Wellbeing & Emotional Support Practitioner

This role will involve working with young people within colleges to support their emotional needs and improve their wellbeing. You will work on a one-to-one basis with students to provide a diverse and broad range of practical and emotional support options to help them tackle issues such as bullying, school transition, family conflict, harmful behavior, and self-harm, navigating relationships, anxiety, low level mental ill health, caring responsibilities, and exam stress., Onside is committed to ensuring that children, young people and adults at risk of harm or abuse who come into contact with Onside. Staff and volunteers are treated with respect and are free from all forms of abuse or mistreatment and we are committed to ensuring that all staff and volunteers are aware of their responsibilities in relation to safeguarding.

We are looking for someone with experience of working with children and young people ideally in a behavioural change or support role context to help us develop and deliver an exciting new project.

You will have a proven ability to identify and understand individual needs and the skills required to inspire change, build rapport and be creative in your approach. Along with ability to equip students with tools and techniques to manage low level mental ill health, improve their confidence and create a personalised plan to address issues that are impacting negatively on their lives.

As well as, have a passion for ensuring children and young people have access to the support and interventions needed to improve their lives and ensure that their best interests are at the heart of everything you do

ONSIDE is a diverse organisation working inclusively within the communities we serve. We are passionate about employing and supporting people who represent the diversity of our communities including under-represented groups, those with disabilities, lived experience and neurodivergent thinking styles. We are very happy to discuss any reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process and subsequently upon appointment.