Education Wellbeing Practitioner

CITY OF BRADFORD METROPOLITAN DISTRICT COUNCIL; Bradford; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A local council in the UK is seeking Emotional Wellbeing Practitioners to provide mental health support for children and young people in educational settings. The role involves delivering therapeutic interventions, assisting school professionals, and promoting approaches to improve emotional health and wellbeing. Applicants should have experience in emotional wellbeing support and knowledge of mental health issues.

Qualifications

• Experience in providing emotional wellbeing support.
• Ability to work within educational settings.
• Knowledge of mental health issues and interventions.

Responsibilities

• Deliver short-term therapeutic interventions in schools.
• Assist school professionals in understanding child mental health.
• Promote approaches to improve emotional health and wellbeing.

Job description

Job IntroductionThe Education based Emotional Wellbeing practitioners (EEWP) TeamThe EEWP Team is part of the Educational Psychology Service. The therapeutic work of EEWP is underpinned by child focused approaches. The aim of the EEWP team is to work proactively in educational settings to improve children and young people's emotional wellbeing. EEWPs provide a flexible and non-threatening first point of contact into wellbeing and mental health services area for children and families.What does the Education based Emotional Wellbeing practitioners (EEWP) Team do?Educational Emotional Wellbeing practitioners can promote emotional wellbeing support through innovative and creative approaches in accordance with each child's individual needs and capabilities. Their role is to work across education and healthcare to provide mental health support for children and young people in schools and colleges showing mild to moderate SEMH concerns. The team provides low intensity evidence based interventions. They:

• Deliver a number of existing short term therapeutic interventions through individual and group support for children in school. Assisting school professionals in developing skills, understanding and knowledge of child mental health issues.
• Promoting approaches to improve emotional health and wellbeing.
• Signposting to other specialist services for further help and support.