Family Support Worker – Applied Psychology placement

(4 days per week for 30 weeks)

Unpaid: expenses by agreement of up to £80 per week

An exciting opportunity, ideal for a student working towards a Psychology degree, to join a registered charity with a reputation for excellence in the field of learning disabilities.

Do you want to make a difference to the lives of family carers who have a son/daughter with severe learning disabilties and behaviour described as challenging?
Are you working towards a Psychology or other relevant degree?
Do you have the ability to present complex information in a way that is simple and easy to understand?

You will liaise with leading academic authors in the field of learning disabilities to update written information sheets. Through researching information for and developing drafts of new information sheets or DVD scripts you will increase the range of information available to family carers who have a son/daughter with learning disabilities and behaviour described as challenging.

You will work on our information service to help answer email enquires from family carers and professionals about challenging behaviour, physical interventions and the education, health and social care systems.

You will evaluate the effectiveness of a Challenging Behaviour Foundation project and produce a written report.

You will be based at the Challenging Behaviour Foundation (CBF) office in Chatham. You will receive regular supervision from CBF staff and additional supervision from a clinical psychologist.

Please download the following documents:

Job Description

Person Specification

Equal Opportunities Statement

Psychology Student Placement

For more information about this exciting opportunity telephone 01634 838739 or email: info@thecbf.org.uk

To apply send

1.) Your CV (including details of two references)
2.) A covering letter detailing how you met the criteria in the person specification
3.) An equal opportunities monitoring form

Please email to: gemma@thecbf.org.uk

or send by post to:
Gemma Honeyman
Challenging Behaviour Foundation
New Road Avenue
Chatham
Kent
ME4 6BE

Closing date: 5pm on Friday 24th February 2012
Interview date: Thursday 15th & Friday 16th March 2012

Start date: Tuesday 17th September 2012