Young Persons Worker

Benefits:
• 29 days annual leave plus bank holidays and options to buy or sell leave
• Flexible maternity, adoption, and paternity packages
• Pension with up to 7% matched employer contribution with included life assurance cover
• Staff discounts and Blue Light Card eligibility with 15,000 national retailers discounts
• We are a Real Living Wage accredited employer

We are one of the largest children’s charities in the UK and have been making a difference to the lives of the UK’s vulnerable children for over 150 years.
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About the Role
The Blues programme is a vital part of our work.   1 in 10 children in every classroom suffer from a diagnosable mental health disorder. The Blues is an evidenced based CBT influenced programme to support the reduction of depression in young people using an early intervention model.

The Blues Programme, Supports teenagers with their mental health and wellbeing. The Blues Programme is a Cognitive Behavioural Therapy-influenced targeted intervention providing practical and emotional tools and strategies that build resilience

Bouncing Back is derived from The Blues, a targeted CBT evidence-based programme designed for children and young people, which combines coping skills to build resilience and reduce depressive/anxiety indicators. Bouncing Back is a lower-level, early intervention, resilience building programme for young people, Key Stage 2 and upwards.

Bouncing Back Extra, builds on Bouncing Back by incorporating evidence-based skills from The Decider programme, where young people are taught 12 DBT/CBT skills in a highly original and innovative way, e.g., didactic presentation, demonstrations, music, props and visuals. Delivery of all three programmes will be face - face in schools across North Wales therefore you will be required to travel. Mileage will be paid.

How you’ll create brighter futures
We are looking for a motivated Young Person's Worker who is committed to supporting young people's mental health to deliver this service across North Wales. You will do this by:
• Supporting the delivery of face - face group work to a targeted amount of young people throughout this academic year as a team.
• Supporting the delivery of the six-week rolling Blues programme, as well as the Bouncing Back programme.
• Establishing and developing effective relationships and channels of communication with children, young people, families, colleagues, community organisations, partner agencies and other external agencies.
• Giving young people skills to manage their own emotional wellbeing
• Working in partnership with schools and colleges.

Let’s talk about you
• NVQ Level 2 or equivalent in youth work, working with families, childcare or other relevant field.
• Ability to communicate in the medium of Welsh (desirable but not essential)
• All Young People Workers will be trained to undertake the Blues evidenced based CBT programme prior to delivery.
• Experience of working directly with children and young people.
• Confidence in delivering programmes and activities to groups and classes of children and young people.
• A commitment to supporting young people's mental health.

Good to know
We are unable to offer sponsorship for this role
For more information about our Young Persons Worker role, please review our full job description by visiting our careers page.

If, for any reason, you need support with your application, please contact Scott Jones at recruitmentservice@actionforchildren.org.uk quoting reference 11226 and we'll be happy to give you any support you require.

Diversity, equality, and inclusion
At Action for Children, we're dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace. We actively encourage applications from Black, Asian & Minority Ethnic, and disabled candidates as they are under-represented within Action for Children. We want to take deliberate and purposeful action to ensure equal opportunity to all groups in society and for Action for Children.

Male staff are under-represented within our Children Service roles. We would like to encourage more male applicants for our Children Service roles.