Elevation Harrow Health and Wellbeing Practitioner

3 weeks ago

Harrow, United Kingdom Compass-uk.org Full time

**About The Role**:
Do you have the experience and drive to ensure that in Elevation Harrow we deliver the best possible outcomes for our children and young people?

We have an exciting opportunity for a motivated and solution-focused Health and Wellbeing Practitioner to join Compass Elevation Health and Wellbeing Service in Harrow.

You will hold a caseload of young people; offering a holistic service with an accessible, no wrong door approach. You will take an integrated approach to your work, addressing needs that relate to healthy relationships/sexual health, drug and alcohol use, smoking cessation and any associated risky behaviour.

Operating on an outreach basis, you will be responsible for delivery of the service within co-locations such as schools, Youth Justice Service and youth clubs. You will be proactive in promoting the service, building effective internal and external relationships, and contributing to outreach events and public health campaigns. You will also support our engagement and participation work, which includes the delivery and development of workshops/teaching sessions and training for professionals.

Working hours will be Monday - Friday, 37 hours per week, which will include at least one evening per week and Saturdays on a monthly rota.

**About You**:
Holding a relevant qualification in substance misuse/youth work/psychology/counselling/ mental health/social care, you will also:

- Have experience of working with at risk/vulnerable young people in a community setting
- Be able to deliver behaviour change support, including group work
- Be knowledgeable about: safeguarding children, confidentiality, consent and mental capacity, contraception, STI’s, and risk-taking behaviours
- Adopt a flexible approach to work - hours and locations

**About Us**:
Commissioned by Harrow Council, this a highly innovative service which delivers a range of universal, targeted and specialist health and wellbeing interventions to young people across Tower Hamlets. The evidence-based interventions address young people’s support needs with regards to two strands of service care focused around sexual health and substance use, and any associated risky behaviour, in order to improve health and wellbeing.

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:

- 27 days’ holiday + bank holidays, rising to 32 days over time
- Life assurance at 2 x basic salary
- Competitive contributory pension scheme
- Family-friendly policies
- 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme and OH service
- Enhanced sick pay
- Excellent learning & development opportunities and career progression
- Annual performance / salary review

**Closing date**: 1st March 2024**

**Interview date**: 11th March 2024

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