Therapist And Group Facilitator

We're looking for a kind, compassionate and resilient Therapist and Group Facilitator to join our Young People service in Hounslow.

£35,268.00 per annum, working 40 hours per week. Benefits include 25 days Annual Leave, pension schemes, staff discounts, healthcare and career progression.

Want to feel like you're making a difference? You'll feel at home here.

This is a newly created role for an experienced counsellor/psychotherapist to facilitate therapeutic groups for customers, provide incident debriefs for staff members and offer some one to one counselling to customers.

The post holder will lead on creating a therapeutically informed programme for young people to engage in across the service as well as in depth sessions with young people.

Fixed term contract of 12 months.

This role requires a valid Right to Work for the UK as Look Ahead are not a sponsoring organisation.

What you'll do:

To carry out holistic assessments and provide guidance to support workers on appropriate support plans, and comprehensive risk assessments in full consultation with service-users, their families/carers and other agencies.
To liaise with the multi-disciplinary team working collaboratively to ensure that full information is given to enable a robust assessment of service-users.
Lead on staff team debriefs following any serious incidents, develop workshops to assist staff in managing stress and well being in the workplace and advise the manager on supportive interventions for the team as a whole
Lead on team reflective practise sessions but also other creative activities for the team to aid reflection, insight and best practise.
To ensure recovery focused support plans are reviewed, evaluated and amended in accordance with changing needs, presenting risks and individual preferences in order to promote recovery with an attitude of 'positive risk taking'.
To provide recovery focused support to achieve personal goals/aspirations in partnership with service-users, family members and statutory agencies. To work with service-users on a one to one basis to achieve positive outcomes within a given service time frame
Create support/ action plans for providing appropriate services based on the assessment and reflecting the services and resources available.
Provide structured support and guidance to other front line staff in their area of expertise, building capacity and skills within the team, and contribute to the relevant internal specialist forum.
Lead on external relationships with Mental Health professionals, including the CMHAS/CMHT maintaining excellent relationships with them.
Develop and maintain links with key agencies and service providers in the local community.
Demonstrate a commitment to the empowerment of service-users and a strong interest in co production and promoting people's rights.
Knowledge and practical experience of using person centred tools to support recovery and development of service-users.
Providing support with daily living activities, including practical assistance where skills are not yet developed, to ensure that service-users enjoy a high quality of accommodation

For our full job description please see our website.
About you:

Enjoys social interaction and the company of others, joins in local activities to encourage service-user involvement
Approachable and open behaviour
Prefers working as part of a group or team
Is fundamentally calm and resilient, does not let emotion adversely affect them or obscure their judgement

For our full job description please see our website.

What you'll bring:

Essential:

Degree level qualification in counselling or psychotherapy
Minimum of 2 years experience in working with young people or other specialist social care services
Demonstrable experience of support work with people with support needs.
Experience of providing individual therapy and an understanding of risk management.
Demonstrable experience of engaging young people with complex needs / challenging behaviour

Desirable:

Knowledge of group therapy and an understanding of risk management.
Experience of working with vulnerable people who are undergoing a period of crisis
Bring expertise in specialist areas such as dual diagnosis, substance misuse, hoarding or therapeutic interventions.
Degree level qualification in counselling or psychotherapy

About us:

Look Ahead is a dynamic, leading, not-for-profit care and support provider in London and the South East. As an organisation we deliver over 110 services, providing support to around 7000 customers each year. We work across mental health, homelessness, young people and learning disabilities so there are plenty of opportunities to grow and progress your career with us.

Look Ahead is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults at risk, and expects all employees, workers and volunteers to share this commitment.

If your application for this role is unsuccessful, but we feel that you would be suitable for another role, we may contact you to discuss alternative opportunities. If this occurs you would not need to submit another application for the alternative role.

We reserve the right to close this advert early if we are able to appoint to the vacancy before the advertised closed date.

We are committed to diversity and inclusion at work and are accredited with Silver in the Inclusive Employers Standard 2021. We are a proud member of the Employers Domestic Abuse Covenant and encourage applications from a diverse range of applicants of all backgrounds.