Educational Wellbeing Practitioner x 2 roles Bromley, England
Job description
Bromley Y is an inclusive and forward-thinking charity organisation that is needs led and places children, young people and families at the heart of everything we do. We are now recruiting for the following positions:
Job Title: Educational Wellbeing Practitioner x 2
FTE Salary: £26,650 to £31,262.50 per annum
Team: Mental Health Support Teams
Hours of Work: 37 hours (5 days a week on a Monday to Saturday working pattern). Hours are negotiable
Contract Type: Fixed Term 12 months
Working: In the Building, remotely and in the community
Overall purpose of the role
The post holder(s) will provide advice and support to children, young people and their families through workshops and small groups to provide them with information on how to maintain their emotional wellbeing. The work will mainly be with schools but will also extend to smaller community-based groups to ensure in reach to young people who would not normally access services. This will involve supporting children and young people within these settings who present with more severe problems to rapidly access more specialist service, supporting and facilitating staff in education settings to identify and where appropriate manage issues related to mental health and wellbeing, working with and within education environments to afford better access to health services.
The post-holder(s) will work with young people from diverse backgrounds and should be fully committed to diversity and ensuring access to services for all.
Work will be carried out digitally from home as well as working with children and young people at schools and in different community settings. The post holder must be prepared to be flexible in their working arrangements to ensure that all children and young people can access support at a time which suits their needs. The other aspect of this work will be developing workshops and other online resources.
The successful applicant should have the following:
- PgCert/Dip in Education Mental Health Practice or Children’s Psychological Wellbeing Practice or equivalent IAPT qualification
- Experience of working with children and families, including work with children and young people with emotional and mental health needs and delivering evidence based interventions
- DBS check
- Ability to listen empathetically to children and young people and their families in order to work effectively in partnership. Qualities essential to practice, including, respect, genuineness, empathy, personal integrity and communication skills, to enable the therapeutic relationship and process. Ability to work in partnership with children and families.
- Ability to support development and delivery of psychoeducation workshops, webinars and groups for young people, parents/carers and school staff.
- Ability to study as a self-motivated learner who can formulate their own progress towards learning objectives and negotiate pathways to achievement with supervisory teams
- Excellent administration, organisation and IT skills
- To be able to work independently and as part of a team with the ability to be manage a caseload efficiently
The successful applicant will embrace and uphold the Bromley Y ethos and vision of enabling change, fostering resilience and listening thus ensuring that ‘no young person should be left alone dealing with their mental health’. Building relationships, problem-solving, and person-focused are essential to the success of this role.
To apply please send your CV and a covering letter explaining how and why you are suited to the role to [email protected] by 12.00 hours on 25 April 2023. Please be advised that we reserve the right to close this vacancy early (in line with business organisational needs and if we receive sufficient applications for the role). If your application is of interest and we would like to take it forward, interviews will take place in April/May 2023.
Please be advised that due to the volume of applications that we receive, if you do not hear from us, you have not been shortlisted on this occasion.
What Bromley Y can offer you:
- Enhanced holiday entitlement
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Wellbeing Day
- Away Day(s)
- Comprehensive induction
- Hybrid working pattern
- Supportive Practice Lead and Senior Leadership Team
- Training courses in line with budget
- Generous Organisation Sick Pay
- Blue Light Card
- Annual Eye Test
- Being part of a dynamic, creative and innovative team where all staff are empowered to achieve their very best
- Working for a diverse and inclusive employer that places EDI at the heart of its business and people strategy
- Work for an award-winning organisation that values its employees
As an equal opportunities employer, Bromley Y is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership. We have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join us.
We are committed to the safeguarding of children and require the successful applicant to undertake a check from the Disclosure and Barring Service.
By submitting an application, you are consenting to Bromley Y HR team securely holding and processing your personal data. You retain the right to have your information deleted in line with current GDPR legislation.
Job Types: Full-time, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 12 months
Salary: £26,650.00-£31,262.50 per year
Benefits:
- Work from home
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Bromley, BR1 1JA
Application deadline: 25/04/2023
