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WMJobs Birmingham, England, United Kingdom Join or sign in to find your next jobJoin to apply for theSenior Social Worker - TESSrole atWMJobs WMJobs Birmingham, England, United Kingdom 3 weeks ago Be among the first 25 applicants Join to apply for theSenior Social Worker - TESSrole atWMJobs Get AI-powered advice on this job and more exclusive features. Birmingham Children's Trust,An exciting opportunity has arisen for highly motivated and enthusiastic Social Workers with a keen interest in supporting children and young people in care and those who have left care, to join our Therapeutic and Emotional Support Service (TESS).TESS is an emotional wellbeing service that offers assessment and a wide range of individual, dyadic and group interventions to Birmingham’s children in care, their parents/Foster Carers and care leavers up to the age of 25 years. The role will involve supporting children and young people who have experienced early adversity and present with attachment/complex trauma related difficulties. TESS also provides consultation and support to the professional and care network.We are keen to recruit people that are interested in joining a team whose area of focus is working with care experienced young people. The post holders will be joining a friendly, supportive, very well established and highly regarded multi-disciplinary team of clinical psychology, systemic family therapy, play therapy, and other therapeutic Social Workers trained in a variety of models (e.g. DDP, CBT, DBT, etc). A wide range of approaches and models are utilised within the service to best meet the needs of the individual child and/or family, and innovative and creative working is encouraged.We work with children, young people, and care leavers who are placed in Birmingham and out of city, who are from a wide range of age groups and diverse backgrounds and experiences. Our workforce represents the diverse families of Birmingham that we support.Young people referred to our service experience a wide spectrum of concerns, including issues of separation and loss, emotional, behavioural and neurodevelopmental difficulties, mental health issues and developmental trauma. We work closely with children and young people’s care network, other agencies and local services to improve the lives of children in care. An ability to demonstrate team and multi-agency working are crucial elements to this role.We are looking to recruit to 3 Senior Social Workers to join our TESS team. 2 full time and 1 part time (21.9 hours). You will be working as part of a team to deliver support and guidance via a consultation and guidance service to the care network. A key part of the support you will offer will include direct therapeutic support to children, young people and their care network, with a focus on the development of critical social and emotional skills to help emotional regulation and improve the child and primary carer relationship, in turn, developing stability in the care relationship.1 post will also join our busy TESS Access Point to help assess and guide the initial stages of a child or young person’s journey into TESS.We will provide you with:Access to training Regular professional supervision On-going support If you have experience of working with children and young people, care leavers, or unaccompanied asylum-seeking young people, are positive, passionate and committed to making a difference and enjoy the challenge this brings, we would like to hear from you. We are looking for applicants who can demonstrate an interest in evidence-based practice and research and who are keen to develop their knowledge.If you share our commitment and passion in making a lasting difference for our children and young people and can work as part of a team, we would like to hear from you.In order to be considered for this role please include a supporting statement demonstrating how you meet the competencies required as outlined in the attached person specification.For more information please contact Sherril Duffy or Paula Nesbitt, TESS Team Managers: or Seniority levelSeniority level Mid-Senior level Employment typeEmployment type Full-time Job functionJob function Other Industries Human Resources Services Referrals increase your chances of interviewing at WMJobs by 2x Get notified about new Social Worker jobs inBirmingham, England, United Kingdom . 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