Trainee Children and Young Peoples Wellbeing Practitioner (CWP)

Job summary

Hammersmith and Fulham, Ealing and Hounslow Mind have exciting trainee places to join us as part of an innovative service supporting the mental health of children and young people. You will be working closely with schools in the borough of Hammersmith and Fulham and will be part of a diverse staff team delivering a large NHS contract. These opportunities allow you to gain a post-graduate diploma from Kings College London whilst also earning a salary with us.

Main duties of the job
We are seeking to recruit 3 Trainee CWPs to provide guided self-help therapy and parenting interventions to children and young people. These posts are salaried at NHS Agenda for Change band 4 and fully funded for a one year post graduate diploma in Child Wellbeing Practice through Kings College London. Further intensive supervision and on the job training will be provided by an experienced supervisor.

During training, the post-holders will work under close supervision to gain experience across education and community settings to enable them to gain the level of competence required to deliver high-quality, evidence-based early interventions for children and young people experiencing mild to moderate mental health problems.

Applicants will need to be ready to start work by early January 2025 and posts cannot be offered to candidates unless they can guarantee this start date. Candidates will also need to apply to Kings College London (KCL) for a place on the Postgraduate Diploma in Children’s Wellbeing Practice (CWP). On successful completion of the course, students will graduate with a Postgraduate Diploma in Child Wellbeing Practice. They will be able to deliver evidence based early interventions to children and young people and their families.

Please contact cyp-mh@kcl.ac.uk if you have any question

Please read the Job Description and Person Specification before applying for the role, and address how you meet these criteria in your application.

About us

Hammersmith, Fulham, Ealing and Hounslow Mind are a specialist mental health provider and part of the Mind Federation. We provide support to empower anyone experiencing a mental health problem.

The lived experience of people with mental health problems is at the heart of everything we say and do.

We campaign to improve services and are committed to empowering local residents, promoting wellbeing and supporting recovery.

We work to transform understanding of mental health in the workplace, in schools and public services.

We do this by providing a range of services that are empowering, recovery focused and preventative.

What we are looking for:

Essential Qualifications

A minimum of a second-class Bachelors degree from a UK university or an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard in a relevant academic subject (e.g. Psychology, Education, Childhood development, Social Work etc), OR any subject with further training or experience in a relevant field (e.g. Teaching/TA; Learning Support; HCA; Youth Work; Counselling etc)
OR
Relevant professional experience in CYP Mental Health/Education/Mentorship (to be considered on a case-by-case basis)

Essential Knowledge and Skills

• Previous experience of working with children and young people
• Knowledge of the educational system in England
• Knowledge of children and young people gained through academic study in child development, child wellbeing or mental health
• The ability to use feedback and adapt accordingly
• Experience of working within a mental health setting and / or school pastoral care
• Motivation to learn and to be challenged
• Ability to learn in a variety of settings and using a variety of learning methods, including remote delivery of teaching
• Computer literate
• Ability to study as a self-motivated learner who can formulate their own progress towards learning objectives and negotiate pathways to achievement with supervisory teams
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Flexibility to travel to meet the requirements of the post
• Ability to work autonomously and as part of a team
• Good time management and organisational skills
• Able to meet the physical requirements of the role after reasonable adjustments have been made for any illness or disability