Compass
Location
Coventry | United Kingdom
Job description
The Coventry Emotional Health and Wellbeing Service ensures Children and Young People (CYP) access the right help, at the right time, in the right setting, helping to remove duplication and avoid CYP/families being ‘bounced’ in between services.
Compass has a successful track record in early intervention health and wellbeing services for children and young people. We use a wide range of creative and dynamic methods of engagement, including digital interventions, across community and educational settings.
Adopting a values-based approach is at the heart of what we do; through collaboration and coproduction with stakeholders our services continually evolve, directing resources based on evidenced need. We are incredibly excited and proud to be a trusted 3rdSector provider enabling us to develop innovative methods to make a real difference to the lives of children, young people and families in Coventry.
The service will support CYP and families providing extra capacity for early intervention support within the community and across Coventry.
You will work autonomously under indirect supervision within a multidisciplinary team. This involves the assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of person-centred care for the child or young person. This role will be fully remote. Interventions, including group work will be delivered through digital means with children, young people and families.
You will work collaboratively with young people and their families incorporating the use of outcome measures for the intervention provided.
You will engage in activitiesthat will utilise your skills, knowledge and abilities to deliver evidence-based interventions for children and young people with mild mild/moderate emotional wellbeing needs remotely and support children and young people who present with more severe difficulties rapidly access more specialist services.Relevant qualification in emotional wellbeing/youth work/psychology/counselling; such as a Diploma in Youth Work, Psychology or accredited Counselling or equivalent NVQ Level 4 in Children, Young People or families, social care.
Formal training in Trauma, Mental Health Awareness and a Youth Mental Health First Aid Certificate are desirable alongside coaching & mentoring experience.
As these roles provide an entry level opportunity for professionals with a genuine interest in developing skills within an emotional health service for CYP we will consider existing qualifications alongside experience of working with children and young people and a willingness to undertake additional ‘on-the-job’ training.
Compass is committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults and you should share our commitment. All Compass posts are subject to appropriate level DBS checks.We positively encourage applications from all members of the community, regardless of gender, race, faith, disability, gender reassignment, age or sexual orientation and encourage applications from people who have experiences in life which enrich skills and empathy. This is part of our commitment to equality and developing a truly inclusive and representative workforce. We are happy to discuss any reasonable adjustments individuals may require in the recruitment process, on commencement, or once in post.
Established for over 30 years, Compass is a national charity which works in communities across the UK providing services spanning substance misuse treatment and rehabilitation, early interventions for vulnerable young people, school aged health programmes and associated prevention as well as treatment and health promotion initiatives.
Benefits
We offer a range of benefits including:
Closing date: 7th March 2024
Interview Date: 18th March 2024
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Salary
£26.78k - £31.44k per annum
