Mental Wellbeing Officer - Derby, United Kingdom - Derby County Community Trust

Derby County Community Trust

Verified Company

Derby, United Kingdom

3 days ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

beBee Recruiter

Description

JOB DESCRIPTION

Job Title
Mental Wellbeing Officer

Department
Health

Location
14 Pride Point Drive, Pride Park, Derby, DE24 8BX

Reports to (Role)
Health Team Leader

Job Summary and Main Purpose
The Mental Wellbeing Officer's role will be to deliver a comprehensive children and young people's mental health programme both in school and within local community settings; session will be delivered across Derby city and Derbyshire

Within this role you will be expected to deliver high quality Early Intervention activities to children and young people aged 10 to 18 years old who are encountering mild mental health issues.

The service will offer a universal and targeted programme to children and young people. You will be expected to run class-based, small group work, 121 targeted support and community based session.

The role requires delivery of high-quality interventions around confidence and resilience both in school and local community setting.

In addition, you will be expected to work with parents/carers to build their knowledge around their child's mental wellbeing which in turn will enable them to build a healthier lifestyle.

Key Responsibilities

To deliver a highquality children and young people's mental wellbeing programme on behalf of the trust
To motivate, inspire and support children and young people to improve their mental wellbeing
To work within a multidisciplinary manner with social care, health practitioners, school nurses and GP's
To forms strong working relationships with schools and community practitioners to enhance the delivery of the programme
To develop and maintain positive relationships with children, young people and their parents/carers.
To support in the planning and adaption of sessions according to children's strengths and ability both in school and within community hubs
To effectively deliver and develop sessions through clear action planning and implementation
To work closely with DCCT's wider health department to improve the physical, emotional and mental health of children and young people
To have a sound understanding and indepth knowledge of children and young people's health and wellbeing
To plan, coordinate and adapt sessions according to young people's strengths and ability both in school and within community hubs
To collect accurate data in accordance with the projects outcomes and data collection systems
To support with teacher training to ensure the Winning Minds Transition programme is embedded within the curriculum
To have a sound understanding and indepth knowledge of children and young peoples mental and emotional health and wellbeing
Ability to work in both primary and secondary school settings

General Responsibilities

Ensuring continuous compliance with the requirements of relevant Health & Safety and Data Protection legislation. It is the duty of every staff member to take reasonable care of their own and other people's health, safety, and welfare, and to report to DCCT any situation which poses a serious or imminent threat to the wellbeing of themselves or of any other person.
It is essential that there is a consistent and effective approach to the process of identification and management of risks across the Trust. The escalation of risk within an organisation is a key mechanism for ensuring that risk is managed at the appropriate level by the appropriate individuals. All staff have a duty to ensure compliance with the Trust's Risk Management policies and procedures.
Demonstrating the impact of DCCT programmes is a key performance indicator for the Trust. Capturing, recording, and analysing data is essential in supporting this. All staff are required to ensure they play their role where applicable.
The assurance of quality is fundamental for all work undertaken by DCCT and should be implemented by all staff in their work.

To that effect DCCT shall:

Regularly monitor and measure the quality of its work methods, outputs and outcomes with a view to ensuring high quality standards, best value and continuous improvement.

To uphold the Trust's Equal Opportunities policies & practices, positively promoting equality of opportunity.

Person Specification

Essential

Desirable
Qualification in the field of children's and young people's mental health and wellbeing

X

FUNdamentals training/multi-skills training

X

Level 2 Fitness Instructing Qualification

X

AfPE Level 3/Level 5

X

Driving Licence and access to a vehicle

X

Experience:

Minimum of one years' experience of working in the field of children and young people's mental health

X

Experience of working with primary and secondary age children and young people

X

Experience of partnership working

X

Experience of keeping up to date and accurate records on children and young people you work with

X

Experience of delivering high quality classroom based and physical activity sessions