Senior Wellbeing Practitioner

About The Role
Are you ready to use your skills not just to care, but to lead, mentor and shape the future of mental health support in education?
We are looking for a
Senior Wellbeing Practitioner
to join our amazing Mental Health Support Team. In this role, you will work directly with
children and young people with mild to moderate mental health needs
, delivering
evidence-based interventions
that make a lasting difference. You will support children experiencing a wide range of needs including
trauma, OCD, self-harm, disordered eating, emotional based school avoidance and neurodiversity
.

Alongside your clinical work, you will
supervise and guide Education Mental Health Practitioners and trainees
, supporting their growth and development along with empowering them in their roles. You will also play a central part in embedding the
Whole School Approach to mental health and wellbeing
, working with senior mental health leads and education staff to create positive and supportive school cultures.

This role offers the chance to combine
leadership, innovation and direct therapeutic work
, making it both challenging and rewarding. You will not only change outcomes for children and families in a positive way but also help shape the future of the service itself.

About You
We are looking for someone who brings together
clinical expertise, leadership skills and a passion for supporting children and young people
. To thrive in this role, you will need:

• A recognised Education Mental Health Practitioner or Children`s Wellbeing Practitioner qualification
• Experience of working therapeutically with children and young people in education or community settings
• Competence in delivering low intensity interventions for mild to moderate needs
• Experience of clinical supervision or line management
• Strong skills in risk assessment, safeguarding and multi agency collaboration

It would be great if you also bring experience of
leading projects, mentoring colleagues or delivering training
, but what matters most is that you are
values led, compassionate and resilient
.

This is based within CAMHS Single Point of Contact (SPOC) taking and screening new referrals for emotional wellbeing and mental health support for children and young people living in Wakefield. You will also undertake management supervision of Wellbeing Practitioners and work as part of the Compass Rise management team.

This is your chance to lead with purpose, support with compassion and make your mark where it matters most. Sounds like you? If it does, we'd love to see you apply.
About Us
Compass is committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults. 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.

All Compass posts are subject to appropriate level DBS checks.

We positively encourage applications from all members of the community, regardless of gender, race, faith, disability, age, or sexual orientation, and encourage applications from people who have experiences in life which enrich skills and empathy. This is part of our commitment to equality and developing a truly inclusive and representative workforce.

We are happy to discuss any reasonable adjustments individuals may require in the recruitment process, on commencement, or once in post.

Benefits
We offer a range of benefits including:

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

Help us to make a positive change to the lives of children and young people
Closing date
: 05/10/2025