Senior Psychologist – Children Residential Services

at  TUSLA

Location: This post will be based out of the Children’s Residential Services, Dublin North East (CRS DNE) Office in Ballymun, attendance at the NIAPP Dublin office will also be required. The successful candidate must be able to travel to multiple locations of residential services in the DNE region.
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Salary: See Description for Details
Closing Date: 14/10/2024 12:00 PM
Recruitment Start: 26/09/2024
Permanent

JOB SUMMARY

The Child and Family Agency was established on 1st January 2014 and is responsible for a range of statutory functions including provision of child protection, alternative care, specified regulatory services and a range of family support services. The Agency has commenced a major improvement programme with significant focus on Practice, Culture and Structure.
The Agency currently has responsibility for a budget in excess of €1.02Bn and delivers its services through circa 5,000 people in 350 locations across the Country.

The Child and Family Agency has responsibility for the following range of services:

• Child Protection and Welfare
• Family Support
• Alternative Care
• Adoption
• Tusla Education Support Services (TESS)
• Counselling and Therapeutic Supports

Further information is available on www.tusla.ie
The Child and Family Agency was established on 1st January 2014 and is responsible for a range of statutory functions including provision of child protection, alternative care, specified regulatory services and a range of family support services. The Agency has commenced a major improvement programme with significant focus on Practice, Culture and Structure.
The Agency currently has responsibility for a budget in excess of €1.02Bn and delivers its services through circa 5,000 people in 350 locations across the Country.

The Child and Family Agency has responsibility for the following range of services:

• Child Protection and Welfare
• Family Support
• Alternative Care
• Adoption
• Tusla Education Support Services (TESS)
• Counselling and Therapeutic Supports

Further information is available on www.tusla.ie

SCOPE AND PURPOSE OF THE POST

Deliver, develop and manage the delivery of a psychology service as part of a multi-disciplinary team in line with Tusla policies and within established professional standards, guidelines and policy.

The post is split across two roles and will be held by one person.

• (0.5 WTE) The Senior Psychologist will hold a key role in the multi-disciplinary development of a new community based residential service for young people with a history of harmful sexual behaviour. The Senior Psychologist will work with a specialist Tusla CRS service, NIAPP, that works specifically with children / young people who have exhibited harmful sexual behaviour, and their parents/carers in accordance with NIAPP’s guidelines and evidence based interventions. The Senior Psychologist and NIAPP’s role is to conduct Assessments, develop Integrated Residential Treatment Plans for each young person, developing Safety Plans, provide Treatment, provide training, and provide consultative support for the Specialist Residential Management Team and Key Workers.
• (0.5 WTE) The Senior Psychologist appointed to this post will be assigned to work with the residential services within CRS Dublin North East, reporting to the Regional Manager CRS DNE. The post holder will work as part of multi-disciplinary team delivering a co-ordinated approach to client care with a focus on trauma informed care and operating within the Residential Psychology Service Overview. There will be an emphasis within the role on facilitating the social care teams in their provision of trauma-informed care within the residential settings. The Senior Psychologist will work with Regional and local management and teams to develop and delivery trauma informed interventions. Appropriate clinical supervision will be organised by the Regional Manager CRS DNE.

THE ABOVE JOB SPECIFICATION IS NOT INTENDED TO BE A COMPREHENSIVE LIST OF ALL DUTIES INVOLVED AND CONSEQUENTLY, THE POST HOLDER MAY BE REQUIRED TO PERFORM OTHER DUTIES AS APPROPRIATE TO THE POST WHICH MAY BE ASSIGNED TO HIM/HER FROM THE PRINCIPAL PSYCHOLOGIST/SERVICE LEAD FROM TIME TO TIME AND TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE POST WHILE IN OFFICE.

Please refer to the Candidate Information pack attached to this campaign for full and further detail.