Wellbeing Practitioner

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Social CareRole: Wellbeing Practitioner x 2Salary: £24,800Perks: Annual leave of 29 days PLUS public holidays,flexiblematernity, adoption and paternity packages, annual staff awards, 7% employer contribution pension scheme, employee discount portal with all your favourite brands, check out moreon our careers portal.Contract/Hours: Contract until 31st December 2022. Full-time hours (37 hours a week) with the occasional evening work no later than 7pm.Location: Derby, DerbyshireClosing date: Midnight on Friday 7th January 2021 (we may stop taking applications earlier than advertised, due to the volume of applications we receive)Were thrilled that youre considering a career with Action for Children. Spare us five minutes, and well tell you what you need to knowAbout Action for ChildrenAt Action for Children, we believe that every child should have a safe and happy childhood. Were committed to ensuring that every child is given the opportunity to thrive. We protect and support vulnerable children, young people and their families by givingthem the practical and emotional care and support they need. Last year, we helped more than 600,000 children and families across the UK. We work to ensure their voices are heard, and campaign to bring lasting change to their lives.The role The Mental Health Support Teams are part of an exciting trailblazer project funded by NHS England, Health Education England and partners with the aim of improving the mental health and wellbeing of children and young people in the community in response tothe governments Green Paper for Young Peoples Mental Health.We are looking for 2 qualified Educational Mental Health Practitioner or Childrens Wellbeing Practitioners (CYP IAPT trained) to join our Mental Health Support team in The Bolsover School in North Derbyshire. As a Practitioner you will be responsible fordelivering evidence-based interventions to children, young people and families, as well as providing Whole School Approach activities directly to schools.What youll be doingSupporting and empowering children, young people and families to make informed choices through a variety of interventions.-Applying close case management and supervision, escalating cases where the level of need becomes beyond scope, or more severe ensuring adherence to other relevant elements of service delivery.-By providing a range of information and support for evidence based psychological treatments.What we need from youIn the role of Wellbeing Practitioner, were ideally looking for someone who has:- Qualified Wellbeing Practitioner (CYP IAPT) OR Educational Mental Health Practitioner (CYP IAPT)- Experience of working with children and/or young people and knowledge of safeguarding.- Knowledge and understand of the issues faced by young people with mild to moderate mental health problems.- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.- Excellent organisational and self-management skills.- Ability to produce concise and accurate reports to agreed standards, formats and timelines, which may be used ultimately for formal reviews.- Utilising management systems and databases to record and retain case and other related data, in addition to extract data to inform presentation of reportsWorking here is so much more than a job. Whether this is a career change for you or the next step in your journey, wed love to hear from you.We work together to reach our vision of safe and happy childhoods. Given this and how having a diverse workforce enriches the lives of the children and young people we work with we are committed to Diversity and Inclusionand welcomeapplications from everyone.We value and celebrate the diversity of those that work with us and as an inclusive workplace we want all our current and future staff to feel able to be themselves in the workplace.We arecommittedto safer recruitment practices to protectourservice users; therefore, all applicants are expected to have anunderstandingof andcommitmenttosafeguardingbest-practice.Good luck! We cant wait to hear from you.Interview date: Friday 14th January 2022 this date can change in special circumstances, but we do our best to stick to this.Application process: There are 5 sections for you to complete, Personal Details, CV, Supporting Statement & Information, Equality & Diversity, Submission & Declarationplease refer to the JD and Person Specification when applying. We wantto know what unique qualities you can bring to help us reach our vision for children and families.Talent pool: Were sure youve got what it takes to join our ambitious team. If youre unsuccessful this time around, wed like to hold your details in case similar jobs come up that you might be better suited for. But, feel free to letus know if youd rather we didnt do that.Ifyou need support with your application, please contact Nazia Hayat (Recruitment Partner) via email .uk Well be happy to give you any support you require.If you want to get to know us a little better, check out our socials on Twitter, Linkedin, Facebook or YouTube.