About this role
Job summary
The post-holder is responsible for individual and group work with adults whose behaviours mean their children are at risk of harm. They will ensure that parents who come into the Family Safeguarding programme, and have a mental health concerns, are provided with holistic, strengths based support, focusing on the individual needs of the parent and family, linking with wider Open Mental Health offer of support as required.
Main duties of the job
Take on a caseload as guided by the Somerset County Council Family Safeguarding Team Manager and deliver time-limited, goal focused interventions for parents coming into contact with the Family Safeguarding project, safely and effectively.
Assess individuals against needs, strengths and risks as they come on to the caseload and provide outreach services, including home visits. Deliver 1-1 key working sessions as well as semi structured and structured groups as a part of their personalised programme of support and activity.
Provide psycho-social interventions to parents involved in the service drawing on CBT and DBT techniques, Motivational Interviewing, Solution Focused working, skills and behaviours coaching, parenting skills and boundary setting.
Actively engage those people introduced in recognised social, therapeutic, creative, practical and community activities.
Share information within the Open Mental Health Network and develop and implement personal action plans as appropriate, always working within the boundaries of confidentiality and data protection.
Attend core Open MH locality weekly multi-disciplinary team meetings in order to warmly transfer parents to additional support from clinical colleagues, or from Open MH partners organisations.
Create a safe, positive environment that supports and enables individuals and groups to participate, achieve and flourish.
About us
Mind in Somerset is a local mental health charity and part of the national Mind network, providing emotional wellbeing and mental health support across Somerset. It exists to ensure that anyone experiencing mental health difficulties has access to advice, support, and services that improve wellbeing and quality of life.
It operates a wide range of services including helplines, digital support, peer groups, one-to-one support, wellbeing hubs, and community-based activities, working both independently and in partnership with NHS and voluntary sector organisations.
Job description Job responsibilities
The post-holder is responsible for individual and group work with adults whose behaviours mean their children are at risk of harm. They will ensure that parents who come into the Family Safeguarding programme, and have a mental health concerns, are provided with holistic, strengths based support, focusing on the individual needs of the parent and family, linking with wider Open Mental Health offer of support as required.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Substantial mental health and therapeutic experience and associated qualifications. A proven, successful track record and substantial experience of multi-disciplinary team working in a mental health or wellbeing environment. Experience of working with complexity and using a trauma informed approach. Proven experience of working with people with multiple needs (e.g. mental health, domestic abuse, alcohol/drug dependency, long term conditions). Knowledge of safeguarding policies and procedures relating to children, young people and adults.
Desirable
A professional counselling Diploma and associated experience. Experience of using psycho-social interventions such as Motivational Interviewing or Brief Solution Focused Therapy (not essential as training will be provided). Group work facilitation experience and skills. Relevant specialist skills, interests or knowledge. A knowledge and understanding of the challenges of life in a rural community.
Essential Skills and Competencies Essential
A responsive, resourceful and pro-active approach. A personal commitment to making a positive difference to the health and wellbeing of beneficiaries. Ability to develop and maintain effective working partnerships at all levels. An understanding of key concepts such as co-production, peer support, inclusion, recovery and wellbeing. The ability to plan and provide practical opportunities for different therapeutic individual and group activities. Familiarity with vulnerable adult safeguarding principles and procedures. Knowledge and understanding of relevant health, safety, legal and ethical frameworks. Ability to function effectively both independently and as a member of the team. Ability to engage positively and authentically in group and individual clinical supervision.
Desirable
Sound general IT skills.
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.
Employer details Employer name Mind in Somerset
Address 21 Canon Street
Taunton
Somerset
TA1 1SW
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.mindinsomerset.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)