Wellbeing Practitioner

Job Description

Action for ChildrenSalary:Circa £25,750 per annumContract/Hours:Permanent, Full-Time (working 37 hours a week)generally Monday to Fridaywith some early evening work2 nights a weekLocation:Rugeley, Staffordshire (but Newcastle under Lyme could also be considered)Perks:Annual leave of 29 days (pro-rata) PLUS public holidays,flexiblematernity, adoption and paternity packages, annual staff awards, 7% employer contribution pension scheme, employee discount portal with all your favourite brands, checkout more on ourcareersportal.Closing Date:Midnight on 24th April2022 -ifwe receive a high number of applications, we may have to close earlier than advertised.Were thrilled that youre considering a career with Action for Children so heres what you need to know.About UsAt Action for Children, we believe that every child should have a safe and happy childhood.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 theirlives.About the Role:Staffordshire Emotional Health and Wellbeing Services delivers a range of support to children, young people and their families from 519 (and up to 25yrs for children with SEND) across 2 hubs in the Staffordshire area (Newcastle -under-Lyme and Rugeley).Our aim is to transform and improve outcomes for Children and Young People with mild to moderate EHWB problems, specifically those who are vulnerable and at risk. Our Service is required to respond at the earliest possible opportunity using short, EvidenceBased interventions along with information, advice, and guidance (IAG), through our digital partners. The collaborative model is designed to increase resilience and reduce the development of more entrenched mental health issues.As a Wellbeing Practitioner youll be:

• Acting as a senior practitioner to deliver specialist IAPT interventions on a 1:1 basis or in a group or community setting.
• Helping to develop clinical pathways for the interventions.
• Supervising less experienced colleagues.
• Taking responsibility for day-to-day resource planning to ensure high quality services are delivered continued improvements are made.
• Providing a high-quality service to children, young people and their families, based on an assessment of need and which is outcomes driven.
• Attending and participating at relevant multi agency meetings.

What Youll Bring:Our job description for the Wellbeing Practitioner outlines the requirements of the role but the must-haves are:

• Childrens Wellbeing Practitioner IAPT or equivalent.
• The ability to keep the child and or young people as the focus and ensure their feelings and wishes are represented in meetings and record keeping.
• Experience of managing cases, in accordance with agreed procedures and completing assessments, planning and reviews to ensure positive outcomes.
• A working knowledge of an outcome-based approach to planning, delivering and reviewing services.
• The ability to engage people at all levels to build working relationships including multi-agency working.
• Access to a car. The job requires the ability to travel according to the needs of the job, with reasonable adjustments, if required, according to the Equality Act.

Working 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.Adiverse workforce enriches the lives of the children and young people we workwithand we welcome applications from everyone. We value and celebrate our differences and as an inclusiveworkplace we wanteveryone tobe themselves.We arecommittedto safer recruitment practices to protectourservice users; therefore, all applicants are expected to have anunderstandingof andcommitmenttosafeguardingbest-practice.We cant wait to hear from youstay safe andhappy.ApplicationProcess:There are 5 sections for you to complete, Personal Details, CV, Supporting Statement & Information, Equality & Diversity, Submission & Declaration.TopTip...Refer to the job description when writing your SupportingStatement.Interview Date:Thursday, 5th May 2022this date can change inspecial circumstances, but we do our best to stick to this.Talent Pool: Wed like to hold your details in case similar jobs come up but do let us know if youd rather we didnt.Contact:Emma Goodwin on who will be happy to support with your application.Get to know us a little betterbycheckingout our socials onTwitter,Linkedin,FacebookorYouTube.