Education Wellbeing Practitioner x 4

Job description

Job responsibilities

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

To deliver specialist evidence based therapeutic interventions with a caseload of children and families, to maintain their professional qualification, keeping abreast of current training and practice in area

To provide advice, support and knowledge of appropriate resources for the emotional wellbeing of children and their families.

To plan interventions for children and young peoples emotional and mental health issues with schools through the Support and Advice Meetings.

To support development and delivery of psychoeducational workshops, webinars and groups for young people, parents/carers and school staff.

To carry out joint and/or individual assessments of children and families, if required.

To provide support and guidance to others particularly schools with the aim of improving skills, knowledge and facilitating reflective practice.

Manage own workload through both clinical practice and managerial supervision.

To participate in team and service meetings as required.

To work alongside others to demonstrate knowledge and skills to plan and critically evaluate the implementation of the early intervention role to meet the mental health needs of children and young people.

To contribute to the evaluation of all areas of service delivery, client and professional satisfaction and the impact of interventions.

PRACTICE RESPONSIBILITIES

Accept referrals via agreed protocols within the service and develop programmes of interventions in educational settings for children and young people experiencing mild to moderate mental health difficulties.

Undertake assessments with young people and parents which identify areas where the young person/ parent wishes to see change and/or recovery.

To identify, monitor and manage risk to self or others in every contact with a service user.

Deliver outcome focused, evidence-based interventions in educational and other settings for children and young people experiencing emotional wellbeing or mental health difficulties.

Complete all data entry as required within the service in a timely manner.

Keep coherent, up to date and accurate records of all activity in line with service protocols.

Assess, and where appropriate, refer on for specialist mental health support.

Engage in managerial and clinical supervision, identifying the scope of practice of the individual postholder, and working safely within that scope.

Contribute to the development of individual or group materials or training materials.

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

To ensure knowledge and skills are continuously developed and maintained at a high level of competence.

To identify training needs through supervision and personal development plans.

To design and deliver training services/workshops and to take part in their evaluation.

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

To work with others to develop practice protocols and audit tools, to collect the relevant statistical information to underpin service evaluation and record keeping.

To implement national audit tools and review with colleagues nationally and locally.

To be key in obtaining service user views and feedback on support provided to ensure the delivery of accessible provision.

To comply with relevant professional codes of conduct.

To contribute to establishing essential networks, knowledge base of resources and maintain links with relevant community organisations.

To contributing to identifying service needs and gaps across with regard to childrens mental health and wellbeing.

Develop skills in service evaluation and audit to ensure the overall development of the service.

To maintain awareness of up-to-date research and development pertaining to advances in child and young peoples emotional wellbeing and mental health issues.

GENERAL

Keep accurate and appropriate records, providing information for monitoring and evaluation as required by Bromley Y policies and Procedures and in line with good practise.

Participate in and actively contribute to individual supervision, training and team meetings as required.

Work in accordance with the Bromley Y s objectives, values and policies and Code of Conduct.

Comply with all organisational policies and procedures, including the Code of Conduct.

Undertake duties to ensure the health and safety of post-holder, colleagues, service users, volunteers and visitors.

Work flexibly, being prepared to perform other duties commensurate with the role.

Actively support and promote any fundraising activities as part of your day-to-day duties.

Promote the work of Bromley Y and encourage positive understanding, awareness and attitudes towards mental health.

Work alongside and ensure active service user participation in all aspects of work, including design, implementation and monitoring of activities.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working with children and families, including work with children and young people with emotional and mental health needs and delivering evidence-based interventions.

Qualifications

Essential

• PgDip/Cert in Counselling Children & Adolescents, Creative Arts Therapies, Education Mental Health Practice, Childrens Psychological Wellbeing Practice or equivalent IAPT qualification.

Desirable

• Undergraduate degree in psychology or related subject.

Knowledge and skills

Essential

• Ability to listen empathetically to children and young people and their families in order to work effectively in partnership. Qualities essential to practice, including, respect, genuineness, empathy, personal integrity and communication skills, to enable the therapeutic relationship and process. Ability to work in partnership with children and families.
• Ability to deliver psychoeducational groups and workshops for young people, parents/carers and school staff in a range of settings including remotely.
• Ability to learn in a variety of settings and using a variety of learning methods including remote delivery of teaching.
• Ability to study as a self-motivated learner who can formulate their own progress towards learning objectives and negotiate pathways to achievement with supervisory teams.
• Full, enhanced and satisfactory DBS disclosure for the role.
• Ability to manage a sensitive and potentially emotionally distressing caseload.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Team player.
• Excellent time management and organisational skills.
• Ability to meet the physical requirements of the role after reasonable adjustments have been made for any illness or disability.
• Ability to communicate effectively with professionals in a number of different settings.

Desirable

• Working knowledge of Health, Social Services, Education and the Voluntary Sector.

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Bromley Y

Address

17 Ethelbert Road

Bromley

Kent

BR1 1JA

Employer's website

https://bromley-y.org (Opens in a new tab)