised, accessible, integrated support to our families.

Adopt Thames Valley Regional Adoption Agency launched in December 2017 and is the shared Adoption Service for Bracknell Forest, Oxfordshire, Reading Borough Council (Brighter Futures for Children), The Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead (Achieving for Children), Swindon Borough Council, West Berkshire Borough Council and Wokingham Borough Council.

ATV Anchor team is a multi-disciplinary therapeutic team offering holistic, evidence based, psychological support for adoptive families across the ATV region.

A new team, Anchor was successful in securing government funding to set up a centre of excellence, a service embedded within Adopt Thames Valley, aiming to offer highly specialised, accessible, integrated support to our families.

About the role

One year in, we are looking for a new therapeutic social worker to join our dynamic team, alongside Clinical Psychology, Occupational Therapy and Educational psychology colleagues.

We believe in the importance of offering high quality, multi-disciplinary therapeutic support to some of our most vulnerable families, families whose needs are often not understood within the context of other agencies.We have built a team, rooted in an understanding of developmental trauma, with a strong relational ethos and a commitment to improving the knowledge and skills of all those working with adoptive families across the region.At the core of the work we offer is the application of a range of therapeutic interventions delivered within an attachment lens including, Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy, Video Interaction Guidance, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Non-Violent Resistance.We want individuals who are dedicated to understanding the needs of adoptive families, committed to building a team to meet these needs, able to engage and work alongside partner organisations and those with lived experience.

Contract Type Fixed term until 31/3/2027 with the aim of becoming a permanent position.

About you

Do you have you a background in social work, and the delivery of attachment informed therapeutic interventions e.g. Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy.

This role calls for an individual with big ideas, strong communication skills, and one who values partnership working.It offers the opportunity to play a strategic role in the life of a new service, developing your own knowledge and skills alongside this.

This post provides the opportunity to be part of a creative, supportive and innovative team which is committed to providing holistic, preventative, multi-disciplinary support to adoptive and special guardianship families and to supporting the systems around them.You will have access to a strong support and supervision network and opportunities for training and development.

If you are interested in the creativity this post requires and the chance to work with young people and families who have experienced developmental trauma, then please get in touch to discuss further. Our ambition is to build on the success of this team to secure longer term funding.

Rewards and benefits

Oxfordshire County Council has a range of rewards and benefits available to those it employs. These include:

• Culture of flexible working
• Technology to support agile working where role permits
• Up to 33 days holiday per year plus bank holidays
• Option to buy additional holiday
• Employee Assistance Programme including access to health and wellbeing support
• Membership of the Local Government contributory pension scheme, with an employers contribution of up to 19.9% and life assurance.
• Enhanced family friendly policies
• Local and national discounts for shopping and travel
• Great learning and development opportunities to support your ongoing development

Our commitment to:

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

At Oxfordshire County Council we are proud of our diverse workforce.Everyone is accepted for who they are, regardless of age, disability, gender identity, marital status, race, faith or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, or on maternity or family leave. We have a number of staff network groups which provide peer support, education and safe spaces for all.

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Guaranteed Interview Schemes

As a Disability Confident employer, we guarantee an interview for disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the job.We also guarantee interviews to care leavers who have completed further education and who meet the essential criteria for the job. For those leaving care without any further education, we guarantee an interview for our apprenticeships.We are also committed to helping and supporting those transitioning from HM Armed Forces to civilian life and guarantee an interview for those demonstrating the essential criteria for the role, within three years of leaving the service.

Our commitment to:

Safeguarding

Oxfordshire County Council are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We expect all employees, workers and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect these commitments.

Our commitment to:

Flexible Working

We are open to discussions about flexible working, which can include flexi-time, part time working, job sharing, nine-day fortnights and annualised hours, depending on the requirements of the role and the service.

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Person Specification

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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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Oxfordshire County Council

Address

Woodley

RG30 4NP

Employer's website

https://www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)