Community Wellbeing Worker – Know Your Mind

Job Description

• Salary scale:14.46 per hour
• Contract: Permanent
• Hours: 20 hours per week
• Base:KenburghHouse28ManorRowBradfordBD14QU
  
• Probationary Period: 6 months
• Closing Date:Monday 25^th May 10:00am
• Interview Date:Thursday 4^th June
• Questions:In the first instance any enquiries to be emailed to emailprotected. For an informal chat about the role before applying please contact Tyler Parkinson at emailprotected

AboutUs

Bradford District and Craven Mind is a thriving independent mental health charity with a clear purpose to promote positive mental wellbeing and empower and help people experiencing issues with their mental health to manage and work towards recovery and fulfilment.

We do this through:

• Building community and individual resilience for better mental wellbeing

• Providing early intervention advice and support

• Supporting people in crisis

• Empowering and helping people to recover and sustain improved wellbeing

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us and youll receive:

• 25 days annual leave per year rising to 28 days with length of service plus bank holidays

• Up to two additional leave days to use each year to support your wellbeing.

• Simply Health Cash Plan to claim back on personal health costs including dental optical prescriptions physiotherapy and more.

• Employee Assistance Service including 24/7 confidential mental health support and access to structured therapy sessions.

• Generous pension scheme and employer contribution to help you plan for a secure future.

• Discount schemes including Company Shop and Blue Light Card.

• Excellent personal development opportunities including access to Clinical Supervision.

• Enhanced sick pay after your six-month probation.

• Accredited employer with Mindful Employer Disability Confident and Real Living Wage.
  
  
• Generous death in service/life assurance benefit

Role Background:

This is anexciting opportunity to joinour Children and Young Peoples (CYP)team playing a pivotal role indelivering and growingourhighly innovativeCYP dynamic opportunity involves providing comprehensive one-to-one child-led supporttoCYPaged5-19 (or up to 25 withadditionalneeds) who are navigating challenges in their social emotional and mental role focuses on providing support in-person across educationcommunity acute andyouth justice settings.

Role Purpose:

Know Your Mind Community Wellbeing Workers are at the heart of our CYP internal services who empower young people to understand navigate and strengthen their mental wellbeing through early support meaningful connection and accessible guidance. The role exists to build trusted relationships within the community provide practical and emotional support and help young people develop the skills confidence and self-awareness needed to manage challenges and thrive. By offering personcentred conversations wellbeing activities and clear pathways to further help when needed the Community Wellbeing Worker plays a vital part in creating a safe inclusive environment where young people feel heard valued and supported in shaping their own wellbeing journey through a goals-based intervention.

Role Outcomes:

• Deliver outcomes-focused and evidence-based 1-1 interventions to CYP aged 5-19 (or up to 25 withadditionalneeds)aimed at improving CYP mental wellbeing. You will regularly travel to workandin a variety of education community acute andyouth justice settings.
• Develop session plansusing a goal-based client-led approachthat providesa welcoming safenon-judgmentaland flexible environment for CYP to discuss their wellbeing or concerns.
• Work in partnership with CYP parents/carersfamiliesandprofessionals ensuring allCYPareempoweredto make informed choices abouttheirsupport.
• Contributes to the development and delivery of mental healthawarenesstrainingforCYP andforadultswho work with CYP.
• Maintainhigh qualityaccurateandtimelyrecordsof work undertaking providingcase studies for discussion personaldevelopmentand service improvement.
• Respond appropriately to incidents and safeguarding concernsundertakingand recordingrisk assessments and following safeguarding procedures with support fromtheServiceCoordinator andManager.
• Actively support and promote all aspects of the service and enhance the public image of Bradford District &Craven Mind including supporting promotional events and community fundraising.
• Work effectively with and support coworkersand attend and contribute to team meetings.
• Participate inreflectivesupervision anddevelopmentopportunities and processesincluding appraisalsand training related to the role.
• Work in alignment with the aimsobjectivesand core values of Mind in Bradford.
• Be familiar with and take responsibility with colleagues for ensuring that all Health and Safety Safeguarding Information Governanceand Equity Diversity and Inclusionrequirements are met and all other Company policiescomplied with.
• Promote equitydiversityand inclusion in service development and delivery.
• Undertake any other reasonable duties or tasksdeemednecessary by the Leadership Team.

Person specification

Bradford District and Craven Mind is committed to promoting mental health awareness reducing stigma and improving the quality of life for people with mental health challenges. We value diversity inclusion and lived experiences when recruiting our staff and volunteers.

Qualifications

Essential:

• Qualification in youth work community work mental health social care or equivalent experience supporting children and young people.

Desirable:

• Evidence of ongoing professional development in a relevant field.
• Qualifications or experience in supporting CYP with presenting mental health or additional needs.

Experience

Essential:

• Practical experience of working with children and young people in a health socialcareor any other relevant setting.
• Experience of supporting people in a clearmeaningfuland non-judgemental way either via telephone or in person.
• Experienced and confident in managing challengingsituations andrecognising and responding to safeguarding concerns.

Skills and Abilities

Essential:

• Excellent provenwrittenverbaland non-verbalcommunication and organisational skills including an ability to encourage and engage people in ways to make positive changes in their lives.
• Excellent IT skills including use of Microsoftpackages
• Ability to work as part of a team and work alone and use own initiative
• Ability to gather relevant information to support and assess risks
• Willingnessand abilityto travel acrosstheBradforddistrictincluding Keighley Central

  Desirable:

• UK Driving license and access to a vehicle.

Knowledge

Essential:

• Knowledge of other relevant health & social care organisations across the Bradford District & Craven

Attitude and Personal Attributes

Essential:

• Inclusive and welcoming approach
• Self-motivated and enthusiastic approach with a can-do attitude and commitment to providing person-centred services
• Passionate and dedicated approach
• Understanding of and commitment to the Mind in Bradford values
• Lived experience of mental health challenges (personal or professional).
• Experience using outcome measures and case management systems.
• Knowledge of risk management and health and safety issues
• Understanding of safeguarding and good practice
• Understanding of confidentiality and data protection
• Understanding of the key issues within mental health and the potential challenges that people may face
  

How to apply:

• Please click the Apply for this job button and follow the steps to fill out the application form.
• Upload your CV and a cover letter showing how your experience and skills match the Job Description and Person Specification under.
• Were unable to provide feedback to applicants who are not shortlisted.
• We are committed to safeguarding vulnerable children and adults. All successful candidates will need to apply for a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and a right to work in the UK check.