Trainee Parenting Practitioner - Postgraduate Diploma Programme
Prestwich Hospital, Manchester (With regular travel to Prestwich Hospital and home visits across North & South Manchester)
About Us
At Family Action, we transform lives by providing practical, emotional, and financial support to those who are experiencing poverty, disadvantage, and social isolation. We have been building stronger families since 1869, and today we work with more than 60,000 families in over 150 community-based services, as well as supporting thousands more through national programmes and grants.
We are now looking for two Trainee Parenting Practitioners to join us and undertake a Postgraduate Diploma on a full-time, fixed-term contract for one year, working 37 hours per week, with the potential to become a permanent post upon completion of the course.
The Benefits
- Salary starting at £24,724 FTE per annum, raising to £27,232 FTE per annum
- Annual paid leave entitlement of 25 working days, rising each April by one day, subject to a maximum of 30 working days plus bank holidays (pro rata)
- Up to 6% matched-pension contributions
- Enhanced paid sick leave
- Enhanced paid family leave provisions
- Eye care and winter flu jabs vouchers
- Cycle to work scheme
- Investment in your professional development with ongoing quality training and career development opportunities
This is a fantastic opportunity for a BABCP accredited health and social care professional with a passion for working with families and children to gain a funded Postgraduate Diploma and help make a real difference to families in need.
You’ll gain a unique pathway to professional development, with the chance to work towards a Postgraduate Diploma whilst being paid, gaining valuable experience and enhancing your skillset.
Guided by experienced professionals, you’ll discover high-quality training, preparing you for a rewarding career in this field whilst contributing to our mission of building stronger families in the community.
So, if you are passionate about supporting families and want to develop your professional practice whilst gaining a qualification, read on and apply today!
The Role
As a Trainee Parenting Practitioner, you will deliver therapeutic support to parents and carers of children under five as part of a postgraduate Diploma in Evidence-based Psychotherapies for children and young people.
Two days per week will be spent in face-to-face and online training, and you’ll spent three days per week engaging in clinical work across Manchester. You’ll gain clinical experience in providing therapeutic and practical support to families, contributing to the evaluation of interventions and ensuring the wellbeing and safety of children through effective safeguarding.
Supporting the delivery of care and support for parents, you’ll liaise with Health Visitors Social Services, Education and other statutory and voluntary agencies, attending relevant meetings, maintaining accurate records and reporting any risks or concerns.
Upon successful completion of the programme, you will be awarded a Post Graduate Diploma plus the eligibility to apply for an Individual Evidence Based Parent Practitioner BABCP Provisional Accreditation.
About You
To be considered as a Trainee Parenting Practitioner, you will need:
- Two years post-qualification experience in a core profession as defined by the BABCP (e.g., Health Visitors, Social Workers, Occupational Therapists, etc) OR for candidates with a differing profession, e.g., youth workers, support workers, IAG workers etc, a minimum of four years’ experience of working with children, young people and families (including parenting work) is required (For information on the application process for these candidates, please select the apply button)
- Membership of the BABCP
- A relevant Honours Degree graded at 2.2 (Candidates who don’t have an undergraduate degree and have been successful at interview are required to complete a short, written task to satisfy The University of Manchester’s entry policy to postgraduate programmes)
Please note, applicants cannot be undertaking studies elsewhere, be planning to study or be registered with another university.
Appointments are subject to Family Action receiving a satisfactory disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service.
The closing date for this role is Thursday the 10th October 2024 at 23:59.
Interviews are scheduled to take place w/c 21st of October 2024 virtually via Teams
Other organisations may call this role Family Support Practitioner, Parenting Support Worker, Family Support Worker, or Child and Family Practitioner.
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