Trainee Children's Wellbeing Practitioner (CWP)
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Permanent
Full Time
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London, Croydon, United Kingdom, CR0 0
Job Description
Go back Off The Record Youth Counselling Croydon Trainee Children's Wellbeing Practitioner (CWP) The closing date is 13 October 2025
Were currentlyrecruiting two full time Children Wellbeing Practitioners (CWP)to work directly with young people within our mental health services. Forthis post you need to have a Undergraduate degree,second class or above, in a mental health of child development related subject OR any subject with further trainingor experience in a relevant field. We are also looking forpeople with an open and flexible attitude; excellent engagement skills and apassion for working with children and young people around mental health.
Responsibilities includeoffering a CBT based self-guided mental health interventions to young people and their families includingindividual, parent-led and group-based support; workshops; crisis support; mental healththemed activities.
All posts are based on-site andmay require flexibility to work across different service areas andinterventions. Some evening and/or weekend work may be necessary to meet theneeds of young people.
This is a training position post holder willundertake training at Kings College London alongside working in service for OffThe Record. Applicants will need to be ready to start work inearly/mid-January 2026 and posts cannot be offered to candidates unless theycan guarantee this start date.
Shortlisted candidates will also need to submit anapplication form to KCL for a place on the Postgraduate Diploma in Child Wellbeing Practice (CWP). Please see links.
Main duties of the job 1.Tooffer a range of flexible, compassionate and engaging mental healthinterventions for young people, including individual and parent-led support, groupwork and psycho-educational work
2. Tomonitor the effectiveness of interventions offered through the routine use ofoutcome monitoring tools reviewed directly with young people
3.Tomaintain high levels of safeguarding awareness and to respond to risk andsafeguarding issues as they arise whilst respecting the young person's autonomywherever possible.
4.Tomaintain accurate and up to date records of all work delivered
5.To ensure young people's voices are always centralto service developments and contributing to young peoples participation andengagement activities in the charity
6.Undertaking direct promotion and publicity of thecharity's services to young people, communities and professionals
7. Toattend regular clinical and line management supervision and to attend otherteam/charity meetings as appropriate including occasional Saturdaymeetings/training days
8.Toactively implement the charity's equality and diversity & user engagementpolicies.
About us Off The Record is an award-winning young peoples mentalhealth charity offering a range of support services for children and youngpeople across the London Boroughs of Croydon, Sutton and Merton. The charity iscurrently celebrating its 30th anniversary with the aim of showingup for all young peoples mental health in South West London. South WestLondon is a vibrant and diverse area and were keen to ensure our staff teamreflects our local communities. Our mental health work has been recognisedwith a national GSK Impact Award.
We are an outward looking charity with acompelling reputation for delivering professional support services to youngpeople in South West London coupled with the motivation to develop new andinnovative responses to young peoples mental health needs.
At our core is acommitment to strong active engagement with young people and creating supportthats relevant, flexible and accessible. Young people need to be at the heartof all our service design and were committed to making sure young people areable to get help now when they first reach out for it, at the point of needrather than availability.
Job responsibilities Trainee Chilren's Wellbeing Practitioner
Role Description
Salary: NHS Band 4 FTE (£32,199), inclusiveof Outer London Weighting
Annual Leave: Prorata of28 days per annum (plus bank holidays)
Hours:Full-time (35 hpw) Occasional evening work and attendance at Saturdaymeetings (currently 2 times p.a.) for which TOIL will be given
Location: Across our borough based services in Croydon, Sutton and Merton
Merton Vestry Hall, 336 London Rd, Mitcham CR4 3UD
Sutton 172 Croydon Road, Beddington CR0 4PG
Croydon 678 London Road, CR7 7HU
Job Summary:This is a training role within the Children and Young People's Psychological Trainings programme (CYP-PT). The post-holder will work within a CYP mental health service that is focussed on outreach to the community. Trainees will be delivering, under supervision, high-quality; brief outcome focused evidence-based interventions and guided self-help for children and young people experiencing mild to moderate mental health difficulties within the community.
The training and service experience will equip the post holder with the necessary knowledge, attitude and capabilities to operate effectively in an inclusive, value driven service.
DUTIES:
This is a training position post holder willundertake training at Kings College London alongside working in service for OffThe Record. They will be taught to deliver evidence based guided self-helpinterventions for children and young people experiencing mild to moderatemental health difficulties. The postholder will use their newly developed skills to support children and youngpeople who are referred into the service and trainees will receive supervisionto support their professional development.
Applicants will need to be ready to start work inearly/mid-January 2026 and posts cannot be offered to candidates unless theycan guarantee this start date.
Shortlisted candidates will also need to submit anapplication form to KCL for a place on the postgraduate Diploma in Child Wellbeing Practice. The application form details are attached/linked below and will need to becompleted at the same time as your application for a post.
1.Tooffer a range of flexible, compassionate and engaging mental healthinterventions for young people within our community services, including individual support, groupwork, counselling and psycho-educational work
2.Work in partnership with children, young people and families in the development of plans for the intervention and agreed outcome
3