Community Wellbeing Mentor

Do you have a passion for supporting young people's emotional health and wellbeing? We have an exciting opportunity for an individual to join our dedicated team on a full-time basis as a Community Wellbeing Mentor.

Barnardo's Community Wellbeing Mentors hold a caseload of up to 10 children and young people (aged 6-18 years old) providing early intervention to those who are experiencing poor emotional health and wellbeing either on a 1:1 or group basis. This support can take place at the young persons home, at their school or a community venue.

Location:

Locality working across Surrey (Waverly, Woking, Surrey Heath and Spelthorne). Driving is essential for this role.

Office Base:

The Surrey Wellbeing Hub, Leatherhead, Surrey, KT22 7PL

There is a requirement for staff to attend the office on Tuesdays however the rest of the working week is flexible working between the office, out in the community and from your home.

Working Pattern:

Monday to Friday 9am - 5pm with occasional weekend or evening working to meet the needs of the service (plenty of notice would be provided).

Essential Requirements to evidence in your application form:

• Due to the required travel across the locality, a full UK driving licence and access to own vehicle is essential.
• Experience of working with Children and Young People preferably within the age range of 6-18 years old.
• A good understanding of the issues which impact young People's Emotional Health and Wellbeing.
• Knowledge and understanding of safeguarding practices.
• Ability to accurately and clearly record case/session notes.
• Ability to develop positive relationships with children and young people, always putting them at the heart of decision making whilst working in a holistic approach with their families and other professionals.
• Strong IT skills and be able to use programs within Microsoft office package.
• Experience of delivering one-to-one and group work with children and young people, and take a strengths-based and trauma-informed approach to your work (Desirable).

In this role, you will provide direct or virtual support, working collaboratively and with a strengths-based approach to support children and young people to improve their emotional wellbeing and resilience.

The Community Wellbeing Team operates within Surrey's iThrive Framework where choice and shared decision making is led by the child or young person. You will receive training on the iThrive model at the start of your employment. This position sits within Surrey Mindworks partnership (Surrey's emotional health and wellbeing service).

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.

When completing your application please refer to your skills knowledge and experience in relation to the Person Specification, Job Description and Additional Information document (if applicable). This should be done with an understanding of the context of the service described.

We are committed to welcoming people from a diverse background, culture and experience. Barnardo's believe in creating equality of opportunity in the workplace and supporting people to manage their work-life balance; we are therefore are open to offering flexible working arrangements