Young Carer Wellbeing Practitioner
Carers in Bedfordshire
The closing date is 30 April 2024
Job summary
We are on the lookout for a Young Carer Wellbeing Practitioner to provide support to unpaid young carers who are at risk of carer breakdown, through a range of wellbeing interventions, addressing practical as well as wider health and wellbeing needs. The post holder will deliver low intensity psychosocial 1:1 and group interventions to clients with mild to moderate mental health difficulties. The successful applicant will be part of the Young Carer support team, working together with the Young Carer Lead, Workshops Events and Groups and Family Services.
Please apply as soon as possible as applications may close early.
Main duties of the job
- Assess and support young carers with mild to moderate mental health difficulties; there is specific focus on young carer difficulties as well as wider mental health challenges for young people
- Undertake person centred assessments, by visiting schools (by phone, online or face to face) which identify the areas where the carer wishes to see change or recovery and make an accurate assessment of risk to self and others
- Offer a range of choice about treatment options based on the least burden of intervention appropriate to need and provide a range of short term evidence based low intensity psychological treatment interventions in accordance with NICE guidance. Interventions may include information, guided self help and group CBT. This work may be face to face, telephone or via other media
- Educate and involve family members and others in treatment as appropriate
- Create wellbeing resources for parents, schools and other professionals
- Plan and deliver wellbeing workshops/events at a time that suits young carers
- Attend multi disciplinary meetings relating to referrals or carers receiving interventions where appropriate
and much more! (see attached job description)
About us
Carers in Bedfordshire is a registered charity that is governed by carers, for carers. Its work is to ensure unpaid carers care while maintaining their health and wellbeing, and are properly valued and supported by the government and the community. Founded in 2004, Carers in Bedfordshire has experienced a meteoric rise from a peer support group to an organisation that supports over 12,000 unpaid carers across Bedfordshire. Our dedicated staff team and army of volunteers are key to our success but with an estimated 50,000 unpaid carers in Bedfordshire the need to grow remains ever present.
We offer flexible working in a supportive, friendly working environment. As an employer, we know that family and life outside work is important and we are as flexible as we can to support all aspects of our staffs wellbeing.
- This is a full time 35 hours/week, 3 year fixed term contract, which may be extended
- A generous holiday allowance of 35 days/year (includes Bank Holidays) is offered with this contract
- Employee Pension Scheme
- Employee health assistance and cash back programme to support employees and help maintain their mental and physical wellbeing
Job description
Job responsibilities
Duties and
responsibilities:
Clinical:
- Assess and support young carers with mild to
moderate mental health difficulties; there is specific focus on young carer difficulties
as well as wider mental health challenges for young people
-
Undertake person centred assessments, by
visiting schools (by phone, online or face to face) which identify the areas
where the carer wishes to see change or recovery and make an accurate
assessment of risk to self and others
-
Offer a range of choice about treatment options
based on the least burden of intervention appropriate to need and provide a
range of short term evidence based low intensity psychological treatment
interventions in accordance with NICE guidance. Interventions may include
information, guided self help and group CBT. This work may be face to face,
telephone or via other media
-
Educate and involve family members and others in
treatment as appropriate
-
Create wellbeing resources for parents, schools
and other professionals
-
Plan and deliver wellbeing workshops/events at a
time that suit young carers
-
Attend multi-disciplinary meetings relating to
referrals or young carers receiving interventions where appropriate
-
Complete all requirements relating to data collection
and recording of clinical activity in line with service protocols
-
Work closely with other members of departmental
teams and with local mental health providers ensuring that appropriate step up
and step down arrangements are in place in line with the stepped care approach
-
Work collaboratively with all departments,
contributing professional expertise, to develop colleagues knowledge and
skills in relation to carer mental health
-
Contribute to case supervision for young carer support
worker colleagues
-
Work collaboratively with colleagues to develop
and deliver young carer group and learning activities to promote young carer
wellbeing
Professional:
- Ensure that client confidentiality is protected
at all times, within Carers in Bedfordshire's Confidentiality policy
-
Implement Carers in Bedfordshire Safeguarding
policies and procedures
-
Ensure that all data processed or recorded in
respect of clients is accurate
-
Engage in and respond to clinical/managerial
supervision to improve competency and clinical practice
-
Participate in annual appraisal and respond to
agreed objectives
-
Ensure clear objectives and activity levels are
identified, discussed and reviewed with clinical supervisors and Young Carer
Coordinator on a regular basis as part of continuing professional development
-
Record and maintain outcomes and produce a
bi-annual detailed report
-
Maintain an up to date knowledge of treatment
and support services available for clients
-
Be aware of and keep up to date with advances in
the treatment for mild to moderate mental health problems
-
Represent Carers in Bedfordshire in local forums
as requested
Other
responsibilities:
-
Ensure
personal information is collected, stored, and managed appropriately ensuring
confidentiality of information as appropriate, including compliance with GDPR
legislation and guidelines
-
Ensure
central information systems are up-to-date including shared and personal
calendars
-
Monitor
and maintain a safe and secure working environment at all times.
