Wellbeing Practitioner

Job Title: Wellbeing Practitioner

Salary: NJC SCP: 20 – 22 (£28,371 - £29,439)

Contracted Hours: 35 Hours

Duration: Permanent

Annual Leave: 30 days per annum

Responsible to: YIACS Development Manager

Accountable to: Senior Strategy and Operations Manager, CEO and Board of Trustees

Location: YPAS Community Hubs (Central, North and South) and peripatetic delivery

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Job Purpose:

• To work as part of a multi-disciplinary team of Therapists and Wellbeing Practitioners
• To address the mental health and emotional well-being of children, young people and families.
• To deliver 1:1 practical support to CYP to build their resilience and problem solving skills
• To maintain caseload
• To co-facilitate a range of group work and drop-in’s

Duties and Responsibilities:

• To provide Information Advice and Guidance to children and young people
• To advocate on behalf of the young people as and when appropriate.
• To plan, deliver and evaluate activities and informal education sessions
• To co-facilitate drop-in, group activities / sessions
• To engage young people, redress inequalities, value opinions, and empower

individuals to take action on issues affecting their lives and overall mental health emotional wellbeing.

• To encourage young people to develop skills and enhance attitudes.
• To work within a multi-agency framework to ensure that the needs of young people are addressed holistically.
• To actively promote participation in all aspects of service delivery.
• To develop mechanisms whereby young people / adults have a voice in order to evaluate the service and take an active role in decision making.
• To enable children and young people to recognise their own learning, progress and record these using appropriate routine outcome measures.
• To identify and form links with both voluntary and statutory service, to ensure a multi-agency approach is maintained at all times.
• To develop and maintain sound working relationships with health, education and social care, to enable a joint thinking approach in relation to the needs of children and young people
• To ensure that children and young people adhere to YPAS's policies and procedures.
• To encourage anti discriminatory practice.
• To coordinate and attend multi-agency meetings as required.
• To carry out the EHAT lead worker as and when appropriate.
• To adhere to YPAS’s record keeping and recording systems.
• To identify and access appropriate training and personal development opportunities.
• To prepare monthly management reports.
• To be committed to value based and anti- discriminatory practice
• To undertake other duties consistent with the nature of the post, as identified by Management and Trustees.

Shared Tasks;

• To adhere to all health and safety regulations
• To adhere to all YPAS policies.
• To actively participate in the evaluation and quality assurance of the service.
• To share knowledge and skills through training as and when required.
• To engage with all YPAS services and team members

Support and Supervision;

• Comprehensive staff induction
• Fortnightly KIT (keep in touch) meetings during probation period
• Six weekly line management supervision
• Monthly external/clinical case-load supervision as appropriate
• Staff meetings
• Skill share meetings
• Staff conferences
• Service development days
• Annual staff appraisal

Safeguarding:
YPAS is committed to Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and families and expects all staff to share in this commitment.

Information Governance:
You are required to familiarise yourself with the charity’s Information Governance Policy and adhere to all related policies and procedures included in the staff induction.

Review:
This job description is issued as a guideline to help understand the requirements of the role. It has been prepared based on the current needs of the service and will be subject to periodic review or development.

The appointment is subject to a satisfactory enhanced DBS check, two employment references and proof of original documentation. This post is subject to a six month probationary period.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: £28,371.00-£29,439.00 per year

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Application question(s):

• Do you have a recognised professional qualification or equivalent in social work, youth work, advice and guidance, mental health (diploma level or above)?

Work Location: One location

Application deadline: 14/04/2023
Reference ID: WB0123/03