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Emotional Health & Wellbeing Worker, Education & Community based role


Job Highlights

Application Deadline: Thursday, 20th August 2026 @ 12 Noon
Location: Bury/Rochdale
Contract Type: Both Full and Part-time roles, 24 to 37 Hours per week Contract Duration: Fixed Term Funding, 12 months intially
Renumeration: Early Break Salary Points 4–6, £27,713.92 to £29,435.12 per annum FTE
Interview Date: Thursday, 27th August 2026

Key Focus

  • EHWB worker (RISE team) - Delivery of effective 1:1 emotional health and wellbeing assessments and interventions with young people and their families aged 5-18 presenting with emotional health and wellbeing needs across education settings & within the community.

  • As an EHWB worker in the RISE education team, you will play a crucial role in helping individuals navigate through challenges and make informed decisions to achieve their goals. You will have the opportunity to work with a diverse range of young people and be responsible for understanding their unique needs and circumstances.

Key Deliverables

  • Offer person-centred assessments to children, young people and their families to help them navigate challenging times and make informed decisions to achieve their goals.

  • Deliver 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.

  • Work 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.

  • Understand and have the ability to maintain confidentiality.

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