Emotional Wellbeing Officer

3 weeks ago

Kelso and District, United Kingdom Cheviot Youth Full time

The Emotional Wellbeing Officer will work closely with the Youth Work Lead, senior Youth Workers, and Youth Work Staff to ensure that an emotional wellbeing offering is run effectively and efficiently and in accordance with service guidelines, policies and procedures. The role’s main purpose is prevention and early intervention to aid and improve the mental health of children and young people aged 8 - 25 years by providing emotional and practical support in one-to-one and group settings. Support and supervision of this role will lie with the Youth Work Lead. It is expected that the post holder will hold their own case load with referrals coming from Cheviot Youth, schools, our partners in social work, police and the NHS and the charity’s Insight Youth division. They will be expected to lead on any service development and policy work, assisted where appropriate by the Senior Youth Workers and the Youth Work Lead.

PRINCIPAL DUTIES
- To support children and young people to understand and manage their own emotional needs through one-to-one work.
- To run group work programmes such as the Charity’s Inner Growth Initiative and to develop other programmes to meet need.
- To plan, develop and implement individual support plans.
- To carry a caseload of children and young people identified as those who may benefit from mental health support at a targeted early help stage.
- To be the main point of reference for schools and other partners for children and young people identified as those who may benefit from targeted mental health support at an early stage.
- To attend and assist in the facilitation of youth work sessions, drop-ins, holiday programmes, and other youth work activities.
- To manage the administrative needs of the role such as data collection, statistical analysis, documentation suite, record keeping and general administration of the referral, service, client communication and liaison with statutory and voluntary services.
- To be responsible for their own administration and for working closely with colleagues to ensure efficient and effective service delivery.
- To attend business meetings, give talks and presentations, deal with service users, their parents and members of the public when needed.
- To contribute to ensuring the good governance of Cheviot Youth including the monitoring and review of its operational services.
- To lead on the development of the emotional wellbeing role to include implementing new activities based on current research.
- To assist in the signposting of children and young people to other services as appropriate.
- To help find and book training for all Cheviot Youth staff and volunteers in the area of emotional wellbeing and good mental health.
- To attend all team meetings and other meetings where appropriate.
- To attend all appropriate Cheviot Youth review and planning meetings.
- To fulfil Cheviot Youth requirements in relation to receiving training and good practice development including supervision from a supervisor approved by the General Manager.
- **ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS**_
- To observe all Health & Safety requirements
- To observe and work within the Cheviot Youth policy and procedure framework.
- The post holder will receive regular recorded supervision sessions from the Youth Work Lead and will be required to attend monthly clinical support and supervision sessions.
- The post holder will be expected to undertake any additional and appropriate functions as required by Cheviot Youth Board of Trustees.
- **PERSON SPECIFICATION**_

POST TITLE: Emotional Wellbeing Officer

**OFFICE: The Kelso Hub/ The Jedburgh Hub**

**LOCATION: Kelso / Jedburgh and surrounding areas**

**EDUCATION/QUALIFICATIONS**

**Essential**:

- High standard of education. Good Highers or HND required.

**Desirable**:

- COSCA certificate in counselling skills or equivalent.

**EXPERIENCE**

**Essential**:

- Two plus years’ experience in a similar role.
- Working within similar programmes and services.
- Working with individuals in an emotional wellbeing / mental health support capacity
- Working with children and young people.
- General good knowledge of mental health

**Desirable**:

- Experience of providing mental health first aid support.
- Basic knowledge of a range of mental health problems common amongst young people e.g., anxiety, exam stress, bullying, eating disorders disordered eating, self-harm, and suicidality.
- Experience of working within a multidisciplinary team of mental health professionals
- Experience of programmes in charity, community or not for profit organisations.
- Experience in monitoring and reviewing projects.

**SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE**

**Essential**:

- Service user focused.
- An up-to-date knowledge of universal mental health policy and practice.
- An up to date knowledge of early stage mental health support best practice and ethics
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to multi-task and prioritise projects.
- Effective time

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