27 Jul, 2022
We are recruiting a practitioner to deliver For Baby’s Sake in our UK-wide CONNECT team. In response to COVID-19, The For Baby’s Sake Trust launched For Baby’s Sake CONNECT in March 2021, delivering the For Baby’s Sake programme through 1:1 sessions conducted remotely via video and phone calls. The Practitioners are home-based but must be able to travel to Stevenage for occasional meetings and training. They will have the opportunity to support the continued evolution of For Baby’s Sake and its remote delivery, whilst ensuring fidelity to the For Baby’s Sake programme and sustaining the ethos and values of The For Baby’s Sake Trust.
For Baby’s Sake is an innovative, therapeutic, trauma informed, programme working with all family members supporting a recovery framework to overcome the devastating effects of domestic abuse, acknowledge & explore unresolved and often complex childhood trauma and change harmful patterns of behaviour to develop a home environment where children can flourish. We adopt an attachment-focussed parenting approach, which enhances the opportunity for children to feel safe and secure with parents who are emotionally available and attuned to all their needs.
There must be a current pregnancy to harness change motivations, a desire on behalf of both parents to co-parent their unborn baby (although they do not have to be in a relationship) and we work with the families up until the baby reaches the age of 2. The significance of this two-year timescale is evidenced in all recent child development research.
The For Baby’s Sake CONNECT multi-disciplinary team consists of highly trained, therapeutic practitioners capable of establishing and maintaining meaningful, trusting relationships that consistently guarantee engagement and crucially provides the framework for the deeper, therapeutic exploration that allows co-parents to understand the impact of their own parenting experiences. To be part of this exceptional team you must have first class therapeutic skills, sound knowledge and experience of safeguarding children and adults, infant mental health and a thorough understanding of the dynamics of domestic abuse, attachment and the impact of unresolved trauma.
The position is full-time on a permanent contract. Full details, including the job description, person specification and background briefing information can be found here.
To apply, please submit your CV (with the details of 2 references) and a supporting statement of no more than 2 sides of A4 clarifying how you meet the person specification by email to kellyhanlon@forbabyssake.org.uk by midday on Tuesday 16th 2022.
Please also complete and submit the equal opportunities monitoring form – this is confidential and voluntary and will not form part of the selection process.
Shortlisted candidates will be informed by close of business on Wednesday 17th August 2022 and interview date will be Tuesday 23rd August 2022.
For an opportunity to discuss this vacancy informally, please contact either:
Judith Rees, Director of Operations, at judithrees@forbabyssake.org.uk or 07718247663 or Ronnie Stockton, CONNECT Team Manager, at ronniestockton@forbabyssake.org.uk or 07718 578438
Further information about us can also be found across our website at www.forbabyssake.org.uk
