HOME Triage & 1-2-1 Project Worker

Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council; Barnsley; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 33,000; Part time

Job summary

Chilypep in Barnsley is recruiting for a Triage and 1-2-1 Project Worker to join the HOME programme, a hub for young people’s mental health and wellbeing. The role involves initial contact with young people, parents and professionals and delivering holistic, trauma-informed support within a blended team.

You will need compassion, energy and strong organisational skills, with a commitment to equality and safeguarding.

Qualifications

• Energetic, compassionate practitioner with understanding of mental health issues in young people.
• Strong organisational and administrative skills.
• Commitment to equality and social justice and a collaborative team player.

Responsibilities

• Act as a triage and first point of contact for young people, parents, carers and professionals.
• Provide holistic, creative and trauma‑informed mental health support at the individual's pace.
• Work flexibly around the needs of the service and young people, maintaining safeguarding practices.

Skills

Empathy

Organisational skills

Administrative skills

Flexibility

Job description

Chilypep is recruiting for a vital post within our delivery team at HOME (Help with Our Mental ‘Ealth) the Early Support Hub for young people’s mental health and emotional wellbeing in Barnsley.

Young people aged 11 -25 can refer themselves or be referred by other professionals or parents to access holistic, creative and trauma informed mental health support at their own pace.

At HOME we have developed a blended approach to therapeutic youth work which provides young people in Barnsley with platform to seek safety and stability whilst then helping them to develop their skills, manage their emotions and handle their relationships.

HOME is staffed by a blended team of youth workers, mental health professionals and creative practitioners.

The Triage and 1-2-1 Project Worker is a key role within the HOME team as it is one of the first points of contact for young people, parents, carers and professionals who refer to HOME.

The ideal candidate therefore will be energetic, compassionate, and an experienced practitioner with an understanding of a wide range of mental health issues experienced by children and young people and the knowledge and experience of how to appropriately respond to these creatively. They must also have strong organisational and administrative skills.

They will be thoughtful and flexible placing young people and their welfare at the heart of their practice and have a compassionate, relational approach. They will have a demonstrable commitment to equality and social justice and be a positive team player willing to share learning and good practice.

Triage & 1-2-1 Project Worker
HOME Programme Co-ordinator

Contract type: Funded by Department of Health & Social Care until 31st March 2027
Note: further funding is actively being sought to secure this post.

Location: Ground Floor, Wellington House, Market Street, Barnsley, S7- 1WA (Temporary base).
Hours: 22.5- 30 hours per week
Practical Requirements: Ability to work flexibly around needs of the service and young people.
Salary: Starting Salary: Scale 22 £30,708 to Scale 24 £32,523 Pro rata

Closing Date: Tuesday 22nd September @ 9am, Interviews to be held w/c 5th October

Chilypep are an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to diversity and inclusion and ensuring equality of opportunity in our recruitment processes for staff and volunteers. Our mission is to welcome everyone and create inclusive teams. We celebrate differences and encourage everyone to join us and be themselves at work. Our policy is to recruit a diverse workforce and follow the guidelines of the Equality Act. We are an employer that values lived experience at all levels of our organisation.
Our priority is to safeguard and protect the Children and Young People we work with, and we operate within strict Safe Recruitment Practices, including a DBS check, social media check, and 2 references covering a period on no less than 3 years for all staff and volunteers.

All candidates must have existing permission to work in the UK.

Job Type: Please see advert for employment type