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Youth Support Specialist

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Swindon, Swindon, United Kingdom ABL Health Ltd Full time

Position Overview

As a Youth Support Specialist, you will implement individualized, outcome-oriented, evidence-based strategies for children and adolescents facing moderate mental health challenges. Your role will focus on enhancing their emotional well-being and fostering resilience through both individual and group interventions.

Collaborating with the multidisciplinary team (MDT), you will contribute to the development and execution of innovative, client-centered plans aimed at facilitating effective care pathways and promoting sustainable placements and reunifications.

Key Responsibilities

This position operates under the supervision of the Service Lead or Senior Practitioner. The role is dynamic, demanding, and fulfilling, as you will be part of a diverse clinical team dedicated to advancing the service through collaborative efforts, delivery, and continuous improvement.

Core Duties:

  • Deliver therapeutic interventions to children and adolescents, often working autonomously, which may include periods of lone working.
  • Conduct professional initial assessments of young individuals.
  • Provide both ongoing and one-time interventions tailored to young people's needs.
  • Develop alternatives to traditional one-on-one therapeutic sessions, including group work.
  • Facilitate peer support initiatives for children and adolescents.
  • Offer information, advice, and guidance as needed.
  • Maintain confidential case notes and records promptly, ensuring secure storage in accordance with specified case management systems.
  • Establish connections with other agencies and services, possessing a solid understanding of local resources for effective signposting and referrals.
  • Proactively manage risks and respond to child protection and safeguarding concerns.

Communication Skills

  • Engage and communicate effectively with children and adolescents, adapting to their individual needs.
  • Ensure that young individuals feel heard, empowered, and respected throughout their interactions.

Required Skills and Competencies

  • Proven experience as a mental health practitioner in a fast-paced environment.
  • Background in working with children and adolescents across various mental health and care settings, with a focus on family engagement.
  • Proficient in providing guided self-help and therapeutic interventions.
  • Positive and proactive approach to achieving optimal outcomes in engagement with children, adolescents, their families, and professionals.
  • Strong communication skills, confident in interactions with children, parents, and health professionals.
  • Open-minded, respectful, and committed to inclusivity, motivated by innovative ideas and perspectives.
  • Team-oriented with a collaborative spirit.

Experience Requirements

Essential Qualifications:

  • Experience in a multidisciplinary team setting.
  • Proven ability to manage a caseload effectively.
  • Competence in assessing and managing risks.
  • Ability to identify and respond to child protection and safeguarding issues.
  • Willingness to engage in supervision and professional development.

Desirable Qualifications:

  • Experience in the Children Looked After (CLA) sector.
  • Familiarity with quality improvement initiatives.
  • Background in developing care pathways.
  • Experience in delivering training and workshops to children, adolescents, and their families.
  • Experience in training professionals.
  • Experience in facilitating peer support groups.

Educational Background

Essential:

  • Up-to-date knowledge of emotional well-being and early mental health clinical practices for children and adolescents, including support for parents and caregivers.

Skills and Knowledge

Essential:

  • Exceptional interpersonal skills.
  • Strong communication abilities, both verbal and written.
  • Capacity to engage with children of varying ages, developmental stages, and backgrounds.
  • Excellent telephone etiquette.
  • Ability to prioritize tasks effectively.
  • Capability to perform under pressure in a fast-paced environment.
  • Strong organizational and time management skills.
  • Understanding of information governance and data protection policies.
  • Effective problem-solving skills.
  • Ability to interact courteously with colleagues and stakeholders.
  • Proficient in IT, including Microsoft Office and remote meeting platforms.
  • Experience with client database reporting.
  • Commitment to customer care excellence.
  • Attention to detail and accuracy in all tasks.
  • Reliability, punctuality, and integrity.
  • Initiative and confidence in the workplace.

Job-Specific Requirements

Essential:

  • Flexibility to adapt to service needs.
  • Willingness to travel as required.
  • Enhanced DBS check is mandatory.