Wellbeing Worker Boxing for Wellbeing

Wellbeing Worker: Boxing for Wellbeing

Salary: 14.10 15.17 per hour
Hours: Various hours per week
Location: Schools and locality hubs across Oxfordshire
Contract: Locum

We are excited to offer a new opportunity to join our Children and Young Peoples service as a Wellbeing Worker: Boxing for Wellbeing. This role focuses on delivering engaging structured Boxercise-based sessions in primary and secondary schools across Oxfordshire.

You will play a key role in supporting children and young people to develop practical tools for managing their wellbeing while also raising awareness of mental addition you will contribute to expanding the range of physical wellbeing activities available within our community hubs supporting adults in improving their mental health through movement and is a rewarding and impactful role ideal for someone passionate about mental health physical activity and working with diverse groups.

We are currently looking to recruit to the above role and would really welcome applications for it.

If you have any accessibility needs or require reasonable adjustments for your application please contact .

If you are interested in learning more about the role and find more about what we do before applying please contact Ellen Green /

Alternatively if not we would really like to know how your skills and experience match our requirements. If you feel they do please tell us how you meet the below requirements:

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver Boxing for Wellbeing sessions in schools and community settings
• Facilitate group workshops assemblies and wellbeing activities
• Promote mental health awareness among children young people and adults
• Create a safe inclusive and engaging environment for participants
• Adapt sessions to meet the needs of different groups
• Work collaboratively with colleagues schools and partner organisations
• Travel to various locations across Oxfordshire to deliver sessions

Essential Skills & Experience

Knowledge & Understanding

• Good understanding of mental health issues and the needs of children young people and adults
• Understanding of safeguarding practices for children and adults

Experience

• Experience working in mental health wellbeing or a related field
• Experience working in demanding or fast-paced environments
• Significant experience delivering group-based educational or wellbeing activities
• Experience creating and delivering presentations or training sessions

Qualifications & Training

• Completion of Boxercise (or equivalent boxing fitness) training

Skills & Abilities

• Strong presentation and public speaking skills
• Excellent listening and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a team
• Good planning and organisational skills
• Basic IT skills (e.g. email documents online platforms)
• Ability to travel to different sites (a driving licence and access to a vehicle may be beneficial)

Other

• Understanding of and commitment to our organisational values

If you feel your skills and experience match the requirements please ensure you clearly demonstrate how you meet each of the criteria in your application. Applications that do not address the requirements may not be shortlisted.

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• Closing date: 18th May (5pm)
• Shortlisting: 19th May
• Interviews: 26th May (via Microsoft Teams)

We welcome applications from people from all sections of the community irrespective of race ethnicity gender age disability sexual orientation religion or belief. We are unable to provide sponsorship for visa applications.

Oxfordshire Mind is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment. We therefore require a Disclosure and Barring Service check for all our roles. The level of which will vary depending on the nature of the role.

Required Experience:

Junior IC