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SalaryBeacon Counselling is a registered charity that exsits to improve mental health and well-being for all.
This is a fantastic opportunity to join Beacon’s Children and Young People’s Team and be at the heart of supporting young people and empowering them to have a voice in mental health services.
We deliver emotional wellbeing support to children and young people to help increase emotional intelligence, normalise and validate emotions and build the resilience needed to manage these emotions
Working as a part of a team you will be responsible for the delivery of SHINE and SOS sessions
SHINE: Designed to develop your skills to support your own emotional wellbeing, build resilience and confidence, our SHINE service offers early intervention support to all 11-17 year olds in Stockport. We deliver a series of well-being workshops on the programme, providing the opportunity to meet other young people, gain new skills and explore your emotional well-being. The service also provides information, advice and guidance relating emotional wellbeing and signposting too.
SOS: We want young people to receive the best mental health services, and the best people to advise on this is young people themselves. The purpose of SOS is to improve the awareness and understanding of mental heath and wellbeing, to come up with solutions to help other young people and to Stamp Out Stigma surrounding mental health in children and young people. We host a variety of activities including the annual #SOS campaign and competition each year to mark #ChildrensMentalHealthWeek.
For more information on SOS and SHINE, please visit our website.
Who are we looking for?
We are looking for an individual who has experience and passion for working with young people and have a good understanding of the challenges young people face and empowering them to find ways to overcome them.
We are looking for someone who is flexible and motivated to succeed through working autonomously and with others, has high standards of work, and is passionate about supporting services that support children, young people and their families.
You will be comfortable communicating and presenting to a variety of individuals.
Key Objectives of the role:
- Be a main point of contact for young people and their families, providing information, advice and guidance and support in accessing services
- Co-facilitate group sessions
- Supporting with the future development of the service with young people and their families
- To complete administrative duties in relation to the services
For further details please see the attached recruitment pack
