Emotional Health & Wellbeing Lead Practitioner- Leeds TIME (5521)

TN United Kingdom; Leeds; On-site; GBP 33,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Lead Emotional Health & Wellbeing Practitioner in Leeds. This permanent role involves managing a team dedicated to supporting children and young people facing emotional and mental health challenges. You will oversee drop-in sessions and structured one-on-one support, ensuring that young individuals can access the help they need without delays. The position offers a chance to make a significant impact in the community, working within a supportive environment that values diversity and inclusion. Join a dedicated team committed to safeguarding and enhancing the lives of young people through innovative emotional wellbeing services.

Benefits

28 days holiday per year

Family-friendly policies

Cycle to work scheme

Pension contributions up to 8%

Death in service benefit

Discounted health scheme

Free confidential counselling service

Qualifications

• Proven experience managing and supervising staff and volunteers.
• Strong communication skills, both verbal and written, are essential.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day management of practitioners in emotional health services.
• Build relationships quickly with young people and assess their needs.

Skills

Management and supervision of staff

Data management system navigation

Verbal and written communication skills

Therapeutic relationship development

Risk assessment competencies

Training evaluation

Service risk management

Data set analysis

Job description

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Emotional Health & Wellbeing Lead Practitioner- Leeds TIME (5521), Leeds

Client:

The Children's Society

Location:

Leeds, United Kingdom

EU work permit required:

Yes

Job Reference:

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Posted:

24.03.2025

Expiry Date:

08.05.2025

Job Description:

Lead Emotional Health & Wellbeing Practitioner- Leeds TIME

Permanent position but with a provisional end date for funding of 31st March 2027

Salary: £32,839.52 per annum

Benefits: 28 days holiday per year (plus Bank holidays), Family-friendly policies, Cycle to work scheme, Pension- employee contributions of up to 8%, Death in service benefit, Discounted health scheme, Free confidential counselling service

Time for young people is our new emotional wellbeing support space for young people who live and study in Leeds. Time for young people empowers young people to take time for themselves.

Leeds TIME opening hours supports the needs of the communities in which we work, and therefore there are elements of unsociable hours – this may include evenings, weekends, and bank holidays. These will always be agreed in advance and will be flexible as possible.

Do you want to support a team who work with children, young people with emotional, behavioural and mental health difficulties?

The post holder will act as Lead Practitioner on a day to day basis responsible for the management and supervision of practitioners supporting Children, Young People, and Young Adults in our Emotional Health & Wellbeing services based in Leeds.

It is planned to offer drop-in sessions where young people can drop in and meet trained staff one to one. Young people can come along and talk through what they are struggling with. The service holds no waiting lists and therefore the ability to build relationships quickly, identify risks, and process further support is vital.

Alongside our drop-in support, we will also offer young people more structured one-to-one sessions if appropriate.

In order to be considered for this post you will have to demonstrate that you already have:

Skills

• Experience of management and supervision of staff and volunteers (following the necessary training and support)
• Computer literate and able to navigate a data management system (after training is provided)
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including telephone skills
• Able to develop good therapeutic relationships with all clients - Practicing in a non-judgemental and anti-discriminatory manner
• Competencies in undertaking risk assessments within scope of practice
• Ability to evaluate and put in place the effect of training
• Experience of managing risk of a service and implementing safe practice standards
• Experience in collating, understanding and challenging data sets with practice teams.

Work-based Knowledge

• Knowledge of anxiety and depression presentations in Primary Care and an understanding of evidence-based interventions.
• Demonstrates knowledge of the issues surrounding socio-economic factors and mental health.
• Knowledge and understanding of Safeguarding legislation, policy and procedures and risks for children, young people and young adults aged 0-25.
• Able to demonstrate knowledge of the issues that children, young people and young adults face when accessing mental health services.

The Children’s Society runs over 100 local services that help thousands of young people who desperately need our support, and we campaign to get laws and policies changed to make children’s lives happier and safer.

Every day we’re changing the lives of children in this country for the better – and with your help, tomorrow we can be there for even more.

All people within diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply, and particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities.

The Children’s Society is committed to safeguarding and protecting the children and young people that we work with. As such, all posts are subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks. We ensure that we have a range of policies and procedures in place which promote safeguarding and safer working practices across our services.

Therefore, candidates applying for work in our Youth Impact Domain will be required to complete an “Employment history_template” document prior to interview.

This vacancy closes at midnight on 7th September 2024. If after 14 days we have received enough applications we reserve the right to close the vacancy from 23rd August onwards.