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BARNARDO'S
25,492.4 - 29,755.44 per year
Rhyl
Full-time
4th February 2026

Family Wellbeing Practitioner (Young Person) Project Worker 1: for Barnardo's Cyfle Service.

Location of Post: 

The Young Person Wellbeing Practitioner will be based from the Westbourne Centre in Rhyl and will supporting young people in local schools/community hubs and family homes. A digital offer will also be made available to the service users.  

Summary of Service: 

Service 2- Young Person's Mental Health and Emotional Wellbeing Service. 

Aim: To offer 1:1 and/or group support to young people to improve their emotional wellbeing through tailored support packages which is reviewed on a regular basis to ensure their voice is heard in the progress of their plan- to help them reach their desired outcomes.

Who is it for: Young People aged 12- up until their 18th Birthday (depending on assessed need).

Job purpose

The post holder will directly support young people to positively manage emotional well-being issues.

 Job Activities:

To meet with the young person and support with their emotional health and wellbeing needs on a regular and planned basis. An assessment of their needs will be required to help formulate a support plan.

  • To facilitate communication and engagement with young people using a range of approaches.
  • Attend service meetings involving staff and young people.
  • Liaise, mediate and advocate with other agencies, individuals and communities who are significant to the lives of young people.
  • Encourage active participation of young people in the management, operations and development of the service.
  • Work with young people, the Voice and Influence worker and the Team Manager and Children's Services Manager to facilitate young people presenting their views and ideas directly to help shape the development of the new service.
  • Contribute to meeting and reporting on targets set by Families First.

Specific Essential Requirements:

  • Knowledge of other supportive emotional health and wellbeing services available to young people.
  • Knowledge of issues affecting young people and the systems which impact upon their lives (Health, benefits, education, employment, housing).
  • Involvement in establishing and working with support networks for young people.
  • Involvement in designing and implementing group and individual programmes of work with vulnerable young people.
  • Skilled in communicating with young people.
  • A full, clean driving licence and the use of a car to meet the requirements of the post.
  • Be able to work flexible hours, including planned occasional evenings and weekends.

NB • Supervisory responsibility would be nil.

For further information regarding the post please email rhian.jones@barnardos.org.uk 

Please note due to the high volume of applications for some posts, this advert might close before the displayed closing date. We recommend that you apply for this role as soon as possible.

We know that our colleagues go above and beyond in delivering our vital work, driven by their passion and commitment to Barnardo's values.  We also know that we can only realise our ambitions and achieve better outcomes for more children, thanks to the talent, hard work and creativity of our people. 

For all these reasons, we are committed to a new approach to pay and reward, to ensure it is fair, attractive and progressive, which was rolled out in April 2023. This is a positive change for the charity, and a part of our People & Culture Strategy. It will assist us in supporting colleagues to belong, thrive and grow in their colleague journey at Barnardo's and in time will offer clear routes of progression for colleagues in both their career and their pay. 

Whilst the full pay band and salary range is advertised, our approach to starting salaries is to appoint between the minimum to mid-point of the pay band – this ensures that pay steps are available to reward our colleagues annually based on their contribution to excellence and alignment to our values and behaviours.  More details on Barnardo's pay framework can be found upon application. 

Workplace Offer: What it means for you

Our hybrid working initiative is based on trust, flexibility and empowerment. We understand our workplace offer means different things to different people, and we encourage those conversations. This may mean working at one of our stores, services, working at home, in the community, at one of our Collaboration Hubs or depending on the role any combination of these. Please read through the advert carefully to understand the remits of hybrid working that will be specific to the role.

  • Barnardo's believe in creating equality of opportunity in the workplace and supporting people to manage their work-life balance; we are therefore open to offering flexible working arrangements.
  • Annual Leave entitlement for full-time colleagues is 26 days per annum, increasing to 27 days per annum, after 3 years Barnardo's service, 29 days per annum, after 5 years Barnardo's service and 30 days per annum, after 7 years Barnardo's service. Those working less than full time are entitled to the same level of holiday pro rata
  • The ability to buy up to another 5 days annual leave via our HolidayPlus scheme
  • A host of family friendly leave options including company Maternity Paternity and Adoption pay; together with all family additional leave options
  • Service related sick pay from day 1
  • Access to a Group Personal Pension with a matched 4% or 6% contribution from Barnardo's. Ability to pay via salary sacrifice to garner both tax and NI savings on your own contribution
  • Death in service cover of 4x annual earnings for all staff contributing to our Group Personal Pension
  • Cycle2work scheme
  • Interest free season ticket loans
  • Discounts and cashback from at high street shops including major supermarkets, cinemas, gyms, leisure/theme parks, holidays and much more via our Benefit Portal
  • 20% discount at Barnardo's stores
  • Opportunity to purchase a health cash plan to claim towards dental, glasses, therapy etc
  • Free access to round the clock employee assistance program for advice and support
  • Access to Barnardo's Learning and Development offer

*T&C's apply based on contract

We are committed to being an inclusive employer and cultivating a culture where everyone can belong and thrive through inclusion and connectivity. We want our workforce to be reflective of the communities we work with, and for equality, diversity and inclusion to be embedded in everything we do. We are a Disability Confident Leader, are progressing our ambition to be an anti-racist organisation with Anti-Racism Commitments and actions in place and have networks for colleagues who are disabled, LGBT+, Black and Minoritised Ethnic and Women. We particularly encourage applications from Black and Minoritised Ethnic and/or disabled candidates who are currently underrepresented in our workforce. For disabled applicants, we offer reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process.

  • Reference number:22315
  • Job Title:Family Wellbeing Practitioner (Young Person)
  • Location:Rhyl
  • Locality:Denbighshire
  • Contract type:Permanent (Fixed term funded post)
  • End date:31/03/2028
  • Hours:37
  • Salary:£25,492.40 - £29,755.44 FTE
  • Closing Date:4 February 2026
  • Interview Date:13/02/2026

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