Position Overview & Specifications

About The Role Compass is delighted to have been selected as the new provider for the Wakefield Emotional Mental Health and Wellbeing Service. The service will ensure that Children and Young People (CYP) access the right help, at the right time, in the right setting, helping to remove duplication and avoid CYP/families being ‘bounced’ in between services. The Wakefield Emotional Health and Wellbeing Services helps to ensure Children and Young People (CYP) and families access the right help, at the right time, in the right setting. This includes identifying and supporting CYP at risk of developing health inequalities by removing barriers to access and engagement. Emotional Health and Wellbeing teams will work collaboratively with delivery partners to remove system duplication and avoid CYP/families being ‘bounced’ in between services.

Compass has a successful track record in early intervention health and wellbeing services for children and young people. We use a wide range of creative and dynamic methods of engagement, including digital interventions, across community and educational settings.

Adopting a values-based approach is at the heart of what we do; through collaboration and coproduction with stakeholders our services continually evolve, directing resources based on evidenced need. We are incredibly excited and proud to be a trusted 3rd sector provider enabling us to develop innovative methods to make a real difference to the lives of CYP and families in Wakefield.

About You The Emotional Wellbeing Practitioner will provide children and young people and their families with goal-based interventions, advice, education and support with low level mental health and wellbeing difficulties or in preventing emotional health concerns. They will be adept at delivering wellbeing support using a positive and purposeful goal-based approach which is tailored to the needs of the individual. Appointments will be arranged and held in community settings on an outreach basis across Wakefield in partnership with colleagues in Early Help and community services to enhance the experience and opportunities for children, young people and families to thrive. About Us

We value diversity at Compass and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Compass is committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults. All Compass posts are subject to appropriate level DBS checks.

Established for over 30 years, Compass is a national charity which works in communities across the UK providing services spanning substance misuse treatment and rehabilitation, early interventions for vulnerable young people, school aged health programmes and associated prevention as well as treatment and health promotion initiatives.

Benefits

We offer a range of benefits including:

  • 27 days’ holiday + bank holidays, rising to 32 days over time
  • Life assurance at 2 x basic salary
  • Competitive contributory pension scheme
  • Family-friendly policies
  • 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme and OH service
  • Enhanced sick pay
  • Excellent learning & development opportunities and career progression
  • Annual performance / salary review

Closing date: Thursday 6th April

Interview date: Wednesday 12th April