Emotional Health & Wellbeing Practitioner Leeds TIME (5972)

The Children's Society; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 26,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A children's emotional support organization in Leeds seeks a Wellbeing Practitioner to provide low intensity support for young people facing emotional and mental health challenges. The role involves developing therapeutic relationships and offering both drop-in and structured support sessions. Candidates should have a background in health care or youth work, with a passion for mental health. This position includes collaborative work with varied hours to accommodate community needs.

Qualifications

• Genuine passion and working knowledge of young people and mental health.
• Ability to develop good therapeutic relationships with children and families.
• Experience in settings with youth having emotional and mental health concerns.
• Competent in providing low-level therapeutic support that is person-centered.
• Good level of IT skills for clinical record-keeping.

Responsibilities

• Support children and young people in emotional health and wellbeing services.
• Offer individual and group-based support sessions.
• Build relationships quickly with young people to process risks and support.

Skills

Passion for working with young people

Therapeutic relationship development

Experience with youth mental health

Direct therapeutic support

Knowledge of mental health issues

IT skills

Education

Background in Health Care, Education, Youth Work or Social Work

Job description

Permanent contract Various hours available – to be discussed at interview

35 hour full time, various posts available part time considered – hours to be agreed on monthly rota.

Car driver essential due to traveling different drop in

£26,100 - £29,855 per annum

Time for young people is our emotional wellbeing support space for young people 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 . The Project open 10 : 00am and 7 : 00pm, Monday to Saturday . Working hours will always be agreed in advance and will be as flexible as possible to need individual needs.

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

The post holder will support Children, Young People, and Young Adults in our Emotional Health & Wellbeing services based in Leeds, offering low intensity support under a brief intervention framework.

We 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 also offer young people more structured one-to-one sessions, alongside group-based work

We are looking for a Wellbeing Practitioner that :

• Has a genuine passion and working knowledge of young people and mental health.
• Able to develop good therapeutic relationships with CYP and families.
• Experience of working in settings with young people who have emotional, behavioural and / or mental health concerns.
• Has a background or worked in Health Care, Education, Youth Work or Social work.
• Able to provide direct low level therapeutic support that is person centred.
• Able to deliver improved wellbeing for children &young people presenting in crisis.
• A good working knowledge of Mental and Emotional Health Issues that young people face today, including interventions on how to support young people in overcoming these challenges.

Due to the fast paced environment and use of computers for clinical record keeping, you will need to have a good level of IT skills.

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