Sessional Wellbeing Practitioner (5921)
- Hourly:£15.49 per hour
- Location:Newham
- Group:
- Vacancy type:permanent
- Closing date:10 October 2025
Permanent contract
Sessional Hours
Location: London Borough of Newham
Salary: £15.49 Per hour (sessional rate)
Hours: 0 Hour contract, sessional hours, working flexibly
Please note the number of hours for this position cannot be defined in advance therefore these hours will be arranged as and when required. Likely hours are afternoons/evenings and some weekend work available.
The Children’s Society has been helping children and young people in this country for over 140 years. We run local services that support children when they are at their most vulnerable and in desperate need of help. We’re there for children, every step of the way.
The Children’s Society are investing in a new young people’s wellbeing hub in the London Borough of Newham. This is an exciting and unique opportunity to shape a service as part of The Children’s Society’s mission to reverse the decline of children’s wellbeing by 2030.
We believe support should be provided at the earliest possible opportunity, before young people reach crisis point. The service will be set up as a hub, with opportunities to expand to other delivery sites (spokes) and will be designed so that young people do not need an appointment to access support.
The service will work with young people holistically, offering a combination of information, advice, signposting, targeted activities, and therapeutic interventions that respond to young people’s individual needs, so that they can regain and maintain their wellbeing.
As part of a service design process, we’ve been working collaboratively with professionals, young people, communities, and others in Newham to develop solutions that respond directly to children’s needs.
KEY SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES
In order to be successful in this role, you must have:
- Excellent understanding of the emotional health and wellbeing needs of children and young people in the local community, informed by current research and evidence bases.
- Experience of working in a trauma-informed and inclusive way. Including working holistically to see, support and respond to young people’s ‘whole selves’.
- Knowledge and experience of delivering brief interventions / therapeutic interventions (e.g. Solution Focused Therapy and Cognitive Behaviour Therapy).
INFO ABOUT THE CHILDREN’S SOCIETY
The Children’s Society runs over 100 local services that help thousands of young people who desperately need our support, and we campaign to get laws and policies changed to make children’s lives happier and safer.
Every day we’re changing the lives of children in this country for the better – and with your help, tomorrow we can be there for even more.
The Children’s Society is committed to safeguarding and protecting the children and young people that we work with. As such, all posts are subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks. We ensure that we have a range of policies and procedures in place which promote safeguarding and safer working practices across our services.
Therefore, candidates applying for work in our Youth Impact domain will be required to complete an “Employment history_template” document prior to interview. The fully completed document should be loaded by the candidate at the point of uploading your CV.
The closing date for applications is the 10th October.
Interviews dates TBC
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- Hourly:£15.49 per hour
- Location:Newham
- Group:
- Vacancy type:permanent
- Closing date:10 October 2025