Emotional Wellbeing Practitioner - Term Time Only
This exciting opportunity is to work within the Schools in Mind team as part of Teesside Minds Children and Young People services.
The post-holder will work within the Schools in Mind team as part of Teesside Minds Children and Young People services. Emotional Wellbeing Practitioners (EWP) deliver high-quality, outcome-focused interventions for young people experiencing mild to moderate mental health difficulties. Interventions will take place in a school setting, on a one-to-one or small group basis. Children and young people may present with anxiety, low mood, or need support with friendships, exam stress, and life pressures. Interventions may include coping mechanisms, self-help techniques, therapeutic interventions, and a safe space to talk through their emotions.
Main Duties of the Job
1. Deliver outcome-focused interventions to young people in a school setting, who are struggling with low to moderate mental health difficulties, including anxiety, low mood, anger, emotional dysregulation, friendship problems, and exam stress.
2. Build strong relations with your school’s point of contacts, providing them with regular updates on individuals, whilst remaining within the confines of confidentiality. Provide the school with final reports for each student and keep in regular contact with them.
3. Complete safety plans for all individuals we work with and manage any risk on an ongoing basis, in line with Teesside Minds Policies and Procedures. Escalate cases or make forward referrals, supervised by your line manager, if a young person requires a higher level of intervention.
4. Keep a true and accurate record of case notes; to assist in your work with the young person and to allow line managers to understand the interventions you are undertaking with the young person.
5. Be responsible for the safeguarding of children (and adults you come across in your work) and always promote their welfare. Make clear and accurate records of safeguarding concerns in line with Teesside Minds policy.
6. Attend monthly supervision with your line manager, which will include line management supervision and case supervision. Discuss your achievements, challenges, and goals within the supervision, agree actions, and respond to these actions to improve competencies and practice.
7. Contribute to and assist with monthly peer support sessions with other members of the team, discussing cases, giving examples of interventions you have successfully used and supporting other staff with their challenging cases. Share resources and interventions with other staff members.
8. Attend team meetings and contribute where appropriate.
9. Partake in monthly Continuous Professional Development (CPD), as organised by your line manager, and contribute ideas for more development.
10. Be mindful of Teesside Minds Values and demonstrate these in your everyday work.
Person Specification
Experience
* Experience of working with children and young people with mental health or emotional distress
* Experience of working collaboratively with young people to establish and work towards goal-based outcomes
* Experience of working with children and young people in a one-to-one setting
* Experience of delivering mental health interventions
* Experience of record keeping and case management
* Experience of assessing and managing risk
* Experience of working with children and young people in a group setting
* Experience of working within educational settings
Qualifications
* Health and Social Care qualification Level 3, or extensive experience within CYP mental health (5 years+)
* Health and Social Care qualification Level 4
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
£24,692.81 a year pro-rata for part-time and term-time only.
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