Family Support Worker

An exciting opportunity has arisen for the West Community CAMHS Team to expand their offer of Family Support Workers within the team.

The team works across two main bases which are in Mansfield and Ashfield.

The Community CAMHS West team offers a service to children, young people, and their families within North Nottinghamshire, which consists of Mansfield, Ashfield & Hucknall areas.

Main duties of the job

You will be part of a multi-disciplinary team consisting of nurses, psychologists, CBT therapists, peer support workers, family support workers, psychiatrists and social workers.

You will be expected to deliver (under supervision), a range of evidence based interventions for children, young people and families. This will include group work, individual work and parenting interventions. You will be expected to work alongside the already established family support worker team, to identify suitable young people for interventions and manage the waiting list, prioritising treatment dependant on needs, using a range of flexible interventions. You will deliver outcome-focused and time limited interventions for children and young people and families experiencing mild to moderate mental health difficulties.

#TeamNottsHC comprises over 11,000 dedicated colleagues who #MakeADifference every day. We deliver intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic, and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, and South Yorkshire. Our care is provided from over 200 sites, spanning community locations, acute settings, and secure environments, including prisons.

We are one of the largest mental health and community Trusts in the East Midlands and one of Nottinghamshire's biggest employers. We also host national and regional services, such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.

We offer a variety of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) groups, the Green Champions network, the Freedom to Speak Up network, the Health and Wellbeing Champions network, and the Menopause Champions network. These networks play a vital role in supporting our diverse workforce and promoting a culture of inclusivity.

The health and wellbeing of our colleagues is a top priority. We invest significantly in this through our in-house occupational health and staff counselling services, supported by a dedicated Health and Wellbeing team.

The Trust is committed to reducing its carbon emissions, with a specialised Energy and Environmental team working to ensure compliance with environmental legislation, enhance our environmental performance, and achieve our net-zero commitment