Directorate – Children and Young People’s Services

Permanent, Full Time, 37 hours per week x 2

 Now is the time to come and work for Rotherham Council Children and Young People’s Service. For more information about Rotherham Social Care jobs, please visit: https://www.rotherham.gov.uk/childrens-social-work-jobs 

Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council, Children and Young People’s Services

An exciting opportunity has arisen for two full time therapeutic intervention workers to join the RMBC Empower Service, to work with professionals, carers, children and young people within the Kinship team section of the team.  These are two new posts, funded to provide a support service for all Kinship carers and young people, to assess need and where appropriate, commission therapeutic interventions with funding provided by the Adoption Support Fund.

Empower Services provide dedicated specialist therapeutic services to kinship families, children who are cared for by foster carers and also birth families as part of the reunification pathway. The team aims to promote a greater understanding by carers of children’s emotional and developmental health and their attachment and trauma issues.  The models used include trauma and attachment-based theories such as Theraplay, Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy, DBT, family therapy and mentalisation to name but a few.

Ideally the candidate will be trained in at least one of these methods, at least to level 1 or the equivalent and be willing to attend further training to enhance their ongoing therapeutic knowledge and understanding.

The post holder will undertake assessments of need, offer support, advice and therapeutic consultations and deliver training.  The post holder will develop the support service to Rotherham’s Kinship carers – including close collaboration with our Early Help offer (Rotherham has Kinship navigators within Early Help). Experience is required in assessment, facilitating meetings with professionals/carers and leading therapeutic networks to support placements. 

Key benefits of working at Rotherham Council’s Children and Young People’s service

We are sure that moving to Rotherham will bring you all the challenges and rewards of working in a busy directorate – in turn for your dedication and drive we will offer you:

• A place on a dynamic and committed team who welcome innovation

• An organisational culture where children are critical to our conversations and decision making – right child right care.
• A strong integrated early help service with mature / established links to social work teams.
• A highly competitive salary and Pension
• Generous annual leave entitlement with work/life balance options which can include flexible working arrangements and some time working from home.

• A highly comprehensive training offer, including professional development and courses to support your growth and personal development. 
• Manageable caseloads

For more information about this opportunity, please contact Team Manager, Natalie Travis: natalie.travis@rotherham.gov.uk

Closing date: 13^th July 2025

Shortlisting: 16^th July 2025

Interviews: 24^th and 25^th July  2025