MST Therapist

Role Overview

• As an MST Therapist, you'll work flexibly around the needs of the family to a clinical model (training will be provided on the MST model).
• You will engage and motivate care givers into changing their child's behavioural problems and increase their skill and ability to manage future problems.
• You will assess the families' needs and identify the priorities for you as a therapist to work with them on.
• Therapists visit families regularly in their home or place of convenience to address and work through issues and work collaboratively with other agencies and professionals to co-design interventions consistent with the MST model.
• We are committed to supporting our team of therapists and will offer you continued professional development through both internal and external training. You will also receive full training in the MST model when you join, as well as receive quarterly booster training from an MST expert.

Requirements

• Educated to degree level as a minimum, preferably within a related subject such as Social Work, CBT, Probation Services, Youth Work, nursing, speech and language, A professional qualification in a related subject (desirable).
• Experience of working with adults, parents, adolescents, and families in challenging environments.
• Skills in delivering programmes of work to families and adolescents, preferably parenting interventions, and an ability to take clinical direction and feedback from the team supervisor.
• The ability to plan and predict problems and devise evidence-based interventions and evaluate them.
• Strong communication and engagement skills to help care givers to changing their child's behavioural problems.
• Access to transport is essential to travel across the County including remote locations.

Benefits

• Basic annual leave of 29 days PLUS bank holidays
• Up to 5 more days leave for continuous service
• Gain professional qualifications with excellent training, and development opportunities.
• Flexible maternity, adoption, and paternity packages.
• Up to 7% employer pension contribution. Staff discount portal with your favourite brands.
• Blue Light Card eligibility with 15,000 discounts from national retailers.