Children’s Wellbeing Practitioner

Brighton and Hove (On-site)
Brighton, The City of Brighton and Hove
£33,130 per annum pro rata
Part-time (22.5 hours per week - working pattern is over three days)
Permanent
Job description

22.5 hours per week / £33,130 per annum pro rata / Permanent / working pattern is over three days - Monday 12pm-8pm (working on-site), Tuesday 10am-6pm (working from home) and Wednesday (working on-site 11am-7pm)

Our mission is to help children and young people have a fair chance to be who they want to be. We do this by providing a safe home, increasing life skills and self-confidence, and improving emotional wellbeing and mental health.

YMCA DownsLink Group are recruiting a Children’s Wellbeing Practitioner (CWP) to work within our innovative Brighton & Hove Wellbeing Children and Young People's (CYP) service.

Our CYP service provides primary care mental health treatment for young people aged 2-25 experiencing mild-to-moderate mental health difficulties. We offer a range of short-term interventions tailored to people's presenting needs and age. These include cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), counselling, low intensity psychological interventions, group treatments, creative therapies and social prescribing.

Brighton and Hove Wellbeing Service is a service collaboration which is responsible for delivering Primary Care Mental Health Services in Brighton and Hove. Led by Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust and in partnership with YMCA DownsLink, the service provides a community-based range of evidence-based therapeutic and clinical interventions to support people with mild to moderate mental health needs.

As a Children’s Wellbeing Practitioner, you will be working with Brighton & Hove Wellbeing Service, working with the Children and Young People's (CYP) team in the delivery of recovery-oriented care. This will include triage, assessment, and individual treatment sessions, delivered in-person. Providing specific evidence based psychosocial interventions within the scope of qualification. You will put clients and service users’ needs at the heart of the job, keeping young people safe, providing a compassionate response to alleviate suffering and encourage wellbeing.

You will be delivering individual assessments and CBT-informed Children’s Wellbeing Support for children and young people. You will be working as an individual alongside other therapists and counsellors in the delivery of interventions tailored to the needs of children and young people living in Brighton & Hove. You will support us in forming close working relationships with staff from our partner agencies, as this is essential for providing an effective service. In addition, you will also develop and work closely with colleagues in other local services supporting children and young people, including the city's CAMHS service(s) and the Schools Mental Health Service.

Key responsibilities: 

  • Delivering Child Wellbeing Practice according to indicated, evidence based national guidelines.
  • Liaising with children and young people, their parents, families and carers where appropriate
  • Assess mental health difficulties and triaging referrals
  • Working with additional supporting professionals to ensure effective and practical support for children and their families/carers.
  • Engage calmly and with sensitivity and empathy to support children, young people and families in highly distressing or emotional circumstances
  • Be responsive to children and young people’s needs and choices; and uphold their right to be treated with dignity and respect
  • Seek consultation from line manager/clinical supervisor on the clinical delivery of the service, including safeguarding/child protection issues and decision making regarding the client group.

ABOUT YOU: We know that there are great candidates who will not fit everything described, or who have important skills we have not mentioned. If that is you, please do not hesitate to apply and tell us about yourself.

  • Required: Children’s Wellbeing Practitioner Graduate/Postgraduate Certificate e.g., Child Wellbeing Practice Graduate/Postgraduate Diploma or Child and Young Persons Psychological Wellbeing Practice Postgraduate Diploma. Postgraduate Certificate in Evidence-based Psychological Treatment – Children and Young People’s Wellbeing Practitioner
  • Desirable: Two+ years' experience delivering LIPI or CWP in a Child & Young People's Wellbeing service. BABCP accreditation
  • You will have proven experience in safeguarding children and young people, responding to, managing, and referring safeguarding issues
  • You will also have a sound understanding of child protection, policies, and procedures
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YMCA DownsLink Group View profile Organisation type Registered Charity Company size 101 - 500

We believe every young person has the right to discover their potential.

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Posted on: 29 January 2025
Closing date: 28 February 2025 at 23:30
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