Trainee Practitioner - AMBIT - Douglas, Isle of Man

Trainee Practitioner - AMBIT

• Edge of Care & Transitions Services – Isle of Man
• £27,693, rising to £28,254 upon completion of probation and rising incrementally to £29,380 based on performance.
• 40 hours per week – Shift work including weekends and bank holidays
• Overtime and Bank Holidays paid time and half

This is an amazing career development opportunity to join a new dynamic service where you will be trained by the Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families with continued development opportunities in the therapeutic field.

Our vision is for every child and young person to be safe, loved and happy, to achieve their potential and have a bright future.

St Christopher`s is a creative and learning organisation and is a registered charity based on the Isle of Man since 2004 working in partnership with Manx Care. Children and young people are at the centre of everything we do and we use evidence based practice to deliver services valued by them. If you work for St Christopher`s Isle of Man you will travel with children and young people on their life journey and have the opportunity to make an impact on their lives.

Our core values of care, respect, professional, flexible, honest and creative underpin all of our work and we believe that all individuals are valuable and have the potential to achieve.

We are an equal-opportunity employer keen to develop an inclusive workforce where people feel they belong. We hope to attract applications from under- represented groups, including people from different cultures, nationalities, socioeconomic backgrounds, ages, disabilities, religions, faith, sex, orientation, childcare responsibilities, and gender-diverse identities.

At St Christopher`s we can provide more than just a care job. We can offer you acareerwhere you can develop your skills and knowledge while making a difference to young people’s lives.

When you join St Christopher’s, we will set you up in your career with a tailored development plan. Whether you want to move across to a different service, become a Manager or just explore further your current role, we will support you to map out your career trajectory and help you achieve your professional ambitions.If you want to learn more aboutSt Christopher’s Academy, please clickhere

Weare proud that 90%of all our Team Leaders, Deputies and Managers are internal promotions.

You will play an active role in supporting young people (aged 9 - 16 years of age) and their families in the community to overcome barriers which may be impacting on young people’s health, social, emotional and educational needs in order to improve outcomes whilst remaining in their family setting. You will also support young people staying in our short breaks residential home to provide day to day care whilst they transition back to their family home or onto a more permanent residential placement.

This is an especially exciting opportunity to join a developing therapeutic service embedded within children’s social care.

AMBIT (Adolescent Mentalisation-Based Integrative Treatment) is a systematic approach which applies the principle of mentalisation to relationships with clients, the team around the child and all inter agency working. You will receive additional training to equip you with all the tools you will need to work withing the AMBIT service.

• Resilience to copy with challenging behaviour & circumstances
• Ability to build genuine & trusting relationships with young people
• Ability to understand the importance of professional boundaries
• Flexibility to undertake shift work, including weekends, bank holidays & with notice, occasional sleep-ins
• Hold a valid driving licence
• Willingness to commute to different locations within the isle of Man

• £27,693, rising to £28,254 upon completion of probation and rising incrementally to £29,380 based on performance
• Relocation package of up to £3,000
• A friendly working environment, a fun, open and honest culture.
• 25 days holiday rising to 27 days after 3 years’ service, plus Bank Holidays, pro-rata.
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