Job Title: Specialist Support Officer
Contract Type: Permanent
Salary: £31,553.33 per annum
Working Hours: 37.5 hours per week, full time
Working Pattern: Monday to Sunday, rolling rota
Location: Rokeby House, Lewisham

ABOUT YOU

We are looking for someone with:

• Relevant qualification to be eligible for registration with a professional body, i.e HCPC, UKCP, BACP, etc
• Knowledge of specialist assessment tools, methods and case formulation.
• Knowledge of evidence based specialist interventions appropriate for mental health and community settings.
• Experience of undertaking customer assessments, support planning and key-working with a clear outcome focus
• Knowledge about recovery model, peer support and coproduction procedures.
• Experience working in community settings therapeutically, including assessments, designing interventions and demonstrating outcomes.
• Experience running therapeutic groups.
• Ability to react to crisis situations in a calm effective way.
• Basic level of IT skills and literacy
• Strong time management skills and ability to prioritise workload
• Ability to communicate effectively in writing including the preparation of letters reports & file notes
• Ability to contribute to effective team working
• Understanding of safeguarding procedures for children and adults

Some of your responsibilities will include:

• Undertaking group & one to one interventions with clients of a specialist nature (i.e. CBT informed interventions, psychoeducational groups or harm minimisation interventions)
• Providing a comprehensive support planning service to customers in line with the department’s policies, procedures and approach
• Making full use of IT & other technologies for appropriate tasks, including the use of word processing, spreadsheets, email etc
• Participating in cross-service initiatives & projects in relation to their specialist area (i.e. organisational training, reflective case management, WOW projects, peer support groups, etc.)
• Carrying out assessment to identify and prioritize needs
• Using SMART goal planning to provide needs led holistic suppor