Job summary
As a Digital Training and Consultation Worker, you'll be at the forefront of supporting the mental health and well-being of children and young people in schools and education settings.
You'll lead the way by guiding young people through digital intervention and therapeutic approaches providing regular check-ins to track their progress, offer encouragement, and adjust support to meet their unique needs.
You'll have the opportunity to deliver impactful training to school staff, helping them build confidence and skills in supporting students facing mental health challenges. Your expertise will empower staff to make a real difference to children and young people, equipping them with the tools to improve emotional well-being in the classroom.
In this role, you'll collaborate with schools and key partners, sharing knowledge and resources to create a positive mental health environment across the education system.
You'll also play an important role in safeguarding and help shape the development of new services and initiatives. If you're passionate about making a lasting impact and want to drive positive change in the lives of young people, this role is for you!
Apply now for this incredible opportunity to make a lasting impact and help create brighter futures!
Main duties of the job
To thrive in this role, you will have a strong background in mental health or working with children and young people, with relevant qualifications such as a Diploma in Youth Work, Social Work, Psychology, or an accredited counselling qualification.
Essential qualifications and skills:
- Experience in developing and delivering high-quality training for professionals, including education staff
- Proven ability to facilitate individual and group work with children, young people, or young adults
- Expertise in inter-agency and multi-disciplinary collaboration
- Strong background in working with mental health and well-being needs
- In-depth understanding of safeguarding principles, legislation, and confidentiality
- Knowledge of Gillick competency and mental capacity in relation to children and young people
- Proficiency in psychosocial interventions and evidence-based digital interventions
- Excellent communication skills, with a demonstrated ability to engage with children, families, and professionals
A coaching qualification is also desirable.Additionally, you will have a positive, flexible attitude, able to work under pressure, adapt to changing priorities, and stay committed to professional development.
We hope that you'll be a team player and will excel at planning, managing your workload, and escalating risks when needed.
If you're passionate about making a positive impact in this amazing and rewarding role, we'd love to hear from you.
About us
Compass is committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults. 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.
All Compass posts are subject to appropriate level DBS checks.
We positively encourage applications from all members of the community, regardless of gender, race, faith, disability, age, or sexual orientation, and encourage applications from people who have experiences in life which enrich skills and empathy. This is part of our commitment to equality and developing a truly inclusive and representative workforce.
We are happy to discuss any reasonable adjustments individuals may require in the recruitment process, on commencement, or once in post.
Benefits
We offer a range of benefits including:
- 27 days holiday + bank holidays, rising to 32 days over time (pro rata)
- Life assurance at 2 x basic salary
- Competitive contributory pension scheme
- 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme and OH service
- Enhanced sick pay
- Excellent learning & development opportunities and career progression
- Annual performance/salary review
Help us to make a positive change to the lives of children and young people!
Closing date: 10th Jan 25
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Job description
Job responsibilities
As a Digital Training and Consultation Worker, youll be at the forefront of supporting the mental health and well-being of children and young people in schools and education settings.
Youll lead the way by guiding young people through digital intervention and therapeutic approaches providing regular check-ins to track their progress, offer encouragement, and adjust support to meet their unique needs.
Youll have the opportunity to deliver impactful training to school staff, helping them build confidence and skills in supporting students facing mental health challenges. Your expertise will empower staff to make a real difference to children and young people, equipping them with the tools to improve emotional well-being in the classroom.
In this role, youll collaborate with schools and key partners, sharing knowledge and resources to create a positive mental health environment across the education system.
Youll also play an important role in safeguarding and help shape the development of new services and initiatives. If youre passionate about making a lasting impact and want to drive positive change in the lives of young people, this role is for you!
Apply now for this incredible opportunity to make a lasting impact and help create brighter futures!
Job description
Job responsibilities
As a Digital Training and Consultation Worker, youll be at the forefront of supporting the mental health and well-being of children and young people in schools and education settings.
Youll lead the way by guiding young people through digital intervention and therapeutic approaches providing regular check-ins to track their progress, offer encouragement, and adjust support to meet their unique needs.
