We're looking for a Wellbeing Practitioner to join our team and support people to reach their potential through the delivery of a trauma-informed wellbeing service.
We have one vacancy available, based across our Preston and Blackpool hubs.
Regular travel between locations will be required.
Providing practical support, advice, and guidance you will support a client’s recovery and enable them to develop self-help strategies to manage the impact of their abuse. This may include support around housing, benefits, court procedures as well as psycho-educational support such as mindfulness, grounding, stabilisation, and relaxation to help reduce the symptoms of trauma.
Referrals may then go onto receive trauma informed counselling through Birchall’s Adult and CYP counselling services. You will have an opportunity to co-facilitate and support our Survivor’s Involvement groups and our training/education programme, working alongside other members of the team. You will raise awareness of our services with other agencies and professionals to ensure effective referral pathways are in place.
ABOUT YOU
With experience of working with people who have experienced trauma, you will have skills and techniques able to work in a creative way, developing resources and contacts to support your role. You will need to effectively engage with people who may be at a difficult time in their lives, working with them to achieve positive and sustained change, to achieve emotional wellbeing and reach their full potential. An awareness or knowledge of de-escalation techniques to support people in crises would be useful.
You should have a good working knowledge of managing risk and safety planning and have exceptional communication skills and the ability to develop partnerships with other services and organisations.
You will utilise administrative and case management systems in a timely way, accurately and effectively ensuring good practice regarding any sensitive and confidential material.
Essential
- A recognised sociology, care, or social work qualification, newly qualified counsellor, an ISVA qualification or an NVQ Level 3 in a relevant area of work.
- Demonstrable understanding of issues and nature surrounding rape and sexual abuse and knowledge of the impacts of sexual violence.
- Experience of working with vulnerable people and providing practical and emotional support.
- Experience of working with a variety of agencies & within a multi-agency and legislative framework. e.g., Safeguarding, Multi Agency Risk Assessment (MARAC), Early Help Assessments.
- An understanding of safeguarding issues with respect to adults at risk of harm, and the legal responsibilities surrounding these.
- An excellent understanding of legislative framework including confidentiality, professional boundaries, data protection and GDPR principles, Equal opportunities
- Commitment to supporting people using our services to be involved through feedback and having a platform to amplify their voices.
- Able to use reflective practice to continually improve performance by learning from mistakes and celebrating success.
Pay: £27,086.00-£30,350.00 per year
Benefits:
Application question(s):
- Do you drive and able to commute between locations?
- Do you have experience of working with vulnerable people and providing practical and emotional support?
- Do you have an understanding of safeguarding issues with respect to adults at risk of harm, and the legal responsibilities surrounding these?
Work Location: In person
