Job summary
This is an opportunity to work as part of a charity committed to our vision of enabling everyone in our communities to achieve better mental health. TOG Mind is a fast-paced charity delivering a wide variety of mental health and emotional wellbeing services. In your role as a Community Child & Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) Navigator you will work as part of the Children, Young People and Families Directorate and will be responsible for supporting children and young people aged 5-18 transition from statutory mental and emotional wellbeing services, into community support to help aid their recovery, and sustain outcomes following completion of work with CAMHS.
Main duties of the job
You will be required to work closely with local CAMHS services, including being co-located within the CAMHS service weekly and to collaborate with lead provider Early Break to ensure seamless access to support.
You will carry a caseload of clients who you provide support to, at times and locations that support access and meet the needs of the client. You will provide a range of therapeutic interventions to support the continued self development and achievement of young peoples self defined goals
You will be familiar with the local community and emotional health and well-being services that are available for children and young people to access.
You will be responsible for the development of relationships with partners from local statutory and community-based services, and ensure that the young people you are supporting, receive a package of care and support that enables them to thrive in their local community.
About us
Our Vision
Enabling everyone in our communities to achieve better mental health
Our Mission
To continue to provide the best quality local mental health services in prevention, early intervention and primary care; alongside empowering individuals and our communities to live well.
We provide a wide range of services to our local communities. We provide support to individuals, groups, and families. We work with people of all ages and have a dedicated Youth in Mind team providing support to Children and Young people. We typically work with over five thousand people per year and have consistently received feedback that over seventy percent of people felt their wellbeing had improved as a result of using our services.
Our Values
TOG Mind is passionate about mental health and believes that:
Mental health is as important as physical health, and applies to everyone.
People are experts on themselves and our role is to work holistically to help people to help themselves
As a charity TOG Mind occupies a special place in the landscape of mental health services. We can innovate, adapt and serve our communities in ways that others can not
Our appetite for continuous development and improvement enables us to affect positive change
Job description
Job responsibilities
Work as an integral part of the Children, Young people and Families Directorate to deliver services directly to members of our community.
Ability to deliver services within the community.
Provide support to people within the boundaries of our services, identify any additional support and sensitively help them to access other services as needed.
Be responsible for managing a caseload of young people accessing the services.
Work alongside other staff and volunteers to ensure members of our community can access the services they need.
Make decisions autonomously according to good clinical practice to ensure the safety of people accessing services and help identify areas for improvement.
Maintain professional boundaries and work with partner organisational to safeguard people, ensuring safeguarding practices are followed and embedded within personal practice
Work in collaboration with CAMHS service provided by Pennine Care Foundation Trust
Represent the organisation and our values during your work with CYP and families, at local events and celebrations as well as at relevant meetings such as CIN, Child protection, team around the family.
General duties
Communicate effectively, verbally and in writing, to a wide range of people inside and outside the organisation.
Use IT systems including email, online systems, and Microsoft packages to record and share information.
Deliver and monitor a range of complex activities or programmes in your department and achieve service and project outcomes Support the organisation to devise and develop improvements in your area of expertise
Work in partnership with a wide range of partners, stakeholders, and communities
Engage in continuous professional development and carry out any other reasonable tasks relevant to the role
Job description
Job responsibilities
Work as an integral part of the Children, Young people and Families Directorate to deliver services directly to members of our community.
Ability to deliver services within the community.
Provide support to people within the boundaries of our services, identify any additional support and sensitively help them to access other services as needed.
Be responsible for managing a caseload of young people accessing the services.
Work alongside other staff and volunteers to ensure members of our community can access the services they need.
Make decisions autonomously according to good clinical practice to ensure the safety of people accessing services and help identify areas for improvement.
Maintain professional boundaries and work with partner organisational to safeguard people, ensuring safeguarding practices are followed and embedded within personal practice
Work in collaboration with CAMHS service provided by Pennine Care Foundation Trust
Represent the organisation and our values during your work with CYP and families, at local events and celebrations as well as at relevant meetings such as CIN, Child protection, team around the family.
