Our mission at Response is to enable people of all ages to live a more fulfilled life by providing excellent mental health services, housing, and supported living.
Do you have the desire to empower and promote independence and an interest in mental health?
MHST Wellbeing Youth Worker - £26,500 - £29,500 per annum (Salaries vary depending on experiences)
Hours – 37 hours per week, Monday to Friday.
Service – Children and Young People.
What You'll Be Doing:
We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated individual to join the Children, Young People and Families team. The team focuses on improving children and young people's mental health by ensuring those with early signs of distress can always access the right help, in the right setting, when they need it.
The postholder will be working predominantly within schools, as part of the Mental Health Support Teams (MHST) schools in Oxfordshire. MHST site offices can be used in Oxford and Banbury.
Overall job responsibility- Further detail can be viewed in the Job Description.
Some of the core duties include:
- To be responsible for supporting the emotional and social wellbeing of children and young people on their caseload.
- To offer support and guidance to young people who are presenting mild to moderate mental health and well-being needs. You will also offer support to schools and those developing a high level of engagement with teachers and other agencies involved in the young person's life.
- To work directly in and with schools, supporting the delivery of the MHST model and its key requirements and build resilience in school age young people, school staff and their identification of support needs.
- To work with the young people on their caseload to increase access to community services and employment, education and training opportunitiesopportunities.
- To ensure young people are introduced to community services and are facilitated/supported to increase likelihood of engagement, alongside supporting community groups to integrate the young person and support well-being.
- To increase awareness of and strengthen the young person's personal support networks, reducing reliance on professional support networks.
- To increase the young person's confidence with using strategies to identify and manage mental health and well-being challenges as they arise or be confident to seek support (and from where) at the earliest opportunity.
The Successful Applicant:
Our main priority for all our roles at Response is to find people that can live our values every day – Caring, Safe, Creative and Aspirational.
Essential criteria:
- Health or Social Care NVQ Level 3/ Advanced level/or equivalent qualifications (or working towards.)
- Knowledge of the personalised care approach and mental health and well-being.
- Knowledge of community development approaches.
- Experience of working directly in at least two of the following settings; school, community youth work context, CAMHS, CYP social care, learning support or public health/health improvement (including unpaid work).
- Understanding of, and commitment to, equality, diversity and inclusion.
- Proficiency in Office programs (incl. Outlook, Word, PowerPoint) and using data bases. Ability to manage multiple emails and coordinate calendars.
- Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing, with young people, their families, carers, community groups, partner agencies and stakeholders.
- Able to support people in a way that inspires trust and confidence, motivating others to reach their potential.
- Ability to travel effectively as part of the role as required.
What We Offer:
- 33 days annual leave (inclusive of bank holidays)
- Blue Light card and other discounted shopping.
- Employee Assistance Plan - with access to free counselling.
- Cycle to Work Scheme (after probation)
- Enhanced family friendly leave.
- Flexible and agile working opportunities (role dependent)
- Professional qualification sponsorship and study leave.
- £500 refer a friend bonus scheme.
- Optional health cash care plan with money off prescriptions and treatments.
- Wellbeing hub and mental wellbeing support app – approved by NHS.
- Free flu jabs.
- Free DBS application.
If this MHST Wellbeing Youth Worker position sounds like the role for you then please apply today! We would love to hear from you! This vacancy may be closed early**.** To learn more about Response and what we do, please visit our website. Closing Date -
All our roles require a DBS check, two references from most recent employers and you must have the right to work in the UK – Unfortunately, Response are not able to offer sponsorship under the points based system. Should you apply for the role and require sponsorship, you will be withdrawn from the recruitment process. Our employees and clients come from all over the world, we proudly promote a friendly and inclusive culture and are registered as a Disability Confident Employer.