-
Participate
in training and other organisational briefings and activities and maintain an
up to date knowledge of carers needs and Carers in Bedfordshires services
-
Attend
regular supervision sessions and staff/team meetings
-
Undertake
such personal learning and development as may be required to keep up to date
and fulfil professional requirements
-
Have
a collaborative and flexible approach to work
-
Evening,
weekend working and school holidays are expected as part of your normal
designated hours, and occasional nights away from home may be required
Additional Duties:
This job
description is not exhaustive and serves to highlight the main requirements of
the post holder. It is the very nature of the work that tasks and
responsibilities are, in many circumstances, unpredictable and varied. All
employees are therefore required to work in a flexible way when the occasion
arises, so that tasks which are not specifically covered by your job
description are undertaken. These additional duties will normally be to cover
unforeseen circumstances or changes in work and will usually be compatible with
your regular type of work.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Duties and
responsibilities:
Clinical:
- Assess and support young carers with mild to
moderate mental health difficulties; there is specific focus on young carer difficulties
as well as wider mental health challenges for young people
-
Undertake person centred assessments, by
visiting schools (by phone, online or face to face) which identify the areas
where the carer wishes to see change or recovery and make an accurate
assessment of risk to self and others
-
Offer a range of choice about treatment options
based on the least burden of intervention appropriate to need and provide a
range of short term evidence based low intensity psychological treatment
interventions in accordance with NICE guidance. Interventions may include
information, guided self help and group CBT. This work may be face to face,
telephone or via other media
-
Educate and involve family members and others in
treatment as appropriate
-
Create wellbeing resources for parents, schools
and other professionals
-
Plan and deliver wellbeing workshops/events at a
time that suit young carers
-
Attend multi-disciplinary meetings relating to
referrals or young carers receiving interventions where appropriate
-
Complete all requirements relating to data collection
and recording of clinical activity in line with service protocols
-
Work closely with other members of departmental
teams and with local mental health providers ensuring that appropriate step up
and step down arrangements are in place in line with the stepped care approach
-
Work collaboratively with all departments,
contributing professional expertise, to develop colleagues knowledge and
skills in relation to carer mental health
-
Contribute to case supervision for young carer support
worker colleagues
-
Work collaboratively with colleagues to develop
and deliver young carer group and learning activities to promote young carer
wellbeing
Professional:
- Ensure that client confidentiality is protected
at all times, within Carers in Bedfordshire's Confidentiality policy
-
Implement Carers in Bedfordshire Safeguarding
policies and procedures
-
Ensure that all data processed or recorded in
respect of clients is accurate
-
Engage in and respond to clinical/managerial
supervision to improve competency and clinical practice
-
Participate in annual appraisal and respond to
agreed objectives
-
Ensure clear objectives and activity levels are
identified, discussed and reviewed with clinical supervisors and Young Carer
Coordinator on a regular basis as part of continuing professional development
-
Record and maintain outcomes and produce a
bi-annual detailed report
-
Maintain an up to date knowledge of treatment
and support services available for clients
-
Be aware of and keep up to date with advances in
the treatment for mild to moderate mental health problems
-
Represent Carers in Bedfordshire in local forums
as requested
Other
responsibilities:
-
Ensure
personal information is collected, stored, and managed appropriately ensuring
confidentiality of information as appropriate, including compliance with GDPR
legislation and guidelines
-
Ensure
central information systems are up-to-date including shared and personal
calendars
-
Monitor
and maintain a safe and secure working environment at all times.
