Emotional Health & Wellbeing Worker – Safe Zones & #Thrive

Hours: 3.5 days per week

Early Break scale 7-11 from £26,648 to £29,959 per annum.  FTE. Subject to review.

Closing Date:  Monday, 27th January 2025 at 12:00 noon

Interview Date:  5th & 6th February 2025

Delivery of effective brief intervention support with young people who have experienced a mental health crisis at the HMR (Rochdale Borough) Safe Zone service.

Delivery of effective 1:1 emotional health and wellbeing support with children and young people with emotional health and wellbeing needs across the community and education settings.

Key deliverables

1. Offering a range of individualised support to young people with presenting emotional health and wellbeing needs and offer them advice, signposting, appropriate interventions and support them to access the wider CYPMH provision, Early Break core services or other service provisions.

2. The role includes ‘meet and greet’ duties into the safe zones, providing care and crisis intervention. Delivering therapeutic support in line with the therapy framework outlined with the Greater Manchester mental health crisis pathway. This will include supporting young people to access self-help and support systems in the community contributing to individualised care-plans and packages.

3. 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.

4. Work within an innovative, partnership lead mental health provision alongside partners from our VCSE sector, supporting children and young people with emotional, behavioural and mental health difficulties. Formulating and implementing intervention plans with young people and partners

5. Deliver de-escalation and resilience building, solution focused, integrated emotional health and wellbeing and mental health support to children and young people.

6. 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 utilising a trauma-informed approach.

7. Prepare, plan and deliver education sessions and group work to young people in education settings or the community as per presenting need.

8. Adhere to Early Break policies on Safeguarding including identification and referral, as well as participating in any subsequent action in relation to these.

9. Work with a range of partners in ensuring seamless access to support for children and young people.

10. 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.

11. Ensure all necessary administration/sessional recordings are complete, including maintenance of Nebula or other agreed database.
12. Recognise the role may operate outside 9-5 hours to meet needs of young people including propensity for some agreed evening and weekend work

13. Contribute to monitoring and evaluation of the work of the role and the Service.

14. Implement Service Health and Safety Policy/Service Guidelines including risk assessments.

15. Attend relevant internal and external meetings supportive to the role.

16. Engage in professional development opportunities and training as required/appropriate.

17. Have an understanding of and the ability to maintain confidentiality.

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Emotional Health & Wellbeing Worker – Sessional Workers

Multiple roles available.  0 hour contract / ad-hoc working / sessional based role

Paid on a self-employed basis at £20 per hour

Closing Date:  Monday, 27th January 2025 at 12:00 noon

Interview Date:  5th & 6th February 2025

Delivery of effective 1 :1 and group emotional health and wellbeing support with young people aged 5-25 presenting with emotional health and wellbeing needs across the community and education settings.

Key deliverables

1. Offering a range of individualised support to young people with presenting emotional health and wellbeing needs and offer them advice, signposting, appropriate interventions and support them into the wider CYPMH provision, Early Break core services or other service provisions.

2. 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.

3. 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, utilising a trauma-informed approach.

4. Adhere to Early Break policies on Safeguarding including identification and referral, as well as participating in any subsequent action in relation to these.

5. Work with a range of partners in ensuring seamless access to support for children and young people.

6. 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.

11. Ensure all necessary administration/sessional recordings are complete, including maintenance of Nebula or other agreed database.

13. Contribute to monitoring and evaluation of the work of the role and the Service.

14. Implement Service Health and Safety Policy/Service Guidelines including risk assessments.

15. Attend relevant internal and external meetings supportive to the role.

16. Engage in professional development opportunities and training as required/appropriate.

17. Have an understanding of and the ability to maintain confidentiality.

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Emotional Health and Wellbeing Worker – Closing the Gap (Bury)

Early Break scale 7-11: £26,648 – £29,959.  per annum FTE.  Subject to review.

Closing Date:  Monday, 27th January 2025 at 12:00 noon

Interview Date:  5th and 6th February 2025

Closing the Gap (transition support): Delivery of effective 1:1 emotional health and wellbeing support with young people aged 16-25 presenting with emotional health and wellbeing/ substance use related needs across the community. 

