Trainee Children and Young People's Wellbeing Practitioner (CWP)

Centre 33; Cambridgeshire and Peterborough; Hybrid; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A health and support organization in Cambridgeshire is looking for Trainee Children's Wellbeing Practitioners (CWPs) to join its team. The role involves delivering mental health interventions to young people aged 13-25 and guided self-help for parents of younger children. CWPs will study part-time while applying their skills in practice. This position requires both face-to-face and remote support delivery.

Qualifications

• Minimum second-class Bachelor's degree from a UK University (or equivalent) in a relevant subject (e.g. Psychology).
• Experience working with young people.
• Ability to deliver evidence-based interventions.

Responsibilities

• Deliver brief, evidence-based, goal-focused interventions to support young people aged 13-25.
• Provide Guided Self-Help interventions to parents of younger children.
• Work face-to-face and remotely depending on individual client needs.

Skills

Working with young people

Mental health support

Intervention delivery

Education

Minimum second-class Bachelor's degree in a relevant subject

Job description

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As part of this initiative, Centre 33 is looking to recruit trainee 'Children and Young People's Wellbeing Practitioners' (CWPs) to join our existing team based within the 'Someone to Talk to' service. As a trainee CWP you will deliver brief, evidence-based, goal focused interventions to support young people aged 13-25 experiencing mild to moderate mental health difficulties. You will provide some 'Guided Self-Help' interventions to support parents of younger children aged 5 -12 who experience anxiety and behavioural difficulties.

You will deliver support in a variety of ways including 121 and group work, workshops and webinars, dependent on service needs. Our blended offer at Centre 33 means you will be expected to work face to face and remotely via telephone and Zoom depending on individual client needs. You will study part-time for the 'Child and Young Persons Psychological Wellbeing Practice: Post Graduate Diploma' through University College London and the Anna Freud Centre for Children and Families.

Your remaining hours will be spent working within our busy service, applying and developing the skills and knowledge you acquire in training to our client base. You will be based across the South of Cambridgeshire (Ely/Cambridge) and will be required to travel efficiently to locations across this region to meet role requirements. You will also be required to regularly travel efficiently to London for the purposes of course requirements, 50% of the weekly travel costs from home to University of College London to attend the Children's Wellbeing Practitioner Course in line with our expenses policy.

Requirements:

• You will have a minimum of a second-class Bachelor's degree from a UK University (or equivalent) in a relevant subject (e.g. Psychology) and evidenced experience of working with young people. You are required to meet necessary criteria for both Centre 33 AND for UCL and we advise that you apply to both establishments simultaneously. Details can be found here Child and Young Persons Psychological Wellbeing Practice PG Dip | Prospective Students Graduate - UCL - University College London