Duration: Minimum 1 Year Hours: 4 Hours Per Week

Role Description

Role Title: Volunteer Psychological Therapist Date: March 2015

Duration: Minimum 1 year Hours: 4 hours per week

Salary: N/A Responsible for: N/A

Team: Children, Young People and Family Service North West Centre

Department: National Clinical Services Location: North West Centre

Purpose of the Role

To work as part of our Children, Family and Young People’s therapy service offering therapeutic services to victims of torture. The Volunteer Children, Family and Young People’s Therapist would be expected to work 4 hours a week as part of the team.

Main Responsibilities

Psychological therapy Work

Undertake comprehensive assessments and act as a therapist or part of a reflecting team on a small caseload of families, children or young people who are survivors of torture and who have complex needs.

Maintain high standards of clinical record keeping including electronic data entry and recording.

Other duties

Contribute to the development and maintenance of best practice within the service, and the organisation, by taking part in regular clinical supervision.

Attend meetings and CPD activities within Freedom from Torture.

Represent and exemplify the core values of Freedom from Torture.

Adhere to and implement Freedom from Torture’s policies and procedures.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (1974) amended.

Person Specification

Role Title: Volunteer Psychological Therapist Date: November 2014

Team: Children, Young People and Family Service Department: Clinical

A - Application I- Interview

Criteria / Essential / Desirable / How assessed
Knowledge/Qualifications
Qualification in psychological therapy
Qualifications in systemic and/or child/adolescent therapy
Membership of relevant professional body e.g. BACP, UKCP, AFT
Knowledge of the issues affecting asylum seekers, refugees and survivors of torture in the UK.
Understanding and good practice in relation to child protection. / √
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Experience
Experience in working with children, young people and families who have experienced trauma and loss.
Experience of working with asylum seekers and refugees
Experience of working in a multi cultural setting
Experience of multi-disciplinary working.
Experience of working with or liaising with statutory mental health and/or social services. / √ / √
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Skills & Abilities
Systemic and Creative ways of working – willing to work therapeutically using systemic and/or creative approaches
Oral and written communication – able to communicate effectively with clients and a range of statutory and voluntary sector organisations and across the refugee sector
Building and maintaining relationships – able to establish and maintain effective and respectful relationships with survivors and colleagues both within FFT and across the region.
Developing and sharing knowledge – commitment to improving own knowledge and practice and sharing this with colleagues / √
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Special Factors
Able to work to professional practice guidelines of own relevant professional body.
An understanding of and commitment to working within a human rights framework.
Commitment to the work of Freedom from Torture
Commitment to complying with Freedom from Torture policies and procedures.
Enhanced DBS / √
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