Role:
Senior Wellbeing Practitioner (Children and Young People) Based:
Gateshead Hourly:
£21 - £23 per hour (dependant on experience) £32,824 permanent salary Start Date:
ASAP Duration:
3 months initially with the strong possibility of a permanent role at the end of the placement Hours:
35 hours Monday to Friday Our client, a leading children’s charity providing support to vulnerable children and young people across the UK, is looking for a Senior Wellbeing Practitioner to join their new Open Access CYP Mental Health Service in the Northeast. You will be working with a fantastic team and will support them in introducing and delivering their groundbreaking CYP Emotional Wellbeing model across Gateshead. This will include working closely with a range of professionals and local services and supporting children and young people with low-level mental health needs in their centres, schools, and community services. The role will include supporting children and young people ages 0-25 who are experiencing low-level mental health issues. Synopsis of Duties: Managing 2-4 Wellbeing Practitioners (allocating cases, supporting with complex cases, 1:1s, etc.) and managing a small caseload/open access duty as well. Providing specialist support and advice to children and young people who need assistance with their mental health. Supporting children and young people aged 0-25 through drop-in and crisis work and assisting them (and for the young children, their parents and/or carers) with coping mechanisms and strategies and through making referrals. Providing emotional and practical support to children and young people. You will initially focus on supporting children through their Open Access drop-in sessions, but the service will extend to also provide structured 1-1 sessions with children and young people to help with their complex needs. Promoting the service in the local community, in schools, and colleges. Encouraging the child/young person to use tools to help improve their mental health and offer coping strategies. Working collaboratively with partners, ensuring the needs of service users are met. Ensuring that safeguarding is of paramount importance, ensuring that all safeguarding measures are always followed. Essential Requirements: Experience of working with children/young people who have suffered from mental health issues. Knowledge of the issues that children, young people, and adults face when accessing mental health services. Strong understanding of child safeguarding. Preferably have a qualification in one of the following: Health or Social Care related degree, JNC Qualified Youth Worker, Counselling/Therapist Qualification, or equivalent. Must have an enhanced DBS dated within the last 12 months or on the update service. Supporting Futures Consulting acts as both an employer and an agency.
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Senior Wellbeing Practitioner (Children and Young People) Based:
Gateshead Hourly:
£21 - £23 per hour (dependant on experience) £32,824 permanent salary Start Date:
ASAP Duration:
3 months initially with the strong possibility of a permanent role at the end of the placement Hours:
35 hours Monday to Friday Our client, a leading children’s charity providing support to vulnerable children and young people across the UK, is looking for a Senior Wellbeing Practitioner to join their new Open Access CYP Mental Health Service in the Northeast. You will be working with a fantastic team and will support them in introducing and delivering their groundbreaking CYP Emotional Wellbeing model across Gateshead. This will include working closely with a range of professionals and local services and supporting children and young people with low-level mental health needs in their centres, schools, and community services. The role will include supporting children and young people ages 0-25 who are experiencing low-level mental health issues. Synopsis of Duties: Managing 2-4 Wellbeing Practitioners (allocating cases, supporting with complex cases, 1:1s, etc.) and managing a small caseload/open access duty as well. Providing specialist support and advice to children and young people who need assistance with their mental health. Supporting children and young people aged 0-25 through drop-in and crisis work and assisting them (and for the young children, their parents and/or carers) with coping mechanisms and strategies and through making referrals. Providing emotional and practical support to children and young people. You will initially focus on supporting children through their Open Access drop-in sessions, but the service will extend to also provide structured 1-1 sessions with children and young people to help with their complex needs. Promoting the service in the local community, in schools, and colleges. Encouraging the child/young person to use tools to help improve their mental health and offer coping strategies. Working collaboratively with partners, ensuring the needs of service users are met. Ensuring that safeguarding is of paramount importance, ensuring that all safeguarding measures are always followed. Essential Requirements: Experience of working with children/young people who have suffered from mental health issues. Knowledge of the issues that children, young people, and adults face when accessing mental health services. Strong understanding of child safeguarding. Preferably have a qualification in one of the following: Health or Social Care related degree, JNC Qualified Youth Worker, Counselling/Therapist Qualification, or equivalent. Must have an enhanced DBS dated within the last 12 months or on the update service. Supporting Futures Consulting acts as both an employer and an agency.
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