Family Safeguarding Mental Health Recovery and Wellbeing Specialist
Job summary
The Family Safeguarding Team is an innovative partnership model between Somerset County Council and a network of voluntary sector organisations. The wider Family Safeguarding Team is comprised of substance misuse, domestic abuse, adult mental health workers and childrens social workers. Workers from specialist organisations join together to form one team working with families. The Family Safeguarding Team focuses on working to develop parents strengths to positively change their behaviour and relationships in order to improve their childrens lives. By assisting parents to make positive changes more children can stay at home with their birth family and thrive, not just survive.
Main duties of the job
Family Safeguarding is part of Open Mental Health, which is a ground-breaking model bringing together NHS, Statutory and Voluntary agencies to deliver targeted and holistic mental health support. Open Mental Health connects people to community resources, builds resilience and improves wellbeing through targeted interventions and a coordinated approach around the individual with an ethos of no wrong door. The Family Safeguarding service is supported by a Clinical Psychologist and Systemic Family Therapist to offer support to both clients and colleagues. You will be supporting clients across the Mendip area and will be required to travel to deliver support.
About us
Second Step is a leading mental health charity in the South West offering housing, support and hope to thousands of people with mental health and complex needs. Our goal is to inspire hope and deliver change for everybody and every community we work with.
Details
Date posted
25 September 2025
Pay scheme
Other
Salary
£27,810 a year
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
10 months
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
SEC1131679
Job locations
Council Offices
Shepton Mallet
BA4 5BT
Job description
Job responsibilities
Take on a caseload as guided by the Somerset Council Family Safeguarding Team Manager and develop and run personalised programmes of support for parents coming in to contact with the Family Safeguarding project, safely and effectively. Assess individuals against needs, strengths and risks as they come on to caseload and provide outreach services including home visits, deliver 1-1 key working sessions as well as semi and structured groups to support as a part of their personalised programme of support and activity. Provide psycho-social interventions to parents involved in the service drawing on CBT techniques, Motivational Interviewing, solution focused working, skills and behaviours coaching, parenting skills and boundary setting. Actively engage those people introduced, in recognised social, therapeutic, creative, practical and community activities. Share information within the Open Mental Health Network and develop and implement personal action plans as appropriate, always working within the boundaries of confidentiality and data protection.
Job descriptionJob responsibilities
Take on a caseload as guided by the Somerset Council Family Safeguarding Team Manager and develop and run personalised programmes of support for parents coming in to contact with the Family Safeguarding project, safely and effectively. Assess individuals against needs, strengths and risks as they come on to caseload and provide outreach services including home visits, deliver 1-1 key working sessions as well as semi and structured groups to support as a part of their personalised programme of support and activity. Provide psycho-social interventions to parents involved in the service drawing on CBT techniques, Motivational Interviewing, solution focused working, skills and behaviours coaching, parenting skills and boundary setting. Actively engage those people introduced, in recognised social, therapeutic, creative, practical and community activities. Share information within the Open Mental Health Network and develop and implement personal action plans as appropriate, always working within the boundaries of confidentiality and data protection.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Substantial mental health and therapeutic experience and associated qualifications.
- A proven, successful track record and substantial experience of multi-disciplinary team working in a mental health or wellbeing environment
- Experience of working with complexity and using a trauma informed approach
- Proven experience of working with people with multiple needs (e.g. mental health, domestic abuse, alcohol/drug dependency, long term conditions)
Desirable
- Experience of using psycho-social interventions such as Motivational Interviewing or Brief Solution Focused Therapy (not essential as training will be provided)
Experience
Essential
- Substantial mental health and therapeutic experience and associated qualifications.
- A proven, successful track record and substantial experience of multi-disciplinary team working in a mental health or wellbeing environment
- Experience of working with complexity and using a trauma informed approach
- Proven experience of working with people with multiple needs (e.g. mental health, domestic abuse, alcohol/drug dependency, long term conditions)
Desirable
- Experience of using psycho-social interventions such as Motivational Interviewing or Brief Solution Focused Therapy (not essential as training will be provided)
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer details
Employer name
Second Step
Address
Council Offices
Shepton Mallet
BA4 5BT
Employer's website
https://www.second-step.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
Second Step
Address
Council Offices
Shepton Mallet
BA4 5BT