Pre-Therapy Support Worker (HY2/BBO) - Part-time 30hrs

Placed: 18/01/18
Region: Warwickshire
Category: Jobs


Content of the advertisement:

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Pre-Therapy Support Worker to join a multi service charity based in Coventry. In return, we offer a competitive salary of £22,304 p.a. (pro rata) and a contributory pension scheme. This is a fixed term role divided between two funding streams:

* 20 hours in the Helping You Help Yourself Project funded which will end 31st August 2019
* 10 hours in Building Better Opportunities (BBO) Breakthrough Programme which will end 31st December 2018

This post is funded through Big Lottery Fund Reaching Communities Fund, Building Better Opportunities and the European Union through the European Social Fund. The role may be extended should more funding become available.

What We Do:

The charity has a fully trained staff team providing Supported Accommodation and Floating Support to victims of domestic violence and abuse and teenage parents, a Nursery that provides full day care for pre-school children, a Youth Service and a Community Wellbeing Service.

The Pre-Therapy Support Worker role will be responsible for:

Delivering and contributing to developing an innovative service of comprehensive emotional/psychological support (both on-site and in the community) to people (including those who are vulnerable and disadvantaged).

Duties will include:

* Taking referrals of potential service users into the service.
* Undertaking a comprehensive need and risk assessments with individuals referred to the service.
* Developing a support plan in partnership and agreement with the service user to ensure identified needs are addressed, liaising with other relevant professionals as appropriate.

The successful Pre-Therapy Support Worker will have:

* NVQ 3 in Health/Social or equivalent experience in one or more of these fields: Psychology/Social Work/Youth Work/Mental Health/Nursing/Community Development/ Education essential.
* Certificate (and/or working towards a Foundation Degree) in Counselling and Psychotherapy (or equivalent) preferred.
* Sustained experience as a professional working with people with diverse needs in a supportive and empowering way preferably in a health and social care or equivalent organisational setting

The hours of work are 30 hours per week, including unsocial hours.

This post requires a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure Barring Service check.

The closing date is noon 31st January 2018

The interview date is Tuesday, 20th February 2018

Please apply online today to be considered for the Pre-Therapy Support Worker role.

Price / Salary: £22,304 pro-rata as is part-time role 30hrs per week