Family safeguarding therapist

CRA Group Limited; Walsall; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A mental health organization in Walsall is looking for qualified Family Safeguarding Therapists to join their team. This role involves delivering psychological and systemic therapeutic interventions to support parents and carers struggling with mental health challenges. Candidates should possess relevant qualifications, experience in therapeutic settings, and strong communication skills. The position offers a hybrid working model with full-time hours.

Qualifications

• Proven experience delivering therapeutic interventions in a safeguarding or social care context.
• Strong clinical assessment and evidence-based intervention skills.
• Ability to engage and build therapeutic relationships with adults.

Responsibilities

• Deliver psychological and systemic interventions to parents and carers.
• Conduct clinical assessments and develop formulations for interventions.
• Engage effectively with families and wider social care teams.

Skills

Delivering therapeutic interventions

Clinical assessment

Trauma-informed therapies

Communication skills

Collaborative teamwork

Education

Relevant qualification in therapeutic discipline

Job description

• We are seeking qualified Family Safeguarding Therapists to join a dynamic Family Safeguarding Mental Health Team.
• The successful candidates will deliver psychological and systemic therapeutic interventions to parents and carers, working both one-to-one and in group settings.
• The role focuses on supporting adults with significant and complex needs, particularly around parental mental health and wellbeing, while engaging with wider social care systems involved with families.
• Therapists will provide clinical services including assessment, formulation, and time-limited evidence-based interventions tailored to the needs of families.
• They will identify and deliver the most appropriate therapeutic interventions, drawing on professional expertise and knowledge of models such as trauma-informed CBT, DBT, EMDR, functional therapy, and systemic family therapy., Deliver psychological and systemic interventions to parents and carers both individually and within groups.
• Conduct clinical assessments and develop formulations to inform time-limited evidence-based therapeutic interventions.
• Tailor bespoke interventions to address specific parental mental health needs.
• Engage effectively with parents, carers, and wider social care teams to support family safeguarding objectives.
• Maintain accurate clinical records and contribute to multi-disciplinary team discussions and planning.
• Apply trauma-informed and systemic approaches to therapeutic work with families.
• Support and promote positive mental health and wellbeing outcomes for adults within the safeguarding framework.
• Ensure all therapeutic work complies with professional, ethical, and organisational standards.
• Participate in relevant supervision, training, and professional development activities.
• Travel as necessary to deliver face-to-face therapy appointments, maintaining a hybrid working model.
  
  Proven experience delivering therapeutic interventions in a safeguarding or social care context.
• Expertise in trauma-informed therapies such as CBT, DBT, EMDR, functional family therapy, or systemic family therapy.
• Strong clinical assessment, formulation, and evidence-based intervention skills.
• Ability to engage and build therapeutic relationships with adults experiencing complex mental health and social challenges.
• Experience working collaboratively within multi-agency teams, including social care professionals.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and organisational skills.
• Commitment to safeguarding vulnerable adults and children.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and manage sensitive information appropriately.
• Full driving licence essential for travel to various locations.
  
  Relevant qualification and professional registration in a recognised therapeutic discipline (e.g., clinical psychology, counselling, systemic family therapy).
• Hours: Full-time, 37 hours per week.
• All therapeutic sessions to be delivered face-to-face in a hybrid working model.