Senior Young People's Health and Wellbeing Specialist

4 weeks ago


Essex, United Kingdom Polaris Children's Services Full time

About Us

Polaris Children's Services is a leading provider of emotional health and wellbeing services for vulnerable children and young people across the UK.

We are committed to delivering high-quality, evidence-based interventions that promote positive outcomes and improve the lives of our service users.

Job Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Young People's Health and Wellbeing Worker to join our team. The successful candidate will be responsible for providing therapeutic interventions, guidance and training to our more complex young people, promoting the improvement of their emotional wellbeing and transition out of formal mental health services.

Key Responsibilities

  • Provide direct therapeutic input as part of the Progressions Emotional Health and Wellbeing Service, to the services more complex children, young people and their families to improve emotional health and wellbeing and their ability to form positive relationships with peers and adults.
  • Work directly with the services more complex young people who present with a range of emotional health and wellbeing concerns including anxiety, sadness/low mood, difficulties with relationships, ineffective communication patterns and traumatic stress
  • Work with individuals to facilitate trust and relationship building between service users and professionals, children/young people and their families, the Local Authority and other specialist teams/services.
  • Work within internal and nationally recognised clinical governance frameworks to ensure that all young people receive a safe, high quality, consistent service.
  • Where appropriate, attend or call MDT meetings to support the effective transition for the young person or to problem solve blocks or barriers to support
  • Work effectively in partnership with other agencies to implement seamless care pathways in order to meet the complex needs of young people including 'step up' and 'step down' transitions. In addition the Senior YP H&WB worker will lead on liaising with and improving communication with schools and colleges within Essex.
  • Provide supervisory support and training, alongside our Deputy Manager, to the services Peer Mentor
  • Accurately record all therapeutic interventions delivered and their outcomes to enable the performance of the service to be monitored and the young person's support package to be continually reviewed, ensuring it continues to meet their requirements.
  • Ensure that any safeguarding and child protection concerns are reported in line with local authority and company requirements, and that appropriate information is provided within required timeframes to support any child protection investigations
  • Ensure that service delivery complies with all PCS'S policies and procedures.
  • Respond flexibly and appropriately to both local and national change, facilitating a positive change management approach.
  • Attend regular personal and case supervision with your supervisor and proactively implement reflective learning into everyday practice.
  • Attend and contribute to regular team meetings, ensuring effective communication between the teams and that good practice is shared.
  • Carry out all duties with due regard for equality and diversity, health and safety and confidentiality.
  • Support and participate in PCS's Performance and Development Review (PDR) process, including attending training and professional development opportunities as required.
  • To undertake such other duties as may from time to time be required to ensure the effective and efficient operation of Polaris Children's Services.
  • The post holder will be expected to demonstrate that the company's values are at the centre of all they do.
  • The post holder will be expected to reach a minimum basic standard of IT competence to be able to use company electronic systems effectively.
  • The post holder will be expected to comply with Equal Opportunities Policy and Procedure in all employment practices.
  • The post holder will be expected to comply with the no smoking policy in place and ensure that Health and Safety is observed in the course of employment.
  • Ensuring compliance with safeguarding procedures, throughout all work within the company, keeping the CEO informed of work in progress and inform the CEO immediately of any child protection matter or serious complaint.


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