Youll have the opportunity to deliver impactful training to school staff, helping them build confidence and skills in supporting students facing mental health challenges. Your expertise will empower staff to make a real difference to children and young people, equipping them with the tools to improve emotional well-being in the classroom.
In this role, youll collaborate with schools and key partners, sharing knowledge and resources to create a positive mental health environment across the education system.
Youll also play an important role in safeguarding and help shape the development of new services and initiatives. If youre passionate about making a lasting impact and want to drive positive change in the lives of young people, this role is for you!
Apply now for this incredible opportunity to make a lasting impact and help create brighter futures!
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Qualification in mental health or working with children & young people such as; Diploma in Youth Work, Social Work, Psychology or accredited counselling or equivalent NVQ level 4 in children, young people or families, social care or mental health.
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Developing and delivering high- quality training packages to professional including education staff
- Facilitating individual/group work with children, young people, or young adults
- Inter-agency and multi-disciplinary working
- Working with mental health and wellbeing needs
- Safeguarding Working Together Intercollegiate and safeguarding children/adults guidance and legislation
- Confidentiality and consent
- Gillick competency and mental capacity
- Psychosocial interventions
Desirable
- Evidence of delivering evidence-based digital interventions
- Evidence based theory and practices
- Awareness of developmental needs of children and young people
- Understanding of risk-taking behaviour
- Experience of involving children/young people and their families in design, delivery and development of services
- Knowledge of working with vulnerable groups
Additional Criteria
Essential
- Ability and willingness to adopt a flexible approach to working outside normal outside normal office hours or at different venues on occasion
- Able to undertake the demands of the post with reasonable adjustments where required
- Handling sensitive and confidential information and maintaining discretion and confidentiality
- Recognition and escalation of risk, contributing to control measures.
- Planning workload, time management.
- Work under pressure and able to manage changing priorities.
- Understand need for evidence and statistical data collection and achieving targets.
- IT skills.
- Team player and a dynamic personality.
- Excellent communication skills and able to relate to children and young people and families.
- Positive attitude; flexible and adaptable; solution focused; and tenacious.
- Has a strong degree of personal integrity.
- Able to work all year round
- Due to the nature of the role there is a need to travel to individual schools, which will require a driving license and access to a vehicle (for individuals who cannot drive due to a disability, we can consider accessibility options i.e. provided via Access to Work etc).
Desirable
- Proven commitment to continuous professional development
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Qualification in mental health or working with children & young people such as; Diploma in Youth Work, Social Work, Psychology or accredited counselling or equivalent NVQ level 4 in children, young people or families, social care or mental health.
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Developing and delivering high- quality training packages to professional including education staff
- Facilitating individual/group work with children, young people, or young adults
- Inter-agency and multi-disciplinary working
- Working with mental health and wellbeing needs
- Safeguarding Working Together Intercollegiate and safeguarding children/adults guidance and legislation
- Confidentiality and consent
- Gillick competency and mental capacity
- Psychosocial interventions
Desirable
- Evidence of delivering evidence-based digital interventions
- Evidence based theory and practices
- Awareness of developmental needs of children and young people
- Understanding of risk-taking behaviour
- Experience of involving children/young people and their families in design, delivery and development of services
- Knowledge of working with vulnerable groups
Additional Criteria
Essential
- Ability and willingness to adopt a flexible approach to working outside normal outside normal office hours or at different venues on occasion
- Able to undertake the demands of the post with reasonable adjustments where required
- Handling sensitive and confidential information and maintaining discretion and confidentiality
- Recognition and escalation of risk, contributing to control measures.
- Planning workload, time management.
- Work under pressure and able to manage changing priorities.
- Understand need for evidence and statistical data collection and achieving targets.
- IT skills.
- Team player and a dynamic personality.
- Excellent communication skills and able to relate to children and young people and families.
- Positive attitude; flexible and adaptable; solution focused; and tenacious.
- Has a strong degree of personal integrity.
- Able to work all year round
- Due to the nature of the role there is a need to travel to individual schools, which will require a driving license and access to a vehicle (for individuals who cannot drive due to a disability, we can consider accessibility options i.e. provided via Access to Work etc).
Desirable
- Proven commitment to continuous professional development
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
