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Achieving for Children Hiring for Education Wellbeing Practitioner Job at Chessington, England , UK Full Time
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Job Information
Achieving for Children is a Community Interest Company that has a public sector ethos, combined with the freedom to innovate enabling us to do things differently. As a not-for-profit social enterprise owned by three local authorities (Windsor & Maidenhead, Kingston and Richmond), we offer the freedoms of a social enterprise with the employment benefits of local government. To find out more about us click here.
We are responsible for the entire range of children’s education, health and social care services in all three boroughs. We use a Signs of Safety practice model and approach which ensures the voice of the child is at the heart of everything we do. There’s never been a better time to join AfC, we are growing our workforce, implementing new flexible working arrangements and have increased our virtual wellbeing offer.
We now have the following job opportunity available and we would be delighted to receive your application to continue our story. You can download the Job Profile which is shown within the “Documents” heading on the left hand side, above the map.
We are looking for a qualified part-time Educational Wellbeing Practitioner (EWP) to join our innovative and friendly Emotional Health Service in our established schools programme team.
This post will sit within CAMHS Trailblazer Mental Health Support Teams (MHST) in Kingston. This trailblazer team has been in place since September 2019 and consists of four Educational Wellbeing Practitioners (EWPs), 2 Band 6 CAMHS Practitioners, 1 Band 7 Mental Health Clinician for and a part-time Clinical Lead.
The pro rata salary for this post is £18,351 to £19,450.80 pro rata.
About the role
The MHST work within a cluster of primary and secondary schools with a combined total population of 8,000 pupils each. MHSTs work jointly with schools and cluster leads to implement a whole school approach to mental health across the cluster, informed by the needs outlined on the cluster action plan.
In Kingston, we have a specific focus on reducing health inequalities with the BAME community alongside related issues of depression and anxiety in the borough’s school pupils. The post will involve working in schools across Richmond with touch down office space in Twickenham.
The purpose of this post is to:
- Undertake assessments
- Deliver high quality CBT directed self-help low-level interventions to children and families (both group and 1:1)
- Providing workshops and support for parents
- Providing consultations and training to school staff
If you would like to find out more about this exciting opportunity, please contact Sarah Head Service Lead for the MHST [email protected] to request an informal discussion.
About you
To be an EWP at AfC, you will be passionate about making a positive difference to the lives of children and young people as well as demonstrating the following points:
- Successful completion of the HEE commissioned 1yr ‘Education Mental Health Practitioner’ (EMHP) course or Child Wellbeing Practitioner (CWP) course
- Experience of working with children and young people who have social, emotional and/or behavioural difficulties including anxiety disorders and affective (mood) disorders
- Experience of the delivery of specific therapeutic interventions to children, young people or their families (e.g. guided self-help and time-limited therapy)
- Ability to carry out mental health assessments of children and young people and carry out 1:1 therapeutic mental health interventions with children and with families
About our benefits
We are focused on creating a positive supportive environment, where you will have access to a really wide range of resources, as well as a competitive salary and all the perks to work remotely. In AfC you will also have access to:
- A strong welcome and induction
- Laptop, phone and systems so you can work remotely
- Local Government salary and pension scheme (LGPS or Teachers Pension)
- Really good holiday package (up to 34 days per year!)
- Flexible working options – helping to keep a good work life balance
- A comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme, offering support for the whole family
- A range of staff benefits and discounts managed via your own app
- Positive and supportive working environments
- A fantastic learning and development offer
- A career pathway supporting you with next step career opportunities
To find out about all of the breadth of benefits of working for Achieving for Children click here.
Important Information
Start dates: Achieving for Children have fixed start dates, candidates are advised to prepare for this should a job offer be accepted to ensure eligible continuous service is not affected.
Right to work: The UK has introduced a new points-based immigration system affecting EU and Non-EU workers and sponsorship requirements. We advise checking the GOV.UK website for right to work guidance.
Equality: We particularly welcome applications from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our teams. Achieving for Children are committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone. We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and developing a culture that values differences, recognising that employees from a variety of backgrounds bring important and positive contributions and can improve the way we deliver services. We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer.
Safeguarding: We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment to this post will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).
We reserve the right to close this vacancy once a sufficient number of applications has been received. Therefore, it is strongly advised that you complete and return your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.
