Family Worker

The Methodist Church in Britain; Paisley; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Further training

Healthcare contribution towards dental

Discounts on shopping and events

Childcare discounts at Puddle Lane

Confidential counselling

Cycle to Work scheme

Generous holidays

Job summary

The Systemic Family service operates within Kibble's Specialist Intervention Team, delivering systemic interventions to children aged 5 to 18 and their families across residential and home settings. This one-year fixed-term post requires Safe Crisis Management training and a degree or registration as a counsellor/psychotherapist.

PVG membership and travel to multiple sites are expected. The role emphasizes collaboration with education, health and local authority teams, as well as writing reports

Qualifications

• Degree level or above, or counsellor/psychotherapist route.
• PVG Scheme membership
• Registration with a regulatory body as a counsellor or psychotherapist
• Experience of providing interventions to families

Responsibilities

• Deliver systemic interventions for individuals, carers, staff and families.
• Work with children, young people and families in residential settings and in the family home.
• Provide direct family work: structured work with parents and carers, dyadic parent-child work, family-focused work with children and young people, and family support.
• Work closely with the therapeutic practitioners and the psychology team.
• Coordinate with education, care teams, health, support agencies and local authorities around each young person.
• Consult professionals and service users on systemic formulation and care planning.
• Provide systemic advice and guidance to professionals contributing to an intervention or care plan.
• Communicate assessment, formulation and intervention plans sensitively and skilfully to children and families.
• Write reports summarising systemic assessment, formulation or intervention outcomes

Skills

Systemic practice

Mental health knowledge

Multi-disciplinary teamwork

Communication skills

Partnership building

Playful engagement

Education

Degree level or above

Job description

The Systemic Family service sits within Kibble's Specialist Intervention Team and works with children aged 5 to 18 living away from home, along with their families. The role centres on systemic interventions with whole families, structured work with parents and carers, and liaison with education, health and local authority teams. It is a one-year fixed-term post, split between residential settings and family homes, and requires Safe Crisis Management training. Fit depends on a degree with family intervention experience or registration as a counsellor or psychotherapist.

What the job involves

• Deliver systemic interventions for individuals, carers, staff, professionals and families using systemic models
• Work with children, young people and families in residential settings and, where needed, in the family home
• Provide direct family work: structured work with parents and carers, dyadic parent-child work, family-focused work with children and young people, and family support
• Work closely with the therapeutic practitioners and the psychology team
• Work with education, care teams, health, support agencies and the local authority around each young person
• Consult professionals and service users on systemic formulation and care planning
• Give systemic advice and guidance to professionals contributing to an intervention or care plan
• Communicate assessment, formulation and intervention plans sensitively and skilfully to children and families
• Write reports summarising systemic assessment, formulation or intervention outcomes

Qualifications

• Degree level or above, as an alternative to the counsellor or psychotherapist route

Registration & licences

• Registration with a regulatory body as a counsellor or psychotherapist, as an alternative to a degree

Experience

• Experience of providing interventions to families

Skills & knowledge

• Knowledge of systemic practice
• Understanding of mental health needs
• Skills for clinical roles within multi-disciplinary and multi-agency settings
• High-level written and oral communication with colleagues, professionals and lay people
• Skill in building effective partnership working
• Flexible, creative approach, using playful methods to engage children

Checks & eligibility

• PVG Scheme membership
• Car driver, ready to travel to multiple sites

Other

• Fitness to complete Safe Crisis Management training, including theory and physical parts within four weeks of starting
• Ability to set priorities and organise workload effectively
• Ability to work within a team and autonomously
• Enthusiasm for systemic and family therapy approaches that promote family resilience

Nice to have

• Foundation and/or Intermediate Certificate in Systemic Practice
• Understanding of the impact of trauma and child development approaches
• DDP qualification
• Experience of working with families with complex needs
• Experience delivering interventions with families and young people, and monitoring individual or group work with challenged families
• Skills in providing consultation to professional and non-professional groups

What’s offered

• Further training, job variety and funded study
• Healthcare contribution towards dental treatment, new glasses and contact lenses
• Discounts on shopping and events through Blue Light Card, Costco and other partners
• Childcare discounts at Puddle Lane children's nursery
• Immediate access to confidential counselling
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Generous holidays