Mind and Body Practitioner Preston

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Are you passionate about wellbeing in young people? Do you have a genuine desire to support them in reaching their goals, exploring their values and understanding their identity? Do you have demonstrable experience of supporting young people to challenge the way they perceive wellbeing and improve their overall mental health and wellness?

If this sounds like you, we would love to hear from you to understand how you might be able to support the fantastic work we do here at We Are With You.

As Mind and Body Practitioner you will provide school based support, information, education and guidance to young individuals in relation to mental health, self-harm and risk taking behaviour through the delivery of our Mind and Body Programme.

You will provide structured psychosocial interventions and harm minimisation strategies to young persons in a group format within schools. You will also complete assessments, recovery planning, appropriate referral, support and interventions in line with the Mind and Body Programme. You will develop and disseminate emotional and mental wellbeing information, advice and health & social wellbeing in both group and one to one settings and screen for emotional wellbeing.

The post will require working in schools in either North, East or Central Lancashire areas.

Benefits

There are a number of staff benefits of working for We Are With You that include:

28 days holiday plus a bank holiday allowance (pro rata for part time staff)
Enhanced employer pension contribution
Life assurance benefit scheme
Flexible working patterns to help with work life balance
Diverse package of training and development opportunities
24/7 access to employee assistance programme
Cycle to work scheme

We have an excellent Refer a Friend scheme which offers you a £500 bonus for any recommendations, any role! Our scheme allows you to recommend your friends and family to work with us and earn a £500 bonus payment for every successful referral you make. Please note, the Refer a Friend scheme is only applicable if your recommended friend completes their 6 months probation period

Info

Please note: the post is fixed term until 31/03/24 with the intention of extending beyond this date. The advertised salary banding is based on experience and qualifications.

Essential Skills

Evidence of continuous professional development.
OCN/NVQ level 3 or equivalent or willing to achieve this within 12 months
A successful track record of therapeutic working with young people in groups and 1:1 settings
Demonstrable experience of supporting young people in relation to mental health
Knowledge and understanding of health and safety, including assessing high-risk situations for service users
Knowledge/understanding of self-harming behaviours and other mental health issues
Proven ability to carry out comprehensive assessments, assess risk, devise care plans and deliver evidence based interventions
Thorough and up to date knowledge of child and adolescent development, mental wellbeing and self-harming behaviours
Ability to build effective relationships with a range of internal and external stakeholders
A proven track record of working as an individual and as part of a team sharing skills, experience and knowledge with others
Excellent Time management, written and communication skills
IT skills, including Word, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint and digital media

Desired Skills

Qualified in mental health, psychology, nursing or youth work

About Company

Everyone should feel comfortable getting the support they need for issues with drugs, alcohol or mental health.

At We Are With You we work with people on their own goals, whether that’s staying safe and healthy, making small changes or stopping an unwanted habit altogether. We give people support in a way that’s right for them either face to face in their local service, community or online.

We provide a free and confidential service without judgement to more than 100,000 people a year.

We use our expertise to improve the help available and raise awareness around drugs, alcohol and mental health so that more people can get support.

We Are With You.

As an organisation, we continue to build an inclusive culture that encourages, supports and celebrates the diverse voices and experiences of our staff. We know that representing the communities we serve is key to us meeting our goals of radically improving people’s lives. We welcome the unique contributions that you can bring and we encourage people from underrepresented communities and backgrounds to apply to join our team, including people with lived experience, people with disabilities, people from racialised communities, LGBTQ+ people and armed forces veterans.

As part of our commitment to the Armed Forces Covenant we provide a guaranteed interview scheme for candidates that are veterans and meet all the essential criteria for a role. With You is also Disability Confident Committed and we offer a guaranteed interview scheme for candidates with a disability and meet all the essential criteria for a role.

If you have a disability, a learning difficulty such as dyslexia or a medical condition which you believe may affect your performance during any aspect of our selection process, we’ll be happy to make reasonable adjustments to enable you to perform at your best.

Essential Requirements

Evidence of continuous professional development.
OCN/NVQ level 3 or equivalent or willing to achieve this within 12 months
A successful track record of therapeutic working with young people in groups and 1:1 settings
Demonstrable experience of supporting young people in relation to mental health
Knowledge and understanding of health and safety, including assessing high-risk situations for service users
Knowledge/understanding of self-harming behaviours and other mental health issues
Proven ability to carry out comprehensive assessments, assess risk, devise care plans and deliver evidence based interventions
Thorough and up to date knowledge of child and adolescent development, mental wellbeing and self-harming behaviours
Ability to build effective relationships with a range of internal and external stakeholders
A proven track record of working as an individual and as part of a team sharing skills, experience and knowledge with others
Excellent Time management, written and communication skills
IT skills, including Word, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint and digital media

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