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Families First Mental Health Specialist

Full Time
Achieving For Children
Posted 8 hours ago

We are seeking an experienced Mental Health Specialist to join our Families First Service, supporting children and families across Kingston and Richmond. You will provide specialist mental health interventions, consultation and advice to families and professionals, helping to address parental mental health needs that impact on child wellbeing and safety. This is an exciting opportunity to work within a multi-disciplinary, strengths-based service focused on improving outcomes for vulnerable children and families.

To apply for this job please visit careers.achievingforchildren.org.uk.

Student selection

Ensure the highest calibre of social work students with the attributes, competencies and passion needed to thrive in the profession are recruited to our academic programmes.
Curriculum development

Develop a curriculum that aligns with local need and is grounded not only in research and the CSWs’ KSS, but also in practice.
Readiness for practice

Give students the experience and support they need to ensure they are ready to practice within our region as Newly Qualified Social Workers.
Academics in practice

Ensure practice across our region is consistently informed by theory and research and that academics’ teaching is equally informed by practice.
Regional progression and development

Create regional progression pathways and CPD opportunities capable of attracting and retaining the best and brightest social workers in the UK.
Future workforce

Better understand our regional labour market to enable us to develop a robust plan to meet our partnership’s current and future workforce demands.

Families First Mental Health Specialist

Student selection

Curriculum development

Readiness for practice

Academics in practice

Regional progression and development

Future workforce

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