Children and Families Practice Trainer (Mental Health)

You will deliver training with a mental and emotional health focus, and provide a consultancy service to establish training needs and identify solutions to meet those needs. You will design, deliver, monitor, and evaluate training provided to those working in Portsmouth. You will work within a team of trainers supporting and guiding others to ensure training is delivered to a high standard. PSCP takes pride in the delivery of all learning opportunities and experience on the values of relational and restorative practice; you will deliver key learning in line with these values. This rewarding role provides an opportunity to make a difference for both the Network of professionals in Portsmouth, children and families, and you will really see the input you make having a direct impact on the development of others. There will be opportunities to learn new skills and develop knowledge.

You have experience or qualifications in mental health and safeguarding practice, and you have a recognised qualification or equivalent experience that is transferable to this role e.g. Health & Social Care (including Social Work, Nursing and Occupational Therapy), Careers Guidance, Human Resources, Teaching in Further Education, CIPD. You have excellent knowledge of mental health and safeguarding children practice, policy and legislation, and knowledge of relational and restorative practice. You have experience of designing, delivering and evaluating training for practitioners and managers and / or a training qualification, and experience of facilitating groups, supervising and coaching. You can deliver presentations, use effective research skills, and have good influencing and motivating skills. You are creative and innovative in commissioning / developing / delivering learning and development programmes that engage learners.

The Portsmouth Safeguarding Children Partnership (PSCP) provides the arrangements under which the Safeguarding Partners and relevant agencies work together to coordinate their services to safeguard and promote the welfare of children in Portsmouth. The partnership prioritises workforce development to ensure there is good and effective safeguarding practice in Portsmouth.

We really appreciate our employees and fully realise they are essential to our success and look to offer an inclusive, supportive working environment where employees can reach their potentials with a healthy work life balance, offering the following rewards:

• Generous annual leave (27 days per year rising to 31, pro rata for part time hours) with the potential to purchase additional leave.
• A fantastic pension which allows you the opportunity to pay in more for that greater return.
• Access to a wide range of training and development opportunities including apprenticeships.
• Extensive wellbeing support through the Employee Assistance Programme
• Discount on travel, travel loans and the bike loan scheme
• Discounts on a wide range of goods and services - access a range of discounts and offers from thousands of restaurants, shops and more.
Staff rewards: https://careers.portsmouth.gov.uk/working-for-the-council