General duties
Communicate effectively, verbally and in writing, to a wide range of people inside and outside the organisation.
Use IT systems including email, online systems, and Microsoft packages to record and share information.
Deliver and monitor a range of complex activities or programmes in your department and achieve service and project outcomes Support the organisation to devise and develop improvements in your area of expertise
Work in partnership with a wide range of partners, stakeholders, and communities
Engage in continuous professional development and carry out any other reasonable tasks relevant to the role
Person Specification
Values
Essential
- Relationships: Demonstrate ability to listen and ask questions to understand others and build trust. (E)
- Aspiration: Demonstrate ability to provide support to others relevant to this role. (E)
- Learning: Demonstrate ability to undertake learning, seek insight, and grow from experience. (E)
- Potential: Demonstrate ability to take personal responsibility for your own development and the development of others. (E)
Abilities
Essential
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to respond positively to change and uncertainty.
- Strong organisation and planning capabilities.
- Solution-focused mindset.
- Persuading and advocating abilities.
- Provide a range of therapeutic interventions to children, young people and families
- Prioritise and manage a wide range of tasks.
- Team working and collaboration with others
- Negotiation and influencing
- Effective knowledge sharing
Experience
Essential
- Experience of providing support services to members of the public. (E)
- Experience of working independently to deliver services safely. (E)
- Experience of working with Children and Young people in supporting Emotional well-being and Mental Health (E)
- Experience of identifying and managing risk and safeguarding concerns (E)
- Experience of delivering 1-1 and group-based child led recovery focussed support (E)
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of emotional wellbeing, mental health issues or other relevant health support services.
- Knowledge of therapeutic approaches to support people to achieve better mental health. (E)
- Lived experience of overcoming adversity in relation to mental health concerns (D)
- Knowledge of Safeguarding and Child Protection (E)
- Knowledge of the i-Thrive Framework for Children and Young Peoples Mental Health. (E)
Qualifications
Essential
- Willingness to undertake training and qualifications relevant to role. (E)
- Recognised Qualification to Diploma level relevant to working in Mental Health and Well-Being
Person Specification
Values
Essential
- Relationships: Demonstrate ability to listen and ask questions to understand others and build trust. (E)
- Aspiration: Demonstrate ability to provide support to others relevant to this role. (E)
- Learning: Demonstrate ability to undertake learning, seek insight, and grow from experience. (E)
- Potential: Demonstrate ability to take personal responsibility for your own development and the development of others. (E)
Abilities
Essential
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to respond positively to change and uncertainty.
- Strong organisation and planning capabilities.
- Solution-focused mindset.
- Persuading and advocating abilities.
- Provide a range of therapeutic interventions to children, young people and families
- Prioritise and manage a wide range of tasks.
- Team working and collaboration with others
- Negotiation and influencing
- Effective knowledge sharing
Experience
Essential
- Experience of providing support services to members of the public. (E)
- Experience of working independently to deliver services safely. (E)
- Experience of working with Children and Young people in supporting Emotional well-being and Mental Health (E)
- Experience of identifying and managing risk and safeguarding concerns (E)
- Experience of delivering 1-1 and group-based child led recovery focussed support (E)
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of emotional wellbeing, mental health issues or other relevant health support services.
- Knowledge of therapeutic approaches to support people to achieve better mental health. (E)
- Lived experience of overcoming adversity in relation to mental health concerns (D)
- Knowledge of Safeguarding and Child Protection (E)
- Knowledge of the i-Thrive Framework for Children and Young Peoples Mental Health. (E)
Qualifications
Essential
- Willingness to undertake training and qualifications relevant to role. (E)
- Recognised Qualification to Diploma level relevant to working in Mental Health and Well-Being
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.
