Job Highlights
Application Deadline: Monday, 19th October 2026 @ 12 Noon
Location: Rochdale
Contract Type: Full time, 37 Hours per week Contract Duration: 12 Months in the first instance
Renumeration: Early Break Salary Points 4–6, £27,713.92 to £29,435.12 FTE
Interview Date: Friday, 6th November 2026
Key Focus
#Thrive (EHWB support): Delivery of effective 1:1 emotional health and wellbeing support with young people aged 5-18 presenting with emotional health and wellbeing needs across the community and education settings.
Key Deliverables
Offering a range of individualised support to young people with presenting emotional health and wellbeing needs and offer them appropriate interventions and/or support them into the wider CYPMH provision, Early Break core services or other service provisions.
Working as part of a multi-disciplinary substance-use and emotional health and wellbeing team alongside to support emotional wellbeing of children and young people.
Support and encourage young people to take on board safety messages as regards risk taking behaviour and own vulnerability including self-injury, substance use, offending behaviour, CSE, CCE and other.
Prepare, plan and deliver education sessions and group work to young people in education settings or the community as per presenting need.
Adhere to Early Break policies on Safeguarding including identification and referral, as well as participating in any subsequent action in relation to these.
Work with a range of partners in ensuring seamless access to support for children and young people.
Maintain and update levels of knowledge and understanding of issues relevant to young people’s lives through reading, eLearning and training offered by Early Break and other agencies, as opportunities arise.
Ensure all necessary administration/sessional recordings are complete, including maintenance of Nebula database.
Contribute to monitoring and evaluation of the work of the role and the Service.
Implement Service Health and Safety Policy/Service Guidelines including risk assessments.
Attend relevant internal and external meetings supportive to the role.
Engage in professional development opportunities and training as required/appropriate.
Have an understanding of and the ability to maintain confidentiality.