Children and Young People Wellbeing Worker - CCBT

Overview

We have an opportunity available for a Children and Young People Wellbeing Worker to join the team at Beacon Counselling based in Stockport, SK1 3DL.

Salary: £14.15 per hour

Hours: 17 weekly

At Beacon we know that good mental health can be life changing. We are dedicated to improving the mental health and emotional resilience of our community. We believe everyone deserves an equal chance at good emotional wellbeing, and that belief is at the heart of everything we do.We're part of Making Space, a national charity providing health and social care support.

Responsibilities

In this role you will be responsible for supporting young people with emotional wellbeing and mental health in school and in the community.

Key responsibilitiesinclude:

• Delivering direct support to young people in schools and the community
• Using a range of evidence-based tools and techniques for assessment, goals and motivating young people
• Carrying out assessments to ensure suitability for the service
• Managing your own case load

Qualifications

Previous experience working with children and young people is essential for this role. You must have a recognised qualification in working with mental health and well-being or significant experience supporting children and young people's emotional well-being and mental health. A CBT qualification is desirable for this role.

We are looking for individuals with awareness of mental and emotional health issues affecting children, young people and their families. It is important you have excellent communication skills and can engage effectively with a wide range of people and age groups, and build strong working relationships.

Benefits

We are constantly reviewing our benefits packages to ensure our employees are receiving the very best company perks and we are always seeking out further additions.

Our current benefits include:

• Stream - Access up to 30% of your wages as you earn
• Electric Car Scheme (subject to salary sacrifice & National Minimum Wage regulations)
• Lifestyle benefits through Bravo Benefits and Health service discounts
• Up to 28 days holidays per year including bank holidays (pro rata for part time)
• We pay double time for Xmas day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day
• Our employees can buy and sell up to 2 weeks holiday - statutory limits apply
• Access to our library of learning through our e-portal
• Want to upskill? We will invest in you and provide you with qualifications in level 2-6 in Health and Social Care, Management, Admin plus other continuous professional development should you wish to further your career within Social Care.
• We invest heavily in your career progression; did you know at least half of our senior posts are filled internally through promotion.
• Travel schemes including cycle to work, car maintenance and 55p per mile travel expenses.
• We run a colleague engagement hub with monthly and annual colleague awards
• Pension Scheme 3% employer contribution as a minimum
• Paid Sick leave

Successful applicants will be subject to employment checks, including DBS and references checks and provided with safeguarding training. Making Space is an equal opportunities employer. We can only accept applications from those who are legally entitled to live and work within the United Kingdom.

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