Key deliverables

• Offer a range of individualised support to young people with presenting emotional health and wellbeing needs and offer them advice, signposting, appropriate interventions and support them to access 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 utilising a trauma-informed approach. 

• 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. 

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Emotional Health and Wellbeing Worker – Bury Mental Health Support Team (Development Opportunity)

2 x vacancies available: – 1 x full time, permanent role & 1 x full time, temporary (maternity cover)

Development role (12-months in the first instance):

Early break scale point 5 – £24,801

On successful completion of development role (after 12 months): Early break Scale Points 7-11: £26,648 – £29,959 per annum FTE.  Subject to review.

Closing Date:  Monday 20th January 2025 at 12:00 noon

Interview Date:  Wednesday 29th January 2025

This is an exciting opportunity for someone to develop their skills and experience in supporting Children and Young People’s mental health. Based in schools and colleges across Bury, we are looking for a passionate worker who is keen to develop their skills and experience by undertaking training opportunities as provided by the partnership to support the delivery of the Bury Mental health Support Team.

The right candidate will enhance their skills and evidence base to support the delivery of effective 1:1 emotional health and wellbeing support with children and young people with emotional health and wellbeing needs across education settings and the community in Bury.

Working as part of a multi-disciplinary team to support young people within allocated schools and support education colleagues via delivery of the MHST core functions.

The expectation is that the successful candidate will have experience of working a child mental health and will complete evidence-based training to support with delivering the core functions of the MHST offer:

• Low intensity Interpersonal Psychotherapy informed work (IPC/IPT)
• Triple P (Seminars and Fearless)
• Emotion coaching
• Low-level cognitive behaviour therapy interventions
• Other relevant training as identified by the partnership

(please note all training is funded in the role)

Key deliverables

• Support Children and Young People with emotional health and wellbeing needs and offer them appropriate assessment, consultation, interventions and/or support them into the wider Mental Health Support Team, CAMHS Single Point of Access, Early Break core services or other service provisions.
• Working as part of a multi-disciplinary Mental Health Support Team alongside Pennine Care Foundation Trust colleagues to support emotional wellbeing of students across allocated schools.
• Support and encourage young people to take on board safety messages as regards risk taking behaviour and own vulnerability including self-injury, 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 need.
• Adhere to the Mental Health Support Team and 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 the Mental Health Support team, Early Break and other agencies, as opportunities arise.
• Ensure all necessary administration/sessional recordings are complete, including maintenance of Paris 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 by the role.
• Have an understanding of and the ability to maintain confidentiality.

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Substance Use Worker within the Family Safeguarding Partnership

Early Break scale 10 – 14 from £29,139 – £32,278  per annum FTE.  Subject to review.

Closing Date:  Monday, 3rd February 2025 at 12:00 noon

Interview Date:  Wednesday 12th February 2025

Family Safeguarding Partnership has a strong evidence base demonstrating positive impact for families who are facing complex challenges. The model involves the development of multi-disciplinary teams of social workers, domestic abuse, adult mental health and substance misuse specialists who work alongside families in accordance with their needs and vulnerabilities and uses motivational interviewing techniques to empower and engage parents to make the positive changes needed to achieve improved outcomes for their children and their own wellbeing.

You will be employed by Early Break but will work within the multi-disciplinary Family Safeguarding Team with dedicated time spent with your Early Break Manager and colleagues. Day to day work allocation and case responsibility will be managed by the Children’s Services Team Manager.

As the Substance Misuse Worker within this multi-disciplinary team, your role will be to deliver psycho-social interventions both within 1:1 sessions and group sessions to parents to address their substance related needs and refer to clinical services as required.

