Job Description
Youth development services: weekly contract 12 hours across 3 days with one day working from home.
£42,900 per annum pro rata for 12 hours £13,728 per annum for 1 year.
The Role
This dynamic part time role will give you a chance to work with young people who are experiencing mental health difficulties in a youth based setting showcasing your skills offering one to one sessions and group workshops.
This is a hybrid role, giving you the flexibility of working from home and the Belfast office. Full training will be provided on our virtual and digital platforms which will support you in providing high-quality care to your clients.
Who are we looking for?
Anyone and everyone is welcome to apply to work . All our teams have a mix of backgrounds and experiences but with one thing in common, the drive to help people access mental health services. We are looking for our new young persons counsellor/coach to be a team player and to be motivated to contribute to helping improving wellbeing.
To be considered for this role, please have the following:
Qualifications:
- Counselling qualification or coaching qualification
Experience:
- Experience in working with a range of mental health conditions
- Experience in motivating and offering intervention for young people experiencing difficulty
- Experience in delivering therapy on a one-to-one basis for young people
- Present in small groups via powerpoint to young people on varying mental health topics
Knowledge:
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Skills:
- To be able to work alone effectively and competently
- To be flexible and adaptive to change
- Experienced working with young people who have declining mental health
- To be motivated to develop and learn
- To be interested in innovation and change with the service
Benefits
- Flexible Working
- Professional Development Opportunities
- Employee Assistance Programme including free confidential counselling
- 25 days’ annual leave plus 8 days’ bank holidays; increasing with completed years’ service & opportunity to purchase additional leave
- Moving Day Leave/Volunteering leave per year
- Membership of the Company pension scheme
- Environmental Initiatives
Who are Wellbeing For Us?
Wellbeing For Us are a nationwide mental health provider offering support to organisations to best support their employees and service users mental health. For two years in a row we have been awarded the most user friendly platform in the annual EU innovation awards. This is a true testament to our values of being personal and unique and keeping all of our clients at the heart of everything we do.
We’re passionate about providing our colleagues with a work environment they can feel comfortable in and can grow professionally. In 2020 we signed the Time to Change Employer Pledge, affirming our commitment to protecting our colleague’s mental health and last year became a Disability Confident Leader employer. Alongside being apart of the domestic abuse alliance and national anti suicide committee.
You can find out more about us by checking out our website at https://www.wellbeingforus.com and send your CV to [email protected]
Job Type: Part-time
Part-time hours: 12 per week
Salary: From £39,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Work from home
Schedule:
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Belfast: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Belfast
Expected start date: 15/05/2023