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New Beginnings Keyworker Role

A therapeutic social care practitioner role supporting families in the child protection system through attachment and trauma informed practice.

35 hrs · Stockport £36,124–£45,104 1 year fixed term Closing: 20 July · 5pm

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This is a therapeutic social care practitioner role. We are looking for applicants who are social work qualified and registered with Social Work England or have extensive experience of working with families in the child protection system.

Contract: One year fixed term contract (potential extension if funding is secured) · Hours: 35 hours per week · Salary: £36,124- £45,104

Benefits

an annual paid leave entitlement that commences at 25 working days pro rata, plus bank holidays.
birthday off
NEST pension scheme
professional development with ongoing quality training and career development opportunities including the opportunity to train in VIG and/or DMM

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a New Beginnings Keyworker to join our attachment and trauma informed team at New Beginnings Foundation CIO, based in Stockport. For more information please see: www.nbfoundation.co.uk

New Beginnings Foundation is a charity that works to support families whose children are in contact with the child protection process. We work in partnership with Stockport Council and Tameside Local Authority and have been established since 2018.

The successful candidate will join the New Beginnings team which consists of Attachment and Trauma Informed Social Workers, Support Workers and Peer Mentors, working jointly to provide holistic care planning, risk management and therapeutic treatment. The successful candidate will be based in Stockport, will receive management and supervision from the Project Lead.

We are looking for an experienced candidate who shares our passion for supporting families in the child protection system. You will be a qualified, registered social worker or therapeutic practitioner with training/experience in working with families who have experienced complex trauma. The successful candidate needs to be able to think systemically about inter-generational trauma. They will be committed to offering high standards and will have a passion for working with families to facilitate good outcomes.

This is a one-year position, however it may be extended if funding is secured. This post is subject to an enhanced with children’s and adult’s barred list Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Check.

The closing date for applications is 5pm on Monday 20th of July.

To apply for this role, please email your CV and covering letter addressing how you meet the criteria for this role to: jadwiga@nbfoundation.co.uk

Expectations of the role

To work as part of a team with parents who have experienced trauma and whose children are part of the child protection process.
To be passionate about using attachment and trauma informed approaches when working with parents
To practice and promote a culture which places children and families at the heart of New Beginnings
To capture the voice of the parent and their child, and incorporate this into all your work
To be inspired to learn new theories to improve your individual way of practice
To attend identified training, team meetings and learn the New Beginnings way of working with families
To work with other New Beginnings’ practitioners and other partners and agencies working with the families
To contribute to the general running of the programme, and take a safeguarding lead as and when required
To manage referrals, arrange and complete initial visits collaboratively with parents and the allocated social worker
To carry out key work sessions with up to 10 parents and children per cohort
To ensure that key work sessions support a parent to tell their life story in a way that works for them but which includes: genograms; adulthood attachment interviews, timeline work
To train in and carry out Video Interaction Guidance (VIG) with parents who wish to develop a stronger relationship with their children
To train in the DMM (Dynamic Maturational Model of Attachment) and carry out Adult Attachment Interviews.
To write up reflective notes following key work sessions and to ensure that these are held securely
To facilitate weekly group work sessions with parents
To accompany parents or children to meetings as and when required and offer them support and representation as is needed in meetings
To support parents or children to access relevant courses/ programmes/ appointments outside of the NB programme that might help them achieve their objectives
To carry out reflective practitioner to practitioner observations to improve individual practice
To be committed to participate in direct observations of your practice as part of your professional development
To take active part in weekly group supervision and individual 1:1 supervision within New Beginnings
To organise and complete final reviews with allocated parents
To complete reports for meetings and reviews
To attend advisory board meetings, if required
To write blogs and present at conferences, if inspired
To bring new ideas to the way New Beginnings works
To perform any other duties that correspond reasonably with the general character of the post and that are commensurate with its level of responsibility.
To work positively and inclusively with colleagues and beneficiaries so that we can provide a workplace that delivers a service that does not discriminate against people on the grounds of their age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage, civil partnership, pregnancy, maternity, race, religion, belief, sex, or sexual orientation.
To fulfil personal requirements, where appropriate, with regards to charity policies and procedures, standards of attendance, health, safety and welfare, beneficiary care, emergency, evacuation, security and promotion of the charity’s priorities.

Criteria for applicants

Criteria for applicants	Essential or Desirable
To work as part of a team with parents and children who have experienced trauma and whose children are in contact with the child protection process	Essential
To be passionate about using attachment and trauma informed approaches when working with parents and children	Essential
To capture the voice of the parent and their child, and incorporate this into all your work	Essential
To practice and promote a culture which places children and families at the heart of New Beginnings	Essential
To be inspired to learn new theories to improve your individual way of practice particularly DMM and VIG	Essential
To attend identified training, team meetings and learn the New Beginnings way of working with families	Essential
To work with other New Beginnings’ practitioners and other partners and agencies working with the families	Essential
To contribute to the general running of the programme, and take a safeguarding lead as and when required	Essential
To manage referrals, arrange and complete initial visits collaboratively with families and their social workers	Essential
To carry out key work sessions with up to 10 parents per cohort	Essential
To ensure that key work sessions support a parent and/or child to tell their life story in a way that works for them but which includes: genograms; adult attachment interviews, timeline work; VIG	Essential
To write up reflective notes following key work sessions and to ensure that these are held securely	Essential
To facilitate weekly group work sessions with parents (as the role develops)	Essential
To accompany parents and children to meetings as and when required and offer them support and representation as is needed in meetings	Essential
To support parents and children to access relevant courses/ programmes/ appointments outside of the NB programme that might help them achieve their objectives	Essential
To carry out reflective practitioner to practitioner observations to improve individual practice	Essential
To be committed to participate in direct observations of your practice as part of your professional development	Essential
To take active part in weekly group supervision and individual 1:1 supervision within New Beginnings	Essential
To organise and complete collaborative final reviews with parents	Essential
To complete reports for meetings and reviews	Essential
To attend advisory board meetings, if required	Essential
To write blogs and present at conferences, if inspired	Desirable
To bring new ideas to the way New Beginnings works	Desirable
To perform any other duties that correspond reasonably with the general character of the post and that are commensurate with its level of responsibility.	Essential
To work positively and inclusively with colleagues and beneficiaries so that the charity provides a workplace to deliver a service that does not discriminate against people on the grounds of their age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage, civil partnership, pregnancy, maternity, race, religion, belief, sex, or sexual orientation.	Essential
To fulfil personal requirements, where appropriate, with regards to charity policies and procedures, standards of attendance, health, safety and welfare, beneficiary care, emergency, evacuation, security and promotion of the charity’s priorities.	Essential

Interested?

Closing date: 5pm on Monday 20th of July.

To apply for this role, please email your CV and covering letter addressing how you meet the criteria for this role to:

Dr. Jadwiga Leigh, CEO
jadwiga@nbfoundation.co.uk

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