Key deliverables

• To manage a high case load of adults whose families are open to Children’s Social Care (as Child in Need or Child in Need of Protection) and where the parents are experiencing problems related to primarily substance misuse and other vulnerabilities
• To deliver 1:1, face to face work, and where appropriate group work with the parents and manage the appointments to best meet clients’ needs in accordance with Early Break Policies and Procedures. This may include evening and/or weekend sessions.
• To carry out home visits to the families on your case load
• Complete a full assessment of each client’s needs and develop, monitor and review SMART care plans for each individual client using agreed systems
• Offer structured treatment interventions, including substitute prescribing, if required and appropriate
• To ensure that all necessary administration, recording and reporting is undertaken to specified deadlines using the Children’s Services and agreed substance database
• Strong awareness of legislation as it applies to adults at risk, children and young people particularly focused on Safeguarding, substance misuse, criminal justice and Emotional Health and Well Being
• To share information with colleagues in accordance with relevant Information Sharing Agreements
• Be able to work effectively within a team
• To promote and champion best practice in parenting and family work with partner agencies
• Contribute to a range of multi-agency meetings ensuring the voices of the client and the voice of the child is heard
• Be a reflective practitioner in the role
• Be skilled and confident to deliver training and support for external partners in relation to substance misuse and the issues related to it
• To contribute to the wider work of the service and its entrepreneurial development.
• Adhere to Early Break policies and procedures
• Maintain and update levels of knowledge and understanding of issues relevant to the client group and their children and young people
• Engage with training opportunities through training offered by Early Break and other agencies, as these arise
• Contribute to the service’s social media

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Substance Use Advocacy Worker (Bury)

Early Break scale 8 – 12 from £27,490 – £30,589  per annum FTE.  Subject to review.

Closing Date:  Tuesday, 11th February 2025 at 12:00 noon

Interview Date:  Wednesday 19th February 2025

You will be a worker who is accountable and responsible within their own practice. You will make use of the strong support network this role offers. You will work at depth and support your colleagues to do the same as opportunities arise. You will be driven to offer an excellent service for all you encounter within the context of the role. You will be committed to ever improving your delivery and you will inspire others through your own success in the role.

Key deliverables

• To deliver 1:1, face to face work with young clients and their parents/carers as appropriate and manage the appointments to best meet clients’ needs in accordance with Early Break Policies and Procedures. This may include evening and/or weekend sessions
• Complete a full assessment of each client’s needs and develop, monitor and review SMART care plans for each individual client using agreed systems
• Offer structured treatment interventions, including substitute prescribing, if required and appropriate
• Making Alternative therapy interventions part of client care planning as appropriate, upskilling yourself to offer this within the course of your role
• Work in community-based settings in order to engage and deliver services to potential clients
• Liaise and develop partnerships, with a range of agencies in seeking out the provision which best meets the treatment needs of the young clients identified through referrals
• Offer Drop Ins, as required and/or appropriate, in relevant young people’s settings
• Contribute to a range of multi-agency meetings, acting as key worker/advocate for the young client
• Support young clients into in-patient treatment, if available/as appropriate, and maintain contact with them, preparing and arranging for appropriate after-care provision back in the community where this is required
• Adhere to Early Break policies on Safeguarding, linking to local and national policies and guidelines contributing as the role of Lead Professional as and when required
• Record and report all required client information, using the Company’s agreed database system in line with service expectations and the legal framework of Data Protection
• Maintain and update levels of knowledge and understanding of issues relevant to young people through training offered by Early Break and other agencies, as opportunities arise
• Contribute to the charitable aspect of the service including social media and charitable fundraising activity

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Early Break scale 8 – 12 from £27,490 – £30,589  per annum FTE.  Subject to review.

Closing Date:  Tuesday, 11th February 2025 at 12:00 noon

Interview Date:  Wednesday 19th February 2025

You will be a worker who is accountable and responsible within their own practice. You will make use of the strong support network this role offers. You will work at depth and support your colleagues to do the same as opportunities arise. You will be driven to offer an excellent service for all you encounter within the context of the role. You will be committed to ever improving your delivery and you will inspire others through your own success in the role.

