Specialist Young People’s Wellbeing Co-ordinator - Rapid Response

Croydon, Greater London (On-site)
£33,573 per year
Full-time
Contract (36 months)

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Job description

About this role:

This role is a new position beginning in April 2026, as part of the new Croydon Mental Health Partnership pilot programme (MHP) led by Croydon Voluntary Action. The MHP is part of the Building Brighter Futures (BBF) initiative funded by the Maudsley Charity. Reaching Higher is one of the BBF consortium members.

Main purpose of this role:

The Co-ordinator will provide early, relational, trauma-informed interventions for young people (15–19) presenting with mild–moderate emotional wellbeing, mental health, and social needs.

This role will deliver timely engagement (contact within 72 hours), needs-based assessments, short-term support, and warm handovers into the most appropriate pathway across the BBF consortium, avoiding duplication and repeated storytelling. The role is central to the front-door and allocations model, ensuring young people receive the right support, at the right time, from the right organisation.

This new role is perfect for someone who is looking to grow their skills in partnership working, including building partnerships between statutory services and the voluntary sector, while making a meaningful difference in the lives of young people. You will play a hands-on role in both the development and delivery of an exciting new mental health initiative, in line with Reaching Higher’s contextual safeguarding strategy.

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Reaching Higher View profile Organisation type Registered Charity Company size 11 - 20

Reaching Higher challenges young people to be leaders of their own lives.

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Posted on: 19 February 2026
Closing date: 21 March 2026 at 09:48
Job ref: Specialist Young People’s Wellbeing Co-ordinator
Tags: Social Care / Development, Training / Learning, Child Protection, Education, Faith-Based, Health and Safety, Mental Health, Monitoring and Evaluation, Partnerships, Psychology / Therapy, Risk Management, Safeguarding, Students / School, Wellbeing, Youth / Children, Social / Support Work