Children’s Wellbeing Practitioner, Trainee Post
Job introduction
About the role
Have you got experience of working with children and young people and want to move into a rewarding career in mental health?
East Sussex County Council (ESCC) are recruiting two trainee Children’s Wellbeing Practitioners (CWP) to join our existing Mental Health Support Team (MHST). You will be working in Primary and Secondary schools and community placements in Hastings and Rother with a funded place on the Children’s Wellbeing Practice PGDip with Sussex University.
The MHST teams deliver evidence-based interventions based on the Cognitive Behavioural Therapeutic (CBT) approach in schools. We work directly with children and young people aged 7-17 with mild to moderate mental health issues, and their parents and carers. We also work with schools to develop or enhance their whole school approach to emotional health and wellbeing and mental health. As a CWP you will be working as part of a dynamic integrated mental health team. This approach requires creativity, flexibility, and adaptability, and above all a passion for working with children and young people in educational and community settings. You will receive clinical supervision to support your interventions and have the opportunity to develop your practice.
The Children’s Wellbeing Practitioner role will:
Work closely alongside a team of mental health professionals delivering a wide range of evidence informed interventions. This will include working one to one and delivering group work interventions.
- Use evidence-based skills to work directly with children, young people and families.
- Carry out holistic and child-centred mental health assessments, including risk assessments.
- Work within designated schools and community settings, developing relationships with the Mental Health lead in the school. Offer consultation on possible referrals to the service.
- Work within the safeguarding protocols of the schools.
For this role you will need:
- Passion and commitment for working with children and young people
- Understanding of children and young people’s mental health
- Knowledge of school systems and /or community settings.
- Commitment to undertaking study at postgraduate level
- Strong organisational skills
The training programme for this post is 12 months in duration and will consist of academic and supervised practice learning across mental health services and educational settings, such as Primary and Secondary schools, and Further Education colleges.
Delivery of the programme will be provided through a combination of taught days with Sussex University, independent self-guided study days and experience gained in education settings.
Upon successful completion of the course and moderation panel, CWP’s will progress onto a permanent contract.
There will be one interview with representatives from Sussex University for a place on the PGDip CWP course and ESCC Mental Health Support Teams for full-time employment with East Sussex County Council.
This role will be based in Hastings.
Interviews will be held in person at County Hall, Lewes. Date to be confirmed.
For an informal discussion about the post please contact:
Kalpana Dorlikar on 07821 300 878 or 01273 335 585.
For further enquiries please email us at MHST.Info@eastsussex.gov.uk
Additional information
This post is subject to an Enhanced DBS check or Enhanced check for Regulated Activity with the Disclosure & Barring Services (previously the Criminal Records Bureau). For further information about what is required in this process please go to http://www.gov.uk/disclosure-barring-service-check. Please note that we require evidence of an overseas police check if you have lived or worked abroad.
Your starting salary will be pro rata if the above position is part-time or term-time only.
Work Permits: we may be able to obtain a Work Permit for this post but this is subject to meeting the requirements of the UK Border Agency’s Points-based Immigration System.
Due to the restrictions we cannot guarantee that individuals that meet the requirements of the Points-based Immigration System will be issued with clearance to obtain work permits.
If you require sponsorship to work in the UK please let the hiring manager know this in your application so we can check eligibility for sponsorship for the role.
If you require any reasonable adjustments, due to disability, to enable you to participate fully in the process please contact the hiring manager on the contact details above.
Reasonable adjustments include things like an offline application form. If you would like to discuss your requirements further, please get in touch.
Company information
East Sussex County Council is an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all suitable candidates, regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability or age. All applications are treated on merit.
