Job summary
At Barnardo's, our purpose is to transform the lives of the UK's most vulnerable children and our vision is to realise Thomas Barnardo's dream of a world where no child is turned away from the help that they need.
We are recruiting for two Wellbeing Practitioner Adult Counsellors to join our team, contributing to the development and delivery of our specialist wellbeing service which is aligned with the strategic vision for families in Cardiff.
Main duties of the job
Aim of the Service
To deliver formulated, bespoke evidence-based interventions for children, young people and adults within families, co-constructing whole family approaches to problems they may be experiencing in relation to their emotional / mental health and wellbeing. This service considers systemic approaches supporting individuals within families to build resilience to improve safe, whole family functioning.
The Service comprises of a number of elements inclusive of:
- Access to one -to- one and couples counselling for parents/carers with low level mental health needs.
- Access to one-to-one play therapy or counselling for children and young people.
- Access to trained family practitioner supportwho deliver affirming, therapeutically informed one-one and group work programmes and interventions to children, young people and adults.
- Access to a range of range of creative, therapeutic programmes and interventions with specialist practitioners, helping families to address issues around whole family functioning, including support for families who are particularly affected by bereavement, trauma and loss, including family breakdown.
About us
Barnardos has been providing services to some of the most
vulnerable children across the UK for over 150 years. We work in partnership
with childrens social care and health partners enabling the delivery of
integrated health and social care services in a number of areas. We recognise
that to really transform childrens life chances, they need sustained
interventions that meet the diversity of their needs and that participation and
co-production must a key component of any service. If you enjoy pushing the
boundaries of what works: working closely with other agencies to innovate and
create; have the clinical expertise to lead on this project and want to work
with children and young people and their families to deliver service that truly
meet their needs, then we would like to hear from you.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For Service Users
- To work with children, young people and their families, on a one to one or group basis, using a variety of interventions, to identify needs and to achieve positive outcomes.
- To work in partnership with parents/carers to empower them and to enable them to achieve better outcomes for their children.
- To work co-operatively with childrens services, health agencies and other community based services, to provide the most effective service for children young people and families.
- To take responsibility for the more complex cases/situations presenting within the service.
- To contribute to Service development.
- To apply safeguarding and child protection procedures.
For Resources
- To be responsible for equipment/resources linked to service delivery.
- To be responsible for case note recording, contributing to report writing and producing and keeping management information.
For People (Staff, Students, Volunteers)
- Supervision* of staff, students or volunteers may be expected *allocating work, day to day supervision and support
For Health and Safety
- To promote, monitor and maintain health safety and security in the working environment
Job description
Job responsibilities
For Service Users
- To work with children, young people and their families, on a one to one or group basis, using a variety of interventions, to identify needs and to achieve positive outcomes.
- To work in partnership with parents/carers to empower them and to enable them to achieve better outcomes for their children.
- To work co-operatively with childrens services, health agencies and other community based services, to provide the most effective service for children young people and families.
- To take responsibility for the more complex cases/situations presenting within the service.
- To contribute to Service development.
- To apply safeguarding and child protection procedures.
For Resources
- To be responsible for equipment/resources linked to service delivery.
- To be responsible for case note recording, contributing to report writing and producing and keeping management information.
For People (Staff, Students, Volunteers)
- Supervision* of staff, students or volunteers may be expected *allocating work, day to day supervision and support
For Health and Safety
- To promote, monitor and maintain health safety and security in the working environment
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Suitably qualified, registered and experienced in counselling
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working as part of a multi disciplinary team
- Experience undertaking complex clinical interventions, assessments, including risk assessments
- Experience working cooperatively with a range of agencies
- Experience planning and evaluating therapeutic interventions
- Experience of advising and developing pathways necessary to support sustainable long term improvements of the individual.
Skills / Abilities
Essential
- Ability to listen to and communicate effectively with children and young people
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Ability to supervise work of others
- Ability to accurately and clearly record case notes deploying the necessary standard of writing and IT skills
- Ability to write reports and produce other management information
- Ability to analyse and resolve problems occurring in relation to service users and or staff supervised.
- Ability to apply Barnardos safeguarding and child protection procedures
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Suitably qualified, registered and experienced in counselling
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working as part of a multi disciplinary team
- Experience undertaking complex clinical interventions, assessments, including risk assessments
- Experience working cooperatively with a range of agencies
- Experience planning and evaluating therapeutic interventions
- Experience of advising and developing pathways necessary to support sustainable long term improvements of the individual.
Skills / Abilities
Essential
- Ability to listen to and communicate effectively with children and young people
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Ability to supervise work of others
- Ability to accurately and clearly record case notes deploying the necessary standard of writing and IT skills
- Ability to write reports and produce other management information
- Ability to analyse and resolve problems occurring in relation to service users and or staff supervised.
- Ability to apply Barnardos safeguarding and child protection procedures
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).