Mental Health Practitioner - MyTime to Thrive: South Cumbria & North Lancashire
Barnardo's are recruiting staff, so if you are you ready for a new challenge and are passionate about working with children and young people to support their emotional
wellbeing, you might be just who we are looking for.
The Service:
The MyTime to Thrive service supports children and young people across Lancashire & South Cumbria aged 5 – 18 years to grow up with healthy minds, feel confident and resilient and fulfil their potential. As part of the THRIVE ‘Getting Help' model Barnardo's provides therapeutic one to one, group work and counselling support in the community.
We are looking for people who are passionate about:
Children's and Young people's emotional health and wellbeing
Improving outcomes for children and young people
We are excited to announce that we have two positions available:
Please indicate within your application which locality position you are applying for.
South Cumbria Mental Health Practitioner:
The Role:
Working hours: 37
Working days: Monday - Friday
Office base: Kendal, Stricklandgate House
Working in a variety of school and community venues
The ability to travel across the South Cumbria locality is essential
You will offer brief interventions via 1:1 wellbeing sessions and therapeutic group work covering emotional literacy and emotional regulation.
There will be an emphasis on:
Providing a blended approach of digital and face to face sessions
Maintaining active engagement on all safeguarding matters
Ensuring accurate recording for reporting purposes
North Lancashire Mental Health Practitioner:
The Role:
Working hours: 37
Working days: Monday - Friday
Office base: Blackpool Business First, Amy Johnson Way
Working in a variety of school and community venues
The ability to travel across the North Lancashire locality is essential
You will offer brief interventions via 1:1 wellbeing sessions and therapeutic group work covering emotional literacy and emotional regulation.
There will be an emphasis on:
Providing a blended approach of digital and face to face sessions
Maintaining active engagement on all safeguarding matters
Ensuring accurate recording for reporting purposes
There will be an emphasis on:
- Providing a blended approach of digital and face to face sessions, of one to one and group delivery.
- Maintaining active engagement on all safeguarding matters
- Ensuring accurate recording for reporting purposes
Successful candidates must:
- Be experienced in delivering direct emotional support to children and young people on a one-to-one basis and in a group setting.
- Have a caring and approachable manner that supports children and young people to establish safe and trusting relationships.
- Have an awareness of emotional challenges and how these impact the lives of children and young people.
- Have a knowledge of child and adolescent development and the role of the family in supporting children and young people's emotional well-being.
- Have comprehensive understanding of children's safeguarding.
- Need to be adaptable and deliver support via multiple methods; face to face, telephone or video call.
- Have case management experience and a clear understanding of the requirement for professional and accurate case notes.
- It would be beneficial to have access to a car due to the regular travel required in this role.
Additional Information:
You must demonstrate in your application that you currently use the skills outlined above, and in the Job Description/Person Specifications, or have used them previously in employment, education, training, volunteering etc. This should be done with an understanding of the context of the service described. Please indicate within your application which locality position you are applying for.
Interview Dates for locality are as follows:
Kendal position - 15th September
North Lancashire position - 16th September
Need more information?
If you require any further information about these opportunities, please contact:
South Cumbria:
Abigail Lund, MyTime and MyTime to Thrive South Cumbria Team Manager on 07827822065 or [email protected]
North Lancashire:
Ben Powell, MyTime to Thrive North Lancashire Team Manager on 07521 623088 or [email protected]
Although this contract has a permanent status, please be aware that this post is subject to funding currently to March 2029 and therefore should this funding not be extended further, you may be subject to a redundancy consultation or a TUPE arrangement.
Please note due to the high volume of applications for some posts, this advert might close before the displayed closing date. We recommend that you apply for this role as soon as possible