-
Participate
in training and other organisational briefings and activities and maintain an
up to date knowledge of carers needs and Carers in Bedfordshires services
-
Attend
regular supervision sessions and staff/team meetings
-
Undertake
such personal learning and development as may be required to keep up to date
and fulfil professional requirements
-
Have
a collaborative and flexible approach to work
-
Evening,
weekend working and school holidays are expected as part of your normal
designated hours, and occasional nights away from home may be required
Additional Duties:
This job
description is not exhaustive and serves to highlight the main requirements of
the post holder. It is the very nature of the work that tasks and
responsibilities are, in many circumstances, unpredictable and varied. All
employees are therefore required to work in a flexible way when the occasion
arises, so that tasks which are not specifically covered by your job
description are undertaken. These additional duties will normally be to cover
unforeseen circumstances or changes in work and will usually be compatible with
your regular type of work.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Psychology degree
- Graduate or post graduate qualification in mental health
- Social care qualification (with experience of working with mental health difficulties)
Desirable
Skills, Abilities and Qualities
Essential
- High standard of written and verbal communication and the ability to communicate effectively with colleagues, clients and professionals
- Ability to effectively manage own time and case load and undertake administration
- Ability to work as an effective team member and to form good working relationships
- Good computer skills and ability to use computer based information systems to record all client assessments and activity
- Ability to undertake client assessments and gather information about the duration and impact of illness and motivational levels
- Ability to develop good therapeutic relationships with clients through face to face and telephone contact, guided self help and group interventions
- Ability to deliver psycho-educational programmes
- Effective time management and prioritizing skills, taking responsibility for organising own work effectively and for delivering results
- Ability to be self-reflective and use supervision, training and performance review to enhance professional development, skills and knowledge
- A commitment to equal opportunities and a sensitivity to the needs of people from diverse backgrounds
- Willingness to adapt practice continually in response to experience
- Full clean driving licence and access to a car with business insurance
- Good general health
- Ability to work flexibly within the service operating times
Desirable
- A current first aid certificate
Experience
Essential
- Experience of delivering CBT based interventions on an individual and group basis with children (aged 4 to 18 years)
- Experience of delivering group workshops
- Understanding of the IAPT model and the internal working of mental health service
- Experience of working with accredited outcome measures
- Good working knowledge of other relevant services and agencies
- Good understanding of anxiety and depression and other common mental health conditions
- Experience of joint working, multi-agency and partnership working
- Understanding of and sensitivity to the needs and difficulties faced by young carers
- Experience working with people from diverse backgrounds
- Competence with Microsoft Office systems to manage daily activity
- Experience using client database
- Comprehensive understanding of the relevant safeguarding legislation, guidance and best practice.
- Experience managing risk and knowledge of higher-level services referral process where appropriate
Desirable
- Experience working in a commissioned not-for-profit environment
- Experience of designing short programmes e.g. 4 session model
- Advanced Safeguarding training
- Experience of working in Primary Care Services
- Experience of telephone work with clients
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Psychology degree
- Graduate or post graduate qualification in mental health
- Social care qualification (with experience of working with mental health difficulties)
Desirable
Skills, Abilities and Qualities
Essential
- High standard of written and verbal communication and the ability to communicate effectively with colleagues, clients and professionals
- Ability to effectively manage own time and case load and undertake administration
- Ability to work as an effective team member and to form good working relationships
- Good computer skills and ability to use computer based information systems to record all client assessments and activity
- Ability to undertake client assessments and gather information about the duration and impact of illness and motivational levels
- Ability to develop good therapeutic relationships with clients through face to face and telephone contact, guided self help and group interventions
- Ability to deliver psycho-educational programmes
- Effective time management and prioritizing skills, taking responsibility for organising own work effectively and for delivering results
- Ability to be self-reflective and use supervision, training and performance review to enhance professional development, skills and knowledge
- A commitment to equal opportunities and a sensitivity to the needs of people from diverse backgrounds
- Willingness to adapt practice continually in response to experience
- Full clean driving licence and access to a car with business insurance
- Good general health
- Ability to work flexibly within the service operating times
Desirable
- A current first aid certificate
Experience
Essential
- Experience of delivering CBT based interventions on an individual and group basis with children (aged 4 to 18 years)
- Experience of delivering group workshops
- Understanding of the IAPT model and the internal working of mental health service
- Experience of working with accredited outcome measures
- Good working knowledge of other relevant services and agencies
- Good understanding of anxiety and depression and other common mental health conditions
- Experience of joint working, multi-agency and partnership working
- Understanding of and sensitivity to the needs and difficulties faced by young carers
- Experience working with people from diverse backgrounds
- Competence with Microsoft Office systems to manage daily activity
- Experience using client database
- Comprehensive understanding of the relevant safeguarding legislation, guidance and best practice.
- Experience managing risk and knowledge of higher-level services referral process where appropriate
Desirable
- Experience working in a commissioned not-for-profit environment
- Experience of designing short programmes e.g. 4 session model
- Advanced Safeguarding training
- Experience of working in Primary Care Services
- Experience of telephone work with clients
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.
