Emotional Wellbeing Practitioner
Children and Young People Service
Closing Date for Applications: 6th January 2025
The post-holder will work within the Schools in Mind team as part of Teesside Mind’s Children and Young People services.
Overview
Emotional Wellbeing Practitioners (EWP) deliver high-quality, outcome focused interventions for young people experiencing mild to moderate mental health difficulties. interventions will take place in a school setting, in a one-to-one or a small group basis. Children and young people may present with anxiety, low mood, or need support with friendships, exam stress and life pressures. Interventions may include coping mechanisms, self-help techniques, therapeutic interventions, and a safe space to talk through their emotions.
Experience Required
Health and Social Care qualification Level 3, or extensive experience within CYP mental health (5 years+)
Responsibilties & Qualifications
1. Deliver outcome focused interventions to young people in a school setting, who are struggling with low to moderate mental health difficulties, including anxiety, low mood, anger, emotional dysregulation, friendship problems, and exam stress.
2. Build strong relations with your schools point of contacts, providing them with regular updates on individuals, whilst remaining within the confines of confidentiality. Providing the school with final reports for each student and keeping in regular contact with them.
3. Complete safety plans for all individuals we work with and manage any risk on an ongoing basis, in line with Teesside Mind’s Policies and Procedures. Safety plans cover topics such as self-harm, substance misuse, and harm from others. Escalating cases or making forward referrals, supervised by your line manager, if a young person requires a higher level of intervention.
4. Keep a true and accurate record of case notes; to assist in your work with the young person and to allow line managers to understand the interventions you are undertaking with the young person.
Working Hours
36.5 or 2 part time @ 22.5hrs
Salary Range
24,692.81 pro rata for part time and term time only