Emotional Health & Wellbeing Practitioner - SafeZones (5605)
Permanent position but with a provisional end date for funding of 31 March 2027.
Part-Time working flexibly over 6 days, 10am – 7pm, including Saturdays.
21 hours per week
The Children’s Society is currently undertaking a pay and grading review – this review is intended to improve our current approach; we are currently consulting with our recognised trade union and any changes are due to be implemented in April 2025.
Role based in Greater Manchester
The post-holder will work within an innovative mental health community-based setting, (Safe Zones).
Do you want to support children and young people with emotional, behavioural and mental health difficulties?
Can you demonstrate being able to work effectively with people from different organisations, in order to make positive change?
If so – please read on!
The Children’s Society has been helping children and young people in this country for over 140 years. We run local services that support children when they are at their most vulnerable and in desperate need of help. We’re there for children, every step of the way.
This role sits within our Youth Impact directorate, which works to provide one-to-one support for children who need support.
Your role will be to:
1. Deliver 1-1 emotional well-being sessions.
2. Support young people to access self-help and support systems in the community.
3. Access services to contribute to individualised care-plans and packages.
The post holder must be available to work shift patterns, including evening and weekend hours.
Minimum Requirements:
In order to be considered for this post you will have to demonstrate that you already have:
Skills:
* Ability to evaluate your current practice and reflect on training.
* Computer literate and able to navigate a data management system.
* Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
* Able to develop good therapeutic relationships.
* Competent in undertaking risk assessments.
* Able to supervise other staff members and encourage colleagues.
Work-based Knowledge:
* In-depth knowledge of mental health presentation in children and young people and the need for evidence-based intervention.
* Demonstrates knowledge of how environmental factors impact mental health.
* Ability to demonstrate knowledge of barriers preventing children and young people from accessing mental health services.
The Children’s Society runs over 100 local services that help thousands of young people who desperately need our support, and we campaign to get laws and policies changed to make children’s lives happier and safer.
Every day we’re changing the lives of children in this country for the better – and with your help, tomorrow we can be there for even more young people.
All people from diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply, and we particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic communities.
For an application pack, please visit our website or telephone The Children's Society Recruitment team at 020 7841 4400.
The Children’s Society is committed to safeguarding and protecting the children and young people that we work with. As such, all posts are subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks. We ensure that we have a range of policies and procedures in place which promote safeguarding and safer working practices across our services.
Therefore, candidates applying for work in our CYP Directorate will be required to complete an “Employment history_template” document prior to interview.
This vacancy closes at midnight on Wednesday 12th March 2025. If, after 14 days, we have received enough applications we reserve the right to close the vacancy from Wednesday 26th February onwards.
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