?32,878
Full Time , Hours per week - 37
Fixed Term
Fixed term for 16 months
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The starting salary is ?32,878 raising to ?34,849 subject to satisfactory completion of a probation period.?????
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Multi-systemic therapy (MST) is an intensive family and community evidenced based intervention for children and young people aged 11-17, where young people are at risk of out of home placement in either care or custody due to their offending or having severe behaviour problems. The aim of MST is to break the cycle of anti-social behaviours by keeping young people safely at home, in school, and out of trouble. We are seeking to recruit MST Therapists to join our teams.?
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Nottingham City have secured funding for a new MST team. MST YEF this is a research pilot project funded for 2yrs from the Youth Endowment Fund. We are targeting young people aged 10-14yrs old at risk of entering the Youth Justice System, vulnerable to Child Criminal and Sexual exploitation and out of home placement. This is an exciting new challenge in breaking the cycle, risk of future problematic behaviours and creating new opportunities for the children and families we work with.
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As an MST Therapist you will bring your professional skills and experience to the team and receive full on the job training, supported with ongoing booster training, weekly case supervision and individual development meetings. This will enable you to hold a caseload of complex cases working intensively and flexibly with families for up to 5 months.
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Utilising the MST model and analytical process you will deliver the most appropriate interventions for the families, including behavioural therapy and CBT.
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You will have a Batchelor?s degree in a relevant subject, and/or preferably professionally qualified in a relevant discipline (e.g. social work, psychology, mental health nursing). You will have significant experience of working behaviourally and/or therapeutically with young people and their families to address challenging behaviour. You will be positive, passionate and committed to making a difference to young people and their families and enjoy the challenge this brings. You will demonstrate an interest in evidence-based practice and research, and will be keen to develop your knowledge of therapeutic skills and interventions. You will enjoy working autonomously but also value the support and guidance provided by the MST Supervisor and MST Expert to access training, comprehensive CPD, and regular professional supervision and consultation.
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To meet the needs of the families we work with and to adhere to the MST service model, you will enjoy working flexibly, full-time, often working unsocial hours, and regularly lone working. The MST service is contactable 24/7 to ensure the most effective and timely support to families and you will be required to participate in an on-call rota (which is subject to an additional payment as per Nottingham Council policy). Travel is an essential part of this job and therefore it would be extremely difficult for you to do your job effectively if you did not use a car for all or most of the time.? It is essential that you hold a full and valid driving licence and it is expected that you will either use a council vehicle or your own car (exceptions can be made for disabled applicants).
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We are currently working remotely due to Covid 19. This situation is being monitored and will resume to usual service practice as soon as it is safe to do so. The health & well being of all is impotant to us.
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For more information, please view the Job Description and Person Specification which are attached further down on this page.
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For informal enquiries please contact Natasha McDonald or Jonathon Shaw via email:??[email protected]??or [email protected]?
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There has never been a better time to join Nottingham City Council. Known for inclusivity and innovation, we have also won a host of Employee Benefits Awards, are a leading employer of Apprentices and we are continually working around the clock to deliver high quality services for Nottingham?s citizens, visitors and investors.?
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Our aspiration is to make Nottingham a Great City, but to do this we need to be a Great Council, provide Great Services and recruit and develop a Great Workforce. Join an organisation that gives you extra ? we will value your contributions, promote flexible and modern ways of working, will double your monthly pension contributions, offer a very generous 25-32 days holiday package each year (exclusive of public bank holidays and dependent on length of service) and give you the option to purchase up to 28 days additional holiday tax-free!
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Nottingham City Council are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and we are striving to have a reflective workforce of the citizens we serve. As a result of our commitment, we anonymise all applications to remove the risk of unconscious bias. The application process will capture your personal details (including your name) and these details will only be made visible to recruiting managers once the shortlisting stage has been completed.
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If you have any technical issues completing your application form please contact?[email protected]?
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We particularly want to hear from you if you are from the Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic community, identify within the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender community (LGBT) and if you are Disabled - these groups of people are underrepresented in our workforce, and we?d like to reflect our local population more through our recruitment processes.
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Nottingham City Council is open to conversations regarding flexible working options at the point of interview.