POST:
Mental Health Support Worker – ‘Youth in Mind’
SALARY:£13.20 per hour
LOCATION: Warrington Youth Zone, Dallam Lane, Warrington & Various Satellite locations
REPORTING TO:
Mental Health Manager
CONTRACT: Fixed term until end March 2027; Monday-Sunday rota shifts, varying evening hours between the times of 15:00-21:00.
BENEFITS:
· Pension contribution of 3% once the earnings threshold is reached.
· Hourly staff - annual leave will be calculated at 14% of hours worked on a rolling basis.
THE ROLE
The Mental Health Support Worker for ‘Youth In Mind’ will support the Targeted Team in delivering an effective, structured wellbeing programme to children and young people from across Warrington.
You will be responsible for working on our Youth In Mind Mental Health programme, offering one-to-one and group wellbeing sessions to young people requiring a high level of support as part of a drop-in service in various locations. You will be required to triage young people’s needs in order to signpost them to an appropriate service, either internally within the Youth Zone or to an external provider.
The service is commissioned by Cheshire & Merseyside NHS as part of ‘Warrington Place’ Starting Well and plans to support ‘Children and Young Peoples Emotional and Mental Health & Wellbeing’. The project delivery is a partnership between Warrington Youth Zone and Merseycare ‘Child & Adolescent Mental Health Services’ (CAMHS).
Meeting targets as outlined by funders, contracts, and the Head of Targeted Programmes is a significant element of this role to ensure the quality of support young people receive to achieve outcomes.
This post involves a commitment to the completion of all relevant paperwork, reports and recording processes ensuring they are both accurate and timely. Ensuring that monitoring and evaluation forms are completed with young people.
GENERAL INFORMATION
These Mental Health Support Worker positions are Fixed term until end March 2027. There will be Monday-Sunday rota shifts available with various working hours being between 15:00-21:00 at various location across Warrington. This will mean working flexibly across the week, at different locations to suit the needs of both the role and the individual.
APPLICATION PROCESS
External applicants – To apply, please complete the application form and return to: [email protected]
Please note – we will not be accepting CV’s for these roles.
Closing Date: 30th August 2026
In addition, please do let us know of any reasonable adjustments we can make to assist you in your application or the selection process.
In accordance with our Child Protection and Safeguarding procedures, this position requires an Enhanced DBS check
Job Types: Part-time, Fixed term contract
Pay: £13.20 per hour
Benefits:
Work Location: In person
