Emotional Wellbeing and Mental Health Worker

The Compass project enables young people access to emotional wellbeing and mental health support, Working closely with the Children's Services Manager and Schools teams, you will support young people both in person and remotely using a digital platform.

We are looking for an individual who has experience working with young people and a passion for improving their mental health, well-being and resilience. You will be comfortable communicating and presenting to a variety of audiences, and have experience facilitating individual sessions with young people.

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 seeing the best outcomes for young people.

• Contract: Permenant
• Salary: £24,798 pa pro rata
• Hours: 18.5 hours per week - flexible, but some evening work will be required
• Location: Hybrid - Beacon House (SK1, Stockport), School Based and Home Based. 

This is an ideal opportunity for someone who is currently in training or newly qualified in a mental health specialism and is passionate about working with young people to support their emotional wellbeing and mental health.

Applications for the post are by submission of up to date CV and Covering Letter, either by email (details within the application pack) or by Quick Apply within Charity Jobs

Applications without covering letters will not be considered

We are actively recruiting for this position, so will be arranging interviews as and when suitable candidates apply and reserve the right to close this recruitment early if a successful candidate is appointed

Beacon is a multi-award winning charity dedicated to improving the mental health and emotional resilience of our community. We believe everyone should have an equal chance of good emotional wellbeing, and this is at the core of everything we do, empowering children, young people and adults to improve their mental health and resilience. We are passionate about our purpose and values, and driven by a desire to see good mental health as the norm in society.

We have been operating for 40 years, and are embedded in the community in Stockport, delivering a range of services in schools, community locations, online and from our base on Middle Hillgate. We support over 3,000 adults, young people and children each year to improve their mental health and wellbeing through counselling, therapy, wellbeing services, group support and targeted projects.