About the service

Worcestershire Positive Steps is a Harmful Sexual Behaviour (HSB) service commissioned by Worcestershire County Council to provide trauma informed support and Aim 3 Assessment and Intervention to young people aged between 12 and 18 who have sexually harmed.

The project works in partnership with professional agencies as well as parents and carers all committed to support young people to explore their behaviours without judgement and promote understanding and recovery allowing them to move forward to develop safe and healthy relationships with others.

What we're looking for

Aim 3 Qualified (Ideally successful applicants will hold an Aim 3 qualification)

Extensive knowledge of HSB (essential knowledge of tech assisted, sibling and peer harms) Experience in writing academic assessments and reports

Training will be provided for applicants who do not currently hold the relevant Aim 3 qualification. 

Sound Knowledge of CSA (general/all types) Ability to deliver training/presentations Experience guiding professionals to best practice/Multi Agency consultation Extensive knowledge of safeguarding in practice to include contextual & intrafamilial concerns

Essential

Knowledge of trauma informed practice Sound understanding and knowledge of working with neurodivergent children with experience in designing need-based intervention

Desirable

Experience working therapeutically and with motivational interviewing and solution focused approaches Possess a qualification working therapeutically with children

 

Between 12 and 30 hours per week. 

Willingness to travel throughout Worcestershire

When completing your application please refer to your skills knowledge and experience in relation to the Person Specification, Job Description and Additional Information document (if applicable). This should be done with an understanding of the context of the service described.

Please note due to the high volume of applications for some posts, this advert might close before the displayed closing date. We recommend that you apply for this role as soon as possible.