Permanent contract with funding until 31st March 2026
Hours: 14 hours per week
Salary: £10,440.00 - £11,942.00 pro rata
Access to a car is essential due to traveling different drop in, willing to work Tuesday & Wednesday.
Time for young people is our emotional wellbeing support space for young people in Leeds Time for young people empowers young people to take time for themselves.
Leeds TIME opening hours supports the needs of the communities in which we work, and therefore there are elements of unsociable hours – this may include evenings, weekends, and bank holidays. These will always be agreed in advance and will be as flexible as possible to need individual needs.
Do you want to support a team who work with children, young people with emotional, behavioural and mental health difficulties?
The post holder will support Children, Young People, and Young Adults in our Emotional Health & Wellbeing services based in Leeds offering low intensity support under a brief intervention framework.
It is planned to offer drop in sessions where young people can drop in and meet trained staff one to one. Young people can come along and talk through what they are struggling with. The service holds no waiting lists and therefore the ability to build relationships quickly, identify risks, and process further support is vital.
Alongside our drop-in support, we also offer young people more structured one-to-one sessions, alongside group-based work.
We are looking for a Well Being Practitioner that:
1. Has a genuine passion and working knowledge of young people and mental health.
2. Able to develop good therapeutic relationships with CYP and families
3. Experience of working in settings with young people who have emotional, behavioural and/or mental health concerns.
4. Has a background or worked in Health Care, Education, Youth Work or Social work
5. Able to provide direct low level therapeutic support that is person centred.
6. Able to deliver improved wellbeing for children &young people presenting in crisis.
7. A good working knowledge of Mental and Emotional Health Issues that young people face today, including interventions on how to support young people in overcoming these challenges.
Due to the fast paced environment and use of computers for clinical record keeping, you will need to have a good level of IT skills.
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