Job summary
Do you have the experience and drive to ensure that in Elevation Harrow we deliver the best possible outcomes for our children and young people?
We have an exciting opportunity for a motivated and solution-focused Health and Wellbeing Practitioner to join Compass Elevation Health and Wellbeing Service in Harrow.
You will hold a caseload of young people; offering a holistic service with an accessible, no wrong door approach. You will take an integrated approach to your work, addressing needs that relate to healthy relationships/sexual health, drug and alcohol use, smoking cessation and any associated risky behaviour.
Operating on an outreach basis, you will be responsible for delivery of the service within co-locations such as schools, Youth Justice Service and youth clubs. You will be proactive in promoting the service, building effective internal and external relationships, and contributing to outreach events and public health campaigns. You will also support our engagement and participation work, which includes the delivery and development of workshops/teaching sessions and training for professionals.
Working hours will be Monday Friday, 37 hours per week, which will include at least one evening per week and Saturdays on a monthly rota.
Main duties of the job
Holding a relevant qualification in substance misuse/youth work/psychology/counselling/ mental health/social care, you will also:
- Have experience of working with at risk/vulnerable young people in a community setting
- Be able to deliver behaviour change support, including group work
- Be knowledgeable about: safeguarding children, confidentiality, consent and mental capacity, contraception, STIs, and risk-taking behaviours
- Adopt a flexible approach to work hours and locations
About us
Commissioned by Harrow Council, this a highly innovative service which delivers a range of universal, targeted and specialist health and wellbeing interventions to young people across Tower Hamlets. The evidence-based interventions address young peoples support needs with regards to two strands of service care focused around sexual health and substance use, and any associated risky behaviour, in order to improve health and wellbeing.
We value diversity at Compass and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Compass is committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults. All Compass posts are subject to appropriate level DBS checks.
Established for over 30 years, Compass is a national charity which works in communities across the UK providing services spanning substance misuse treatment and rehabilitation, early interventions for vulnerable young people, school aged health programmes and associated prevention as well as treatment and health promotion initiatives.
Benefits We offer a range of benefits including:
- 27 days holiday + bank holidays, rising to 32 days over time
- Life assurance at 2 x basic salary
- Competitive contributory pension scheme
- Family-friendly policies
- 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme and OH service
- Enhanced sick pay
- Excellent learning & development opportunities and career progression
- Annual performance / salary review
Closing date: 1st March 2024
Interview date: 11th March 2024
Job description
Job responsibilities
Do you have the experience and drive to ensure that in Elevation Harrow we deliver the best possible outcomes for our children and young people?
We have an exciting opportunity for a motivated and solution-focused Health and Wellbeing Practitioner to join Compass Elevation Health and Wellbeing Service in Harrow.
You will hold a caseload of young people; offering a holistic service with an accessible, no wrong door approach. You will take an integrated approach to your work, addressing needs that relate to healthy relationships/sexual health, drug and alcohol use, smoking cessation and any associated risky behaviour.
Operating on an outreach basis, you will be responsible for delivery of the service within co-locations such as schools, Youth Justice Service and youth clubs. You will be proactive in promoting the service, building effective internal and external relationships, and contributing to outreach events and public health campaigns. You will also support our engagement and participation work, which includes the delivery and development of workshops/teaching sessions and training for professionals.
Working hours will be Monday Friday, 37 hours per week, which will include at least one evening per week and Saturdays on a monthly rota.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Do you have the experience and drive to ensure that in Elevation Harrow we deliver the best possible outcomes for our children and young people?
We have an exciting opportunity for a motivated and solution-focused Health and Wellbeing Practitioner to join Compass Elevation Health and Wellbeing Service in Harrow.
You will hold a caseload of young people; offering a holistic service with an accessible, no wrong door approach. You will take an integrated approach to your work, addressing needs that relate to healthy relationships/sexual health, drug and alcohol use, smoking cessation and any associated risky behaviour.
Operating on an outreach basis, you will be responsible for delivery of the service within co-locations such as schools, Youth Justice Service and youth clubs. You will be proactive in promoting the service, building effective internal and external relationships, and contributing to outreach events and public health campaigns. You will also support our engagement and participation work, which includes the delivery and development of workshops/teaching sessions and training for professionals.
Working hours will be Monday Friday, 37 hours per week, which will include at least one evening per week and Saturdays on a monthly rota.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Relevant qualification in substance misuse/youth work/psychology/counselling/mental health; such as a Diploma in Youth Work, Social work, Psychology or accredited Counselling or equivalent NVQ Level 4 in Children, Young People or families, social care or mental health.
Experience
Essential
- Working with children, young people or adults in a community setting Facilitating group work with children, young people or young adults
- Inter-agency and multi-disciplinary working
- Involving children and young people and their families in design, delivery and development of services.
- Working with at risk or vulnerable groups.
- Delivery of behaviour change support.
- Obtaining information about individuals/circumstances/needs and preferences.
Desirable
- Evidence based practice.
- Advocacy, offering guidance and mentoring support.
- Delivery of professional training.
Additional Criteria
Essential
- Ability and willingness to adopt a flexible approach to working outside normal office hours or at different venues on occasion.
- Able to undertake the demands of the post with reasonable adjustments where required.
- Handling sensitive and confidential information and maintaining discretion
- The post holder must demonstrate strengths in the following competency areas:
- Team Player able to work as part of a team, co-operate to work together and in conjunction with others and willing to help and assist whenever possible and appropriate.
- Interpersonal Skills able to develop, establish and maintain positive relationships with others both internal and external to the organisation.
- Autonomy ability to work without direct supervision, prioritising work and acting on own initiative where appropriate; pre-empting problems and working to solve them.
- Strategic Thinking able to identify and manage risk with the ability to elicit information to make an assessment of need.
- Communication Skills excellent communication skills (both written and verbal) and ability to adjust communication style and content to the audience.
- Confidence & Resilience able to deliver messages in a confident manner with excellent presentation skills and group work skills.
- Flexible & Adaptable positive attitude to dealing with change; flexible and adaptable, and open to exploring new ideas.
- Self Awareness ability to empathise with others, maturity to admit and rectify mistakes and strong degree of personal integrity to adhere to acceptable standards of behaviour.
- Motivated highly motivated and reliable and organised to plan and meet deadlines and manage time effectively.
- and confidentiality.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Relevant qualification in substance misuse/youth work/psychology/counselling/mental health; such as a Diploma in Youth Work, Social work, Psychology or accredited Counselling or equivalent NVQ Level 4 in Children, Young People or families, social care or mental health.
Experience
Essential
- Working with children, young people or adults in a community setting Facilitating group work with children, young people or young adults
- Inter-agency and multi-disciplinary working
- Involving children and young people and their families in design, delivery and development of services.
- Working with at risk or vulnerable groups.
- Delivery of behaviour change support.
- Obtaining information about individuals/circumstances/needs and preferences.
Desirable
- Evidence based practice.
- Advocacy, offering guidance and mentoring support.
- Delivery of professional training.
Additional Criteria
Essential
- Ability and willingness to adopt a flexible approach to working outside normal office hours or at different venues on occasion.
- Able to undertake the demands of the post with reasonable adjustments where required.
- Handling sensitive and confidential information and maintaining discretion
- The post holder must demonstrate strengths in the following competency areas:
- Team Player able to work as part of a team, co-operate to work together and in conjunction with others and willing to help and assist whenever possible and appropriate.
- Interpersonal Skills able to develop, establish and maintain positive relationships with others both internal and external to the organisation.
- Autonomy ability to work without direct supervision, prioritising work and acting on own initiative where appropriate; pre-empting problems and working to solve them.
- Strategic Thinking able to identify and manage risk with the ability to elicit information to make an assessment of need.
- Communication Skills excellent communication skills (both written and verbal) and ability to adjust communication style and content to the audience.
- Confidence & Resilience able to deliver messages in a confident manner with excellent presentation skills and group work skills.
- Flexible & Adaptable positive attitude to dealing with change; flexible and adaptable, and open to exploring new ideas.
- Self Awareness ability to empathise with others, maturity to admit and rectify mistakes and strong degree of personal integrity to adhere to acceptable standards of behaviour.
- Motivated highly motivated and reliable and organised to plan and meet deadlines and manage time effectively.
- and confidentiality.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
