Trauma-Informed Child Mental Health Practitioner Assistant

Caretech Group

Shrewsbury

On-site

GBP 23,000 - 28,000

Full time

6 days ago
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Job summary

Cambian is seeking an Assistant Mental Health Practitioner to join the Child Sexual Exploitation Service across Shropshire. This full-time role (40 hours) carries a salary up to £25,147 and requires a compassionate, resilient approach to support outcomes for young people affected by exploitation.

You will coordinate information, write assessment reports, deliver psycho-educational interventions, and help train teams. You will support clinical consultations and benefit from regular supervision.

Qualifications

  • Experience working with children/young people.
  • Psychology degree or related subject such as counselling or child development.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
  • Knowledge of psychometrics and data gathering.
  • Understanding of trauma-informed practices and attachment-based approaches (e.g. PACE).
  • Keen to learn and develop.

Responsibilities

  • Co-ordinating information/writing assessment reports under supervision, including gathering and analysing a range of data including psychometric data.
  • Developing and delivering psycho-educational interventions to young people.
  • Developing and delivering training to teams (residential and educational staff).
  • Supporting professionals with consultations/meetings by gathering information, taking notes and other administrative tasks.
  • Other tasks as required for the development and delivery of the service (e.g. writing literature reviews to inform practice).

Skills

Communication skills
Compassionate approach
Team player
Driving licence

Education

Psychology degree or related subject (e.g. counselling, child development)

Tools

Psychometrics
Data gathering

Job description

Cambian is seeking an Assistant Mental Health Practitioner to join the Child Sexual Exploitation Service across Shropshire. This full-time role (40 hours) carries a salary up to £25,147 and requires a compassionate, resilient approach to support outcomes for young people affected by exploitation.

You will coordinate information, write assessment reports, deliver psycho-educational interventions, and help train teams. You will support clinical consultations and benefit from regular supervision.

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