Social Worker - CAMHS

Location Banbury
Job type Permanent
Salary £31365 - £37890 per annum
Reference HQ00106590_1589200870

Sanctuary Social Care has a permanent vacancy for an experienced and dedicated Social Worker to work full-time within CAMHS based in Banbury. The ideal candidate will possess highly developed specialist knowledge of social work practice in Children's Services and be registered with Social Work England.

The salary for this permanent Social Worker job is £31,365 - £37,890 per annum.

Summary:

  • Routine psychiatric assessments, including risk assessment for Children and Young People (0-18) where there is an indication of a mental illness requiring early intervention or first line treatment;
  • Evidence based interventions, which are time limited, with individuals or families, based on needs and wishes.
  • Community support and working, based on the young persons needs and wishes.
  • Group work for parents of children with anxiety disorders.
  • Routine and urgent specialist psychiatric assessments, including risk assessment for Children and Young People (0-18) where there is an indication of a moderate to severe mental illness;
  • Evidence based interventions, either individually or within a group setting to Children and Young People with a diagnosed mental health illness;
  • Supportive interventions to parents/carers either individually, or on a group work basis where the Child or Young Person has a mental health diagnosis.
  • Evidence based group work interventions for young people such as Healthy Heads (Coping Skills group) or Social Anxiety group

Requirements of the Social Worker:

  • Degree or equivalent in social work
  • Current Social Work England registration
  • Significant senior level frontline experience within Children's Service
  • Previous experience of working with within the Children's sector is essential

Contact:

This Social Worker job is advertised by Dan Halls; if you are interested in this position please click above to apply now.

Due to the high volume of applications we receive, regretfully we are only able to respond to candidates who meet our clients' requirements.