Mental Health Practitioner

Mental Health Practitioner - Central and East Lancashire. 

Barnardo's are recruiting staff, so if you are you ready for a new challenge and are passionate about working with children and young people to support their emotional wellbeing, you might be just who we are looking for.

The Service:

The MyTime to Thrive service supports children and young people across Lancashire and South Cumbria aged 5 – 18 years to grow up with healthy minds, feel confident and resilient and fulfil their potential. As part of the THRIVE ‘Getting Help' model Barnardo's provides therapeutic one to one, group work and counselling support in the community.

We are looking for people who are passionate about:

• Children's and Young people's emotional health and wellbeing
• Improving outcomes for children and young people

The Role:

• Working days: Monday to Friday - to be agreed
• Working hours: 30
• Office base: Role to be worked across our Leyland and Burnley offices
• Working in a variety of school and community venues
• The ability to travel across East and Central locality's is essential
• You will offer brief interventions via 1:1 wellbeing sessions and therapeutic group work covering emotional literacy and emotional regulation.

There will be an emphasis on:

• Providing a blended approach of digital and face to face sessions
• Maintaining active engagement on all safeguarding matters
• Ensuring accurate recording for reporting purposes

Successful candidates must:

• Be experienced in delivering direct emotional support to children and young people on a one-to-one basis and in a group setting.
• Have a caring and approachable manner that supports children and young people to establish safe and trusting relationships.
• Have an awareness of emotional challenges and how these impact the lives of children and young people.

• Have a knowledge of child and adolescent development and the role of the family in supporting children and young people's emotional well-being.

• Have comprehensive understanding of children's safeguarding.
• Need to be adaptable and deliver support via multiple methods; face to face, telephone or video call.
• Have case management experience and a clear understanding of the requirement for professional and accurate case notes.
• It would be beneficial to have access to a car due to the regular travel required in this role.

Although this contract is 1-year fixed term, there may be potential to extend subject to funding. 

Additional Information:

You must demonstrate in your application that you currently use the skills outlined above, and in the Job Description/Person Specifications, or have used them previously in employment, education, training, volunteering etc. This should be done with an understanding of the context of the service described.

Need more information?

If you require any further information about these opportunities, please contact Ann Williams-Chappell, MyTime Children's Service Manager on a.williamschappell@barnardos.org.uk

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Workplace Offer: What it means for you

• The ability to buy up to another 5 days annual leave via our Buy Your Leave scheme
• Service related sick pay from day 1
• Cycle2work scheme
• Interest free season ticket loans
• 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

• Reference number:23667
• Job Title:Mental Health Practitioner
• Location:Central and East Lancashire
• Locality:Lancashire
• Contract type:Fixed term
• End date:1 year from start of contract
• Hours:30
• Salary:28687.00 - 32,786.00
• Closing Date:13 September 2026
• Interview Date:TBC