Wellbeing Support Practitioner
Closing in 23 days (4 June 2025 12:00 pm)
Job details
Salary: £31,000 to £32,924
Employer: Young Somerset
Location: Bridgwater, Somerset,
Contract type: Permanent
Working pattern: Full time
Closing date: 4 June 2025 12:00 pm
About the job
Key information
- Salary: The salary band for this role is £31,000 to £32,924 for 37 hours per week.
- 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 Wednesday 4 June 2025
- Interview Date/s: Monday 9 June 2025
What kind of experience or qualifications do I need?
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 in schools and community venues across Somerset, including early years settings, taking a leading role in co ordinating and delivering engagement work to include non-clinical groupwork. 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).
DBS check
This role is subject to a enhanced DBS check.
Supporting documents and information
For an informal chat about this role, please contact: Joanne Staples Team Leader – wellbeing@youngsomerset.org.uk
To apply, complete the application form and disability questionnaire and email to people@youngsomerset.org.uk
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.
To discover more about working for Young Somerset, go here