Hybrid Young Persons Worker at Action for Children
Action for Children · Birkenhead, United Kingdom · Hybrid
- Junior
- Office in Birkenhead
Role: Young Persons Worker (Wellbeing Worker)
Salary: £24309.07 per annum (pro-rata)
Location: Birkenhead, Wirral
Contract/Hours: Fixed Term Contract – 48 months - Term time only – 30 hrs per week.
Flexibility is required in the hours you work.
Closing date for applications is midnight on Wednesday 20th August
Benefits:
29 days annual leave (pro rata) PLUS bank holidays.
Gain professional qualifications and excellent training/development opportunities
Flexible maternity, adoption, and paternity packages
Pension with up to 7% employer contribution with included life assurance cover
- Blue Light Card eligibility with 15,000 national retailers discounts.
- We are a Real Living Wage accredited employer
Vulnerable children in the UK need your help
Wherever you work in the Action for Children family, you'll be helping to change the lives of the most vulnerable children in the UK.
Last year, we helped more than 687,000 children and families across the UK. From direct work in communities to national campaigning, we are focused on making sure every child has a safe and happy childhood, and the foundations they need to thrive.
Why Action for Children?
Working here is more than a job. Everyone in the Action for Children family is passionate about protecting and supporting children. It's the sense of purpose that drives us every single day. Because we know that, when we work together, we can make a huge difference to bring lasting improvements to vulnerable children's lives.
A bit about the role
This is an exciting opportunity for a Wellbeing Worker to work across Wirral to support the delivery of a range of emotional health and wellbeing interventions to children and young people.
We are looking for a motivated and energetic individual who is committed to supporting children and young people's emotional health and wellbeing. The role will involve delivering a range of early intervention evidence-based programmes, working with children and young people, their families and trusted adults.
Working in the Wirral community will give you the chance to do real life-changing work with children and young people aged between 5 and 18 years old. Not only will you be part of a supportive and passionate team within Action for Children, but you will also be collaborating with a range of providers to support the success of Wirral’s emotional health and wellbeing provision.
You'll need to be comfortable and confident to vibrantly lead the room and engage with children, young people and adults. You'll be quick-witted and able to lead the conversations, through adapting your approach to meet the needs of the service users.
About the service
We are part of an alliance which is made up of Action for Children, Open Door Charity, Kooth, Hatch and Koala NW, with support from Family Toolbox and our associate member My Mind (formerly Wirral CAMHS). We have been jointly commissioned by Wirral Children’s Services, Public Health and NHS Cheshire and Mersey and have come together to radically improve the access to emotional health and wellbeing support for 0-18’s in Wirral through Branch, a central point of access for emotional health and wellbeing.
How you'll help to create brighter futures.
Working as part of a team to deliver a range of emotional health and wellbeing interventions
Delivering group work and individual support
Equipping children and young people with skills to manage emotional wellbeing
Working in partnership with Wirral community providers such as education, the voluntary sector and health services
Let's talk about you.
Our job description for the Wellbeing Worker outlines the requirements of the role but the ‘must-haves' are:
Level 2 Social Care or equivalent qualification
Experience of delivering evidenced-based interventions
Experience of working with children and young people and families
A commitment to supporting emotional and mental health and act as an amb Apply Now
