+ CYP Mental Health and Wellbeing Practitioner
Salary:
£25,288 to £27,931 depending upon experience
LOCAtion:
Office based in Bolton / Home Working / Community working
CONTRACT:
Temporary post covering maternity leave
Hours:
35 hours per week
The Role:
You will be energetic, solution focused and creative to ensure the best outcomes for children and young people who access our service. Working as part of the Mental Health and Wellbeing team providing a range of quality services to young people aged 11-19 years who are under stress or experiencing mental health difficulties through 1:1 needs-based, therapeutic support. Holistically, our team delivers work which combines individual support, advocacy, delivery of projects and groups and encourages young people’s participation in the service. Meeting targets as outlined by funders is a crucial element of the role and ensuring the quality of recording the support young people receive to achieve positive outcomes is vital. Based at BLGC you will need to be happy to travelto deliver supportin community-based locations, schools and colleges across Bolton. Your role may include both face to face and onlinetherapeutic supportflexibly including evenings and occasional weekends. This will be dependent on the access needs of the young people and the needs of the service.
ApplicationS:
If you are interested in applying for this position please complete the application form and return to: Head of HR BLGC 18 Spa Road Bolton BL1 4AG or email to recruitment@blgc.co.uk
PLEASE NOTE: CVs only Will NOT BE considered for this post
ABOUT BLGC:
Bolton Lads & Girls Club (BLGC) is an innovative, dynamic and progressive children and young people’s charity based in Bolton. Established in 1889, our mission statement is “to enable children and young people, especially those from disadvantaged backgrounds, to live happier, healthier and positive lives by providing somewhere to go that’s safe and modern, something to do that is inspiring and engaging, and someone to talk to when they need it the most”. Open 51 weeks of the year, we provide a vast array of opportunities to improve the lives of our 4,000 active members through universal and targeted services. We operate across three sites, employ around 100 people and have the support and commitment of 100 volunteers. Over the last few years we have seen the demand for our services increase significantly and we’ve set ourselves a target to help more young people than ever.
BLGC were the first youth organisation to be awarded ‘Youth organisation of the year’ by UK Youth and we are the proud recipient of the Queens Award, amongst other prestigious awards. Our charity has a strong reputation locally, regionally and nationally. We are ambitious and aspirational and are growing and have recently re-opened our main centre in the heart of Bolton following a major £2.6m refurbishment programme
All staff have free access to our high-quality gym, during the day, you will also be enrolled into our pension plan and have access to free holiday club child-care. We offer flexible working, and have a wellbeing offer for you to access at times when you may need it. We have a fantastic track record for professional development and training opportunities, and are committed to developing our team.
Come and join us in a fun working environment, where no two days are the same . It’s an exciting time to join BLGC!
