2 X Wellbeing Practitioner

2 weeks ago


Cardiff, Cardiff, United Kingdom Barnardo's Full time

At Barnardo's, our purpose is to transform the lives of the UK's most vulnerable children and our vision is to realise Thomas Barnardo's dream of a world where no child is turned away from the help that they need.


We are recruiting for two Wellbeing Practitioner - Adult Counsellors to join our team, contributing to the development and delivery of our specialist wellbeing service which is aligned with the strategic vision for families in Cardiff.


Aim of the Service


To deliver formulated, bespoke evidence-based interventions for children, young people and adults within families, co-constructing whole family approaches to problems they may be experiencing in relation to their emotional / mental health and wellbeing.

This service considers systemic approaches supporting individuals within families to build resilience to improve safe, whole family functioning.

The Service comprises of a number of elements inclusive of:

  • Access to one -to
- one and couples counselling for parents/carers with low level mental health needs.

  • Access to onetoone play therapy or counselling for children and young people.
  • Access to trained family practitioner supportwho deliver affirming, therapeutically informed oneone and group work programmes and interventions to children, young people and adults.
  • Access to a range of range of creative, therapeutic programmes and interventions with specialist practitioners, helping families to address issues around whole family functioning, including support for families who are particularly affected by bereavement, trauma and loss, including family breakdown.


The Wellbeing Practitioner - Adult Counsellor, will work as part of the team undertaking assessments in order to deliver a professional therapeutic intervention to adults, on a one-to-one or on a group basis, practicing ethically in line with BACP Code of Ethics and Practice and Barnardo's policies and procedures.


You will be able to contribute to the work of the Family Well-Being Service as a resource for provision of consultation, information and support.

- knowledge, understanding and experience of safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults

  • Experience of working as part of a multi disciplinary team
  • Experience undertaking complex clinical interventions, assessments, including risk assessments
  • Experience working cooperatively with a range of agencies
  • Experience planning and evaluating therapeutic interventions
  • Experience of advising and developing pathways necessary to support sustainable long term improvements of the individual.


It is also essential that you are suitably qualified, registered and experienced in counselling, as outlined in the person specification.


Additional Information:

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  • WORKPLACE OFFER: WHAT IT MEANS FOR YOU
The world of work has changed.

We are understanding of what works best for our colleagues both current and future as we look to embrace this new way of working.

Our hybrid working initiative is based on trust, flexibility and empowerment. We understand our workplace offer means different things to different people, and we encourage those conversations.

This may mean working at one of our stores, services, working at home, at one of our Collaboration Hubs or any combination of these.


  • About Barnardo's
  • At Barnardo's we believe in children no matter who they are, what they have done or what they have been through. Please read about our basis and values following the link below. You will be asked questions relating to them as part of the recruitment process for this role.


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