Job summary
If you are ready to use your skills to create lasting change for children and young people, this is your opportunity to make it happen.
As a Training and Consultation Worker, you will work closely with schools across North Yorkshire to build confidence, capability and understanding around emotional wellbeing and mental health. You will design and deliver engaging, evidence based training, supporting school staff to respond effectively to low level mental health needs.
Alongside training delivery, you will provide professional consultation, advice and coaching, helping staff to support specific children and young people who may be struggling. You will also respond to children and young people via the ChatHealth messaging service on a rota basis, offering timely, appropriate and compassionate guidance.
Safeguarding is central to this role, and you will actively promote the welfare of children and young people in everything you do.
This is a remote role, with occasional travel to meetings across North Yorkshire. Working hours are Thursday 9am to 5pm and Friday 9am to 4.30pm.
Working as part of the Compass Phoenix team, you will collaborate with colleagues and partners across education, health and social care, contributing specialist knowledge that strengthens practice across the service.
Main duties of the job
You believe in the power of early intervention and feel confident supporting professionals to better support children and young people. You bring warmth, integrity and a calm, solution focused approach, even when conversations are complex.
You will bring:
- A relevant qualification in mental health or working with children and young people such as Youth Work, Social Work, Psychology, accredited counselling or an equivalent NVQ Level 4
- Experience of delivering training or learning packages to professionals
- Experience of facilitating individual or group work with children and young people
- Confidence working within multi agency environments
- Strong knowledge of safeguarding, confidentiality, consent and emotional wellbeing and mental health
- The ability to offer clear, evidence based advice and professional consultation
- A flexible and organised approach to managing your workload
- A full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle
Experience of evidence based practice, service development or involving children, young people and families in shaping services is helpful but not essential.
If you are looking to grow your impact, develop your practice and be part of something that truly matters, this could be the right next step for 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: 10/02/2026
Interview date: 23/02/2025 to be held remotely
Job description
Job responsibilities
If you are ready to use your skills to create lasting change for children and young people, this is your opportunity to make it happen.
As a Training and Consultation Worker, you will work closely with schools across North Yorkshire to build confidence, capability and understanding around emotional wellbeing and mental health. You will design and deliver engaging, evidence based training, supporting school staff to respond effectively to low level mental health needs.
Alongside training delivery, you will provide professional consultation, advice and coaching, helping staff to support specific children and young people who may be struggling. You will also respond to children and young people via the ChatHealth messaging service on a rota basis, offering timely, appropriate and compassionate guidance.
Safeguarding is central to this role, and you will actively promote the welfare of children and young people in everything you do.
This is a remote role, with occasional travel to meetings across North Yorkshire. Working hours are Thursday 9am to 5pm and Friday 9am to 4.30pm.
Working as part of the Compass Phoenix team, you will collaborate with colleagues and partners across education, health and social care, contributing specialist knowledge that strengthens practice across the service.
Job description
Job responsibilities
If you are ready to use your skills to create lasting change for children and young people, this is your opportunity to make it happen.
As a Training and Consultation Worker, you will work closely with schools across North Yorkshire to build confidence, capability and understanding around emotional wellbeing and mental health. You will design and deliver engaging, evidence based training, supporting school staff to respond effectively to low level mental health needs.
Alongside training delivery, you will provide professional consultation, advice and coaching, helping staff to support specific children and young people who may be struggling. You will also respond to children and young people via the ChatHealth messaging service on a rota basis, offering timely, appropriate and compassionate guidance.
Safeguarding is central to this role, and you will actively promote the welfare of children and young people in everything you do.
This is a remote role, with occasional travel to meetings across North Yorkshire. Working hours are Thursday 9am to 5pm and Friday 9am to 4.30pm.
Working as part of the Compass Phoenix team, you will collaborate with colleagues and partners across education, health and social care, contributing specialist knowledge that strengthens practice across the service.
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.
Experience
Essential
- Training and delivering packages
- Facilitating individual/group work with children, young people or young adults
- Inter-agency and multi-disciplinary working
- Working with mental health and wellbeing needs
Desirable
- 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
- Safeguarding Working Together Intercollegiate and safeguarding children/adults guidance and legislation
- Confidentiality and consent
- Gillick competency and mental capacity
- Emotional wellbeing and mental health
- Psychosocial interventions
- 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
- Full UK driving license and access to a vehicle
- Handling sensitive and confidential information and maintaining discretion and confidentiality
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.
Experience
Essential
- Training and delivering packages
- Facilitating individual/group work with children, young people or young adults
- Inter-agency and multi-disciplinary working
- Working with mental health and wellbeing needs
Desirable
- 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
- Safeguarding Working Together Intercollegiate and safeguarding children/adults guidance and legislation
- Confidentiality and consent
- Gillick competency and mental capacity
- Emotional wellbeing and mental health
- Psychosocial interventions
- 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
- Full UK driving license and access to a vehicle
- Handling sensitive and confidential information and maintaining discretion and confidentiality
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