Key deliverables

• To deliver 1:1, face to face work with young clients and their parents/carers as appropriate and manage the appointments to best meet clients’ needs in accordance with Early Break Policies and Procedures. This may include evening and/or weekend sessions
• Complete a full assessment of each client’s needs and develop, monitor and review SMART care plans for each individual client using agreed systems
• Offer structured treatment interventions, including substitute prescribing, if required and appropriate
• Making Alternative therapy interventions part of client care planning as appropriate, upskilling yourself to offer this within the course of your role
• Work in community-based settings in order to engage and deliver services to potential clients
• Liaise and develop partnerships, with a range of agencies in seeking out the provision which best meets the treatment needs of the young clients identified through referrals
• Offer Drop Ins, as required and/or appropriate, in relevant young people’s settings
• Contribute to a range of multi-agency meetings, acting as key worker/advocate for the young client
• Support young clients into in-patient treatment, if available/as appropriate, and maintain contact with them, preparing and arranging for appropriate after-care provision back in the community where this is required
• Adhere to Early Break policies on Safeguarding, linking to local and national policies and guidelines contributing as the role of Lead Professional as and when required
• Record and report all required client information, using the Company’s agreed database system in line with service expectations and the legal framework of Data Protection
• Maintain and update levels of knowledge and understanding of issues relevant to young people through training offered by Early Break and other agencies, as opportunities arise
• Contribute to the charitable aspect of the service including social media and charitable fundraising activity

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Early Break scale 18 – 23 from £36, 149 – £41, 965 per annum FTE.  Subject to review.

Closing Date:  Wednesday 5th February 2025 at 12:00 noon

Interview Date:  Wednesday 12th February 2025

Provide day to day support to the Senior Management Team in creating and maintaining the highest standards in clinical service delivery to clients 

Line-manage appointed workers within the Early Break service area 

Ensure that workers fulfil all professional requirements expected of them, including safeguarding, clinical supervision and case work management and recording on databases  

Understand the theoretical model upon which Early Break is based and work within the person-centred ethos 

Key deliverables

• Lead, alongside the Senior Management Team (SMT), the Emotional Health and Wellbeing workstream and maintain of the highest standards in emotional/ mental health and wellbeing services, with flexibility in service provision and delivery 

• Contribute to the maintenance of an ethos in which all workers, clients and all in contact with Early Break are valued and shown respect 

• Ensure that Early Break is represented in a professional manner at all times 

• Support the SMT in leading, motivating and line managing all workers and volunteers who deliver Early Break services  

• Deliver training and support for workers in relation to national, local and in-house initiatives 

• Represent the Service at relevant meetings, nationally, regionally and locally, as appropriate 

• Allocate case work to workers and aid in monitoring case loads of individual workers 

• Contribute to writing tenders and bids to charitable and statutory-sector funders 

• Manage a small caseload and function as a key worker for young service users with emotional health and wellbeing issues as required 

• Ensure flexible and realistic care packages are developed for clients and evaluated at agreed intervals, with a focus on voice of the child and participation 

• Ensure that care co-ordination is implemented effectively in the Service area  

• Enable access to GP, CAMHS, Adult mental health services and other appropriate clinical input for clients 

• Development of the Service’s volunteer capacity in line with Early Break’s Volunteer Charter 

• Development of pathways in frontline service delivery 

• Liaise on service delivery/practice matters with other partner agency workers  

• Ensure that workers fulfil all professional requirements expected of them by the Service, including safeguarding, supervision and IT recording 

• Ensure case work recording is maintained to the agreed standard at all times 

• Lead on development of new ideas and initiatives, where appropriate 

• Attend training to ensure professional development needs are met as a leader 

• Support in the recruitment of staff to the service area 

• Support the SMT in accountability for the budget and adhere to appropriate financial policies 

• Work as an effective member of the Early Break Leadership Team to maintain excellent standards in service as part of the Clinical Governance in service 

• Ensure that risk assessments and risk management are effectively managed 

• Co-ordinate meetings as required  

• Ensure all workers undertake clinical supervision 

• Ensure all workers are updated with mandatory training as required and highlight service-wide training needs as they arise 

• Ensure that all Service Policies and Procedures are adhered to and contribute to reviews of Policies and Protocols where required 

• Assist in the development of the Service in line with recommendations for vulnerable young people and their families 

• Undertake any additional duties as directed by, and negotiated with, the Chief Executive.

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