Mental Health Practitioner

Barnardo's; England; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading charity organization in the United Kingdom is seeking a Mental Health Practitioner in South Cumbria to support children's emotional wellbeing. The role involves providing one-to-one wellbeing sessions and therapeutic group work, with responsibilities including engagement in safeguarding and maintaining accurate records. Candidates must demonstrate experience in emotional support and an understanding of child safeguarding principles.

Qualifications

• Experience in delivering emotional support to children and young people.
• Ability to build safe and trusting relationships.
• Awareness of emotional challenges impacting children.
• Case management experience with professional case notes.

Responsibilities

• Provide one-to-one wellbeing sessions for emotional literacy.
• Deliver therapeutic group work covering emotional regulation.
• Maintain active engagement in safeguarding matters.
• Travel across South Cumbria to various venues.

Skills

Direct emotional support

Caring and approachable manner

Knowledge of child development

Understanding of safeguarding

Adaptability in delivery methods

Job description

Overview

Mental Health Practitioner South Cumbria

Barnardo's are recruiting staff, so if you are ready for a new challenge and are passionate about working with children and young people to support their emotional wellbeing, you might be just who we are looking for.

The Service

The MyTime to Thrive service supports children and young people across Lancashire and South Cumbria aged 5 – 18 years to grow up with healthy minds, feel confident and resilient and fulfil their potential. As part of the THRIVE ‘Getting Help' model Barnardo's provides therapeutic one to one, group work and counselling support in the community.

Passions

• Children's and Young people's emotional health and wellbeing
• Improving outcomes for children and young people

The Role

• Working days: Monday-Friday
• Working hours: 30
• Office base: Stricklandgate House, Kendal LA9 4PU
• Working in a variety of school and community venues
• The ability to travel across the South Cumbria locality is essential
• You will offer brief interventions via 1:1 wellbeing sessions and therapeutic group work covering emotional literacy and emotional regulation.
• Providing a blended approach of digital and face to face sessions
• Maintaining active engagement on all safeguarding matters
• Ensuring accurate recording for reporting purposes

Qualifications

• Be experienced in delivering direct emotional support to children and young people on a one-to-one basis and in a group setting.
• Have a caring and approachable manner that supports children and young people to establish safe and trusting relationships.
• Have an awareness of emotional challenges and how these impact the lives of children and young people.
• Have knowledge of child and adolescent development and the role of the family in supporting children and young people's emotional well-being.
• Have comprehensive understanding of children's safeguarding.
• Need to be adaptable and deliver support via multiple methods; face to face, telephone or video call.
• Have case management experience and a clear understanding of the requirement for professional and accurate case notes.
• It would be beneficial to have access to a car due to the regular travel required in this role.

Additional Information

You must demonstrate in your application that you currently use the skills outlined above, and in the Job Description/Person Specifications, or have used them previously in employment, education, training, volunteering etc. This should be done with an understanding of the context of the service described.

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