Well-Being Practitioner

Job Summary

Salus are commissioned by schools, settings, and others to deliver a range of interventions to improve the well-being of children & young people residing in the county of Kent.

Your role will entail offering guidance, support, and serving as a positive role model for young individuals, aiding them in overcoming challenges, honing their skills, and realizing their potential.

Mentors provide a reliable and supportive presence, cultivating trust and assisting young people in building self-confidence and resilience. They help with various elements of a young person’s life, such as academic aspirations, career planning, social and emotional growth, and accessing necessary resources.

This position will involve delivering structured programs to children and young people linked with the post-16 team at Virtual Schools Kent; therefore, prior experience working with children in care would be beneficial.

Contact

For informal chat or for more information, please call Jody Brown on 07725 595745 or Sally Williamson on 07725 595722.

Key Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities

Build excellent working relationships with VSK (Virtual School Kent) post 16 team and schools/settings participating in the programme to ensure that their needs are understood that the service is responsive to those needs and outcomes are shared
Provide relevant support for referrers to ensure identified young people are supported
Keep clear accurate records and provide the required monitoring and evaluation information and any other progress reports required by due dates
Fulfil safeguarding responsibilities in line with Salus policies and procedures
Participate in team meetings and supervision as agreed with the line manager
To maintain high standards of professional integrity and respect for others
To ensure continuous self-development through training, supervision, and other appropriate means
Any other duties which may reasonably be required by the Salus Management Team

This job description is provided to assist the post holder to know their principal duties. It may be amended from time to time in consultation with you without change to the level of responsibilities appropriate to the grading of the post.

Person Specification

Experience/ Skill/ Qualification	Essential	Desired
Evidence of working with children and young people with mental health difficulties	✓
A minimum of a second- class Bachelor's degree from a UK university or an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard in a relevant subject (e.g. psychology)	✓
Training in nursing, social work, occupational therapy, counselling or within a specific psychological therapy		✓
Psychology or other health /social care/youth related undergraduate degree. Other relevant postgraduate degree		✓
Evidence of working with children and young people with mental health difficulties	✓
Experience of working in mental health or related services		✓
Worked in a service where agreed targets in place to demonstrating outcomes		✓
Ability to study as a self- motivated learner and implement training with appropriate support	✓
Demonstrates high standards in written and verbal communication	✓
Team Player	✓
Ability to personally manage a sensitive, traumatic and potentially emotionally distressing caseload	✓
Ability to manage own caseload and time		✓
Speaks a second language		✓
Full, enhanced and current satisfactory DBS disclosure for the role	✓
Able to travel to meet post requirements. Due to the geographical area that this role covers, a driver would be preferred.	✓

Further information

Any appointment will be made subject to a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and Police vetting.

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