Child Wellbeing Practitioner Wolverhampton, England
Job description
Job overview
Children’s Wellbeing Practitioner based within Reflexions Service (Wolverhampton locality)
Band 5 - 37.5hrs
PLEASE DO NOT APPLY UNLESS YOU HOLD A RECOGNISED CHILD WELLBEING PRACTITIONER QUALIFICATION
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a qualified Children’s Wellbeing Practitioner to join our mental health support team for schools (Reflexions).
Main duties of the job
We are currently seeking a motivated and skilled CYP-IAPT Children’s Wellbeing Practitioner, with CAMHS experience and the ability and experience to work with young people and their families who are experiencing a wide variety of mild to moderate mental health difficulties that are impacting on their life. The clinician will need the ability to deliver high-quality; brief outcome focused evidence-based interventions for children and young people.
The role will encompass working with children and their families, teaching staff and relevant agencies involved with the child’s network. The practitioner will require the ability to provide appropriate intervention in-line with NICE Guidelines and utilise the relevant CYP-IAPT measures to ascertain the success of the intervention and agreed outcomes, as well as supporting and empowering children, young people and families to make informed choices about intervention and therapeutic strategies.
Working for our organisation
The practitioner should possess the skills to screen relevant referrals, undertake risk assessments, the capability to work under pressure, and will require exceptional engagement skills to work with young people and families.
The successful applicant will need to demonstrate the ability to maintain a high standard of patient care and be professionally responsible for the assessment of care needs and the development, implementation and evaluation of the program of care provided. The applicant must have a high standard of record keeping and demonstrate user engagement and multi-agency involvement within the assessment process and the development of care planning
Criteria
Essential criteria
- Children and Young People’s Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner Qualification from accredited training provider
- Experience of working with children and/or young people and families
- Demonstrates an understanding of common mental health problems experienced by children and young people
- Knowledge of child and adolescent development and the role of the family in supporting children and young people’s emotional well-being
Desirable criteria
- Psychology or other health /social care/youth related undergraduate degree
- Worked in a service where agreed targets in place to demonstrating outcomes
- Experience of working with children with neurodevelopmental conditions (e.g. ASC, ADHD, Mild-moderate LD)
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: £27,055.00-£32,934.00 per year
Benefits:
- Additional leave
- Childcare
- Company car
- Company events
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Discounted or free food
- Employee discount
- Flexitime
- Free or subsidised travel
- Gym membership
- On-site parking
- Referral programme
- Sick pay
- Store discount
- Wellness programme
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Wolverhampton, West Midlands: reliably commute or be willing to relocate with an employer-provided relocation package (required)
Licence/Certification:
- CYP Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner Qualification (required)
- working with children and/or young people and families (required)
- neurodevelopmental conditions ( ASC, ADHD, Mild-moderate LD) (required)
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: One location
Application deadline: 17/01/2023
Reference ID: 285-0937-CYPF
