Family Support Worker - Reed : Job Details

• Annual Salary: £31,612
• Location: North & South Bedfordshire
• Job Type: Full-time 09.00-17.00 or 08.00-16.00.

We are looking for a dedicated Development and Play Therapy Worker to join our Domestic Abuse Service team. The role involves delivering person-centred, age-appropriate, strengths-based support and offering therapeutic play activities to children and young people affected by domestic abuse.

• Manage a caseload of children and young people, ensuring a strengths-based approach that enables them to realise their potential.
• Offer support, advocacy, and information to all children and young people, creating individual support plans that include actions identified from assessments.
• Undertake therapeutic assessments to determine the suitability for play therapy.
• Plan and provide direct and indirect play therapy opportunities using a variety of interventions.
• Encourage co-production with children and young people to seek their views on the service and explore ideas for future improvements.
• Build good working relationships with parents and develop effective partnership working to achieve the best outcomes.
• Participate in multi-agency meetings, including Child in Need and Child Protection meetings.
• Ensure compliance with safeguarding policies and procedures.
• Maintain confidentiality and professional boundaries with customers, staff, and external bodies.
• Participate in a local on-call rota for the service.
• Engage in regular clinical supervision and comply with professional development requirements.

• A recognised professional qualification in psychotherapy or counselling at a minimum of Dip/PGDip level or above.
• Registered with an appropriate professional organisation relevant to therapy modality (e.g., UKCP, AFT, ACP, BACP, BAAT, HCPC, BADth, BAPT, etc.).
• Demonstrable experience of providing outcomes-focused therapy to children, young people, and their families.
• A good understanding of theories of child development and attachment.
• Experience of organising and providing appropriate play and other activities.
• An in-depth understanding of the impact of domestic abuse on children and young people.
• Ability to work non-judgementally and recognise individual needs.
• Experience of caseload management with a focus on outcomes.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to work with various agencies.
• Numerate and literate to GCSE standard, IT literate with proficiency in Microsoft packages.
• Experience of using a Housing Management System or similar software is desirable.

To apply for the Development and Play Therapy Worker position, please submit your CV and cover letter detailing your relevant experience and why you are interested in this role.