Wellbeing Practitioner

1 month ago


Cardiff, United Kingdom Barnardo's Full time

We have an exciting opportunity to recruit a Wellbeing Practitioner - Counsellor / Therapist, able to work with adults, children and young people 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 one-to-one play therapy, art/drama therapy or counselling for children and young people.
- Access to trained family practitioner support who deliver affirming, therapeutically informed one-one 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 - Counsellor/ Therapist, will work as part of the team undertaking assessments in order to deliver a professional therapeutic intervention to Adults, children and young people on a one-to-one or on a group basis, practicing ethically in line with BACP (or equivalent) 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 as a counsellor / therapist, as outlined in the person specification.

**Additional Information**:
**Need more information?**

**Job Types**: Part-time, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 10 months

Pay: £29,896.00-£40,305.00 per year

Expected hours: 22.2 per week

**Benefits**:

- Additional leave
- Company pension
- Sick pay

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: 18734



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