Are you ready for a new challenge? Do you have an interest in children and young people's emotional wellbeing? Do you have experience of working in children's therapeutic services?
This is an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated person to join MyTime South Cumbria as a Mental Health Practitioner, providing support to children and young people aged 5-18 years. Support is delivered face to face or via phone and digital platforms. There will be an emphasis on:
Providing a blended approach of digital and face to face sessions
Maintaining active engagement on all safeguarding matters
Ensuring accurate recording for reporting purposes
Role details:
Fixed Term until April 2025
Working days: Monday to Friday
Working hours: 37
The ability to travel across the locality is essential
Working in a variety of school and community venues
We are looking for someone who is passionate about:
Children's and Young people's emotional health and wellbeing
Improving outcomes for children and young people
The successful candidate must:
Have experience of delivering therapeutic support interventions to children and young people
Have a comprehensive understanding of children's safeguarding
Have an awareness of emotional challenges and how these impact the lives of children and young people
Be adaptable and deliver support via multiple methods; face to face, telephone or video call
Have excellent note recording, administrative and organisational skills
Additional Information:
You must demonstrate in your application that you currently use the skills outlined above, and in the Job Description/Person Specifications, or have used them previously in employment, education, training, volunteering etc. This should be done with an understanding of the context of the service described.
Please note due to the high volume of applications for some posts, this advert might close before the displayed closing date. We recommend that you apply for this role as soon as possible
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