Wellbeing Practitioner
Job Description
Job summary
We are looking for a Wellbeing Practitioner to join the team at Compass Be. The role will support children and young people in educational and community settings to work towards improving there mental health and emotional wellbeing. A caseload of children and young people will be held to supporting team around the family, completing early help assessments and working alongside other professionals to achieve mutual goals. The interventions include 1-1 psychoeducation which is designed around individual need to accessing wellbeing support.
Compass has a successful track record in early intervention health and wellbeing services for children and young people. We use a wide range of creative and dynamic methods of engagement, including digital interventions, across community and educational settings.
Adopting a values-based approach is at the heart of what we do; through collaboration and coproduction with stakeholders our services continually evolve, directing resources based on evidenced need. We are incredibly excited and proud to be a trusted MHST and Specialist team enabling us to develop innovative methods to make a real difference to the lives of children, young people and families in Barnsley.
Main duties of the job
You will have experience or a passion to work with children with adverse childhood experiences and special education needs. You will have experience of delivering direct wellbeing support this could include psychoeducational workshops, 1-1 direct interventions, working as part of a multi-disciplinary team and support/care planning.
The post holder will be responsible for supporting service development and embedding services within education and community settings in Barnsley. The will hold a caseload for children and young people with ACES or SEN. This involves the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of the care for the parent or carer of the child or young person.
The post holder is also responsible for developing and disseminating packages of care. The care may include a variety of interventions to children and young people and work with parents and teaching staff on an individual and in a group setting. They also offer specialist support, consultation and training to staff within the service and other agencies where appropriate.
We positively encourage applications from all members of the community, regardless of gender, race, faith, disability, age, or sexual orientation, and encourage applications from people who have experiences in life which enrich skills and empathy. This is part of our commitment to equality and developing a truly inclusive and representative workforce.About us
Compass is committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults. Established for over 30 years, Compass is a national charity which works in communities across the UK providing services spanning substance misuse treatment and rehabilitation, early interventions for vulnerable young people, school-aged health programmes and associated prevention as well as treatment and health promotion initiatives.
All Compass posts are subject to appropriate level DBS checks.
We are happy to discuss any reasonable adjustments individuals may require in the recruitment process, on commencement, or once in post.
Benefits
We offer a range of benefits including:
- 27 days holiday + bank holidays, rising to 32 days over time (pro rata)
- Life assurance at 2 x basic salary
- Competitive contributory pension scheme
- 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme and OH service
- Enhanced sick pay
- Excellent learning & development opportunities and career progression
- Annual performance/salary review
Help us to make a positive change to the lives of children and young people!
Please apply as soon as possible as the post will close once sufficient applications have been received.Closing date: Thursday 23 January 2025.
Interview date: Thursday 30 January 2025
Job responsibilities
We are looking for a Wellbeing Practitioner to join the team at Compass Be. The role will support children and young people in educational and community settings to work towards improving there mental health and emotional wellbeing. A caseload of children and young people will be held to supporting team around the family, completing early help assessments and working alongside other professionals to achieve mutual goals. The interventions include 1-1 psychoeducation which is designed around individual need to accessing wellbeing support.
Compass has a successful track record in early intervention health and wellbeing services for children and young people. We use a wide range of creative and dynamic methods of engagement, including digital interventions, across community and educational settings.
Adopting a values-based approach is at the heart of what we do; through collaboration and coproduction with stakeholders our services continually evolve, directing resources based on evidenced need. We are incredibly excited and proud to be a trusted MHST and Specialist team enabling us to develop innovative methods to make a real difference to the lives of children, young people and families in Barnsley.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Qualification in mental health or working with children & young people such as Youth Work, Social Work, Psychology, counselling, or equivalent
Experience
Essential
- One years relevant post qualification experience
- Relevant experience of working with children or young people
- Working with vulnerable groups
- Inter-agency and multi-disciplinary working
Desirable
- Advocacy, offering guidance and mentoring support
- Involving children and young people and their families in design, delivery and development of services
- Engaging in supervision
Additional Criteria
Essential
- Safeguarding Working Together Intercollegiate and safeguarding children/adults guidance and legislation
- Confidentiality and consent
- Gillick competency and mental capacity
- Risk taking behaviour
- Emotional wellbeing and mental health
- Psychosocial interventions
- Excellent communication skills: written and oral, to effectively engage with children, young people, families, and other key stakeholders
- Team player and a dynamic personality
- Self-motivated and able to work independently with minimal supervision whilst accessing appropriate support when required
- Multi-agency and partnership working
- Good organisational skills including time management and ability to manage workload
- Ability to motivate and persuade others
- Solution focused approach
- Able to work under pressure and manage changing priorities
- Recognise and escalate safeguarding concerns thereby contributing to risk management
- Competent in the use of management information systems
- IT skills including the use of email, internet and Microsoft Office
- Innovative with a willingness to influence developments within the team
- Ability to analyse information and develop interventions in response to the needs of children, young people and families
- Able to travel across district and, if required, across the Barnsley Borough
- Able to work a flexible work pattern as service requires, including some evenings
- Holds a full UK driving license and access to a vehicle
- Enhanced DBS check
Desirable
- Developmental needs of children and young people
- Evidence based practice
- The need for evidence and statistical data collection, and achieving targets
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Compass
Address
Chilypep, YMCA Building
1st Floor, 1 Blucher Street
Barnsley
South Yorkshire
S70 1AP
