Mental Health Practitioner jobs in United States

Join Oxfordshire County Council on an exciting journey towards Delivering the FutureTogether, our ambitioustransformation programme which will enable us to be an employer, partner, and place shaper of choice. We’re seeking the right people who can help us get there while embracing our value of ‘daring to do it differently’, as we continue to strive to do better.

In our Children, Education, & Families Directorate, we do our very best to help children, young people, and families to thrive. We know the importance of building relationships, empowering people, and building on strengths and this is reflected in our restorative, relational practice approach.

We’ve been consistently rated as “good” by Ofsted, but we are not content with that; we areambitiousand want to do even better! Oxfordshire County Council is a financially stable local authority which iscommittedto investing in Children, Education, and Families, to ensure that we have the resources we need to make a real difference to the families we work with.

This includes the successful operation of our transformational model Family Safeguarding & Support.

We are looking for a dedicated Children's Practitioner to join our Family Safeguarding & Support(FSS) team and deliver exceptional service to children, young people, and families.

In this role, you will manage a caseload aligned with your experience and capabilities, ensuring the voices of those yousupportare heard. Utilising the FSS Workbook modules and employing a strengths-based approach, you will implement timely and effective interventions to meet their needs.

If this sounds like the role for you, we would love to hear from you!

• Deliver efficient and effective services to children, young people, and their families.
• Utilise the FSS Workbook modules and a strengths-based approach.
• Prepare and submit written reports as required.
• Attend reviews and core groups, presenting interventions clearly and professionally.
• Keep the social worker fully informed of significant information about allocated families, seeking advice as needed.

We would like to hear from you if you are…

• Kind and caring, with an understanding of and respect for individuals’ qualities, abilities, and diverse backgrounds.
• Advocating forequality and integrityin all you do.
• Always learning, with a passion to grow and develop your skills.
• Willing totake responsibilityand contribute to the delivery of Oxfordshire County Council’s vision.
• Driventodo it differentlyto embark on a journey of continuous improvement.

• Relevant experience of working with children and/or young people and/or families.
• Anunderstandingof the impact of abuse, social deprivation and disadvantage on children, young people and their families.
• Knowledge andunderstandingof the application of safeguarding principles.
• Ability to case-hold and within this assess, create, and record outcomedrivenplans for children and young people.