Mental Health Services Team

**YMCA Trinity Group - Mental Health Services Team** - Sessional Trainers

**Job Ref **MH-TR (0922)

Work available across Cambridgeshire, Peterborough, Suffolk and Northants. (Community working)

**About Us **YMCA Trinity Group strives to create a fulfilling and enjoyable place to work; we know how staff & volunteers feel directly translates to the quality of service & care we give our clients, and we also recognise the crucial role each of us plays in helping to fulfil our Mission.

Our Mental Health Services Team offer a range of mental health solutions for schools and other settings including counselling, therapy, staff training and whole school approaches.
- “Working with YMCA Trinity Group has given me the flexibility to expand my own knowledge and skills whilst helping train and facilitate change in our community. Well researched and presented core training material offering real insight into the challenges of working through Anxiety and Stress in these challenging times. I thoroughly enjoy working with YMCA and highly recommend you explore your options today into starting your own journey of discovery.” Marc B MBACP (Accred) Counsellor / Therapist & Trainer YMCA Trinity Group _

For our teams we will ensure our policies and procedures are truly inclusive and work to ensure our environment is a place where everyone can thrive.

**Job Role**

Are you looking for an exciting opportunity in your mental health work career? Looking for an organisation who can offer great benefits and flexible opportunities to deliver training to adults and/or mental health awareness to young people?

Our mental health training team deliver a range of locally approved staff training programmes to a range of settings including schools, colleges, early years settings, parents & carers, businesses, youth organisations and local authorities. We also deliver assemblies, workshops, and presentations to groups of young people and adults as required.

Due to demand, we are now looking to expand the service and require more trainers that have specialisms to train staff who work with one or more of the following target audiences:

- Vulnerable young people aged 16-25
- Those in supported housing
- Community youth work
- Early Years
- Parents and carers
- Family work
- Businesses or corporate wellbeing
- Education

You will assist in the monitoring of exciting training sessions that will accommodate all learning styles and deliver pre-written training as and when required on a sessional or self-employed basis.

Sessions range in length from short assemblies to three-day courses and take place throughout the week as required. Please note that allocations will be based on suitability and so you do not necessarily have to be able to deliver all types of programmes.

Visit our mental health services pages to find out more about the range of services we deliver.

**You should have the following qualities**:

- Have a passion for mental health
- Previous experience of working with young people and delivering mental health services
- Specialisms in working with one or more of the target audiences
- A relevant mental health qualification (ideally a therapist or counsellor on a register accredited by the Professional Standards Authority)
- Excellent presentation, trainer and communication skills
- Experience of delivering engaging training to adults, and workshops to young people
- Be able to travel independently
- Willing and able to attend one developmental meeting every quarter
- Have an understanding and experience of delivering training using IT platforms e.g. Zoom and MS Teams
- A commitment to continuous professional development
- Be highly organised and follow quality assurance requirements

**Please note**: You are required to have a current and satisfactory Enhanced DBS certificate which covers; the Adult Workforce for supervision and Child & Adult Workforce for counselling work. Your DBS certificate should be registered with the DBS Update Service. If you do not have a DBS certificate which meets the criteria set out above, we would be able to facilitate a DBS Application for you, at your cost.***

**Salary and Benefits**

The salary for this role is **£30** (Self Employed), **£26 per hour** (Employed). We offer additional benefits including:

- Resources to deliver training
- Regular networking meetings
- Peer support sessions
- Free and subsidised CPD
- Free resources
- Flexible work opportunities to suit your availability and interest

**Interview Date** By arrangement

**Thank you for your interest and we look forward to hearing from you soon**

YMCA Trinity Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk and expects all staff to share this commitment.

**Visit ymcatrinitygroup.org.uk to view our current work and volunteering opportunities