***NEW Opportunity*** Children’s Wellbeing Practitioner; 22.5 Hours; West Bromwich; £15.38 p/h plus Benefits!
The role requires you to work Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday at 22.5 hours a week on a fixed term contract and must be able to drive your own car to the schools.
About Our Client
Our client is a charity passionate about improving emotional health and transforming lives, where everyone has access to the emotional wellbeing support that they need to lead a healthy and rewarding life.
Their values are Integrity, Inclusion, Initiative, Innovation, and Independence. At the forefront of their minds are their service users and their people, providing a great place to work. They are gold standard accredited with Investors in People and are also recognised by Best Companies to work for.
About The Role
The Children’s Wellbeing Practitioner will be providing early mental health intervention through community-based activities, liaison, consultation and therapeutic group work.
This role is a unique and exciting opportunity to join an innovative team growing their children’s services across the West Midlands.
Your work will be across two core areas of the Charity – Community Engagement and Counselling.
- You will liaise with schools to identify children to take part in after-school ‘Animal Assisted’ classes at a local riding school. Children will be invited to connect with horses through grooming, patting, caring, bonding, and a short, assisted ride*. After this intervention, you will work with the children to discover new ways to express their emotions through therapeutic artwork.
- You will deliver counselling interventions and awareness workshops in schools to support children experiencing difficult emotions.
- Have a small case load, supporting the Children’s Counselling Team.
- Deliver training sessions to colleagues, clients and partners as and when requested.
- Covering leave on the adult Single Point of Access Referral service (SPAR).
Our client is looking for someone who is creative, passionate and can bring new ideas to a growing charity.
*Please note, you will not be responsible for delivering horse-based activities.
What’s on Offer?
- £15.38 per hour
- 35 days per year (pro-rata) plus time off for your birthday
- Enhanced company pension contribution (5%)
- Wellbeing hour every week to focus on your health and happiness
- Length of service holidays (up to 3 extra days)
- 5 volunteering days per year to help a cause of your choice
- Free suicide awareness and mental health first aid qualification
- Paid on 19th of each month for the full month
Essential:
- Minimum Level 4 Counselling/ Psychotherapy degree /Art MA/Dramatherapy MA.
- BACP/HCPC (or other therapy/counselling accredited body).
- Worked with children in a therapeutic environment.
- Experience with evidence based psychological therapies.
- Knowledge and experience in behavioural change techniques and building resilience and self-efficacy.
- Knowledge and understanding of NICE guidelines, safeguarding policies, risk management and identifying areas of risk.
- Must hold a full UK driving licence and be insured for business purposes.
Please note that our client is unable to provide visa sponsorship for applicants that do not have the right to work in the UK or who may need sponsorship in the future. They are a disability confident employer and if you require any reasonable adjustments as part of your application, please let them know.
