About the job

Key information

Do you have a passion for supporting children, young people, and families?

Are you a people person, most energised and inspired when collaborating, building relationships, and making a difference?

Are you an enthusiastic and flexible team player?

Young Somerset is seeking to recruit a Wellbeing Support Practitioner to work primarily within South Somerset and Mendip schools and community, including early years settings, taking a leading role in co-ordinating and delivering engagement work to include non-clinical group work.

As a Wellbeing Support Practitioner, you will have experience of working with children, young people and their families and have an awareness and understanding of the factors affecting children and young people’s mental health and wellbeing.

You will have excellent administration and record keeping skills to co-ordinate support and ensure a seamless journey for children and young people through all Young Somerset’s services.

You will be able to communicate with and provide high quality support to professionals, parents, CYP and other organisations.

This post opens the opportunity in the future, to train as a Children’s Wellbeing Practitioner or Education Mental Health Practitioner (dependent on eligibility and availability).

For an informal chat about this role, please contact:

• Jo Staples (Team Leader) – joannestaples@youngsomerset.org.uk
• Liz Foster (Service Manager) – lizfoster@youngsomerset.org.uk

Salary: £23,514 – £24,465

Hours: 37 hours per week

Working hours may vary to deliver groups and cover events in the evenings and occasionally at weekends

Contract: Permanent

Start Date: ASAP

Closing Date: Midday – Monday 4 November 2024

Interview Date: Friday 8 November 2024

We reserve the rights to close this vacancy early if a suitable candidate is found so would encourage you to apply at your earliest convenience.

Interviews will be on Friday 8 November 2024 and the location is to be confirmed.

This role is subject to an enhanced DBS check.

To discover more about working for Young Somerset, visit our website.

Apply on the Young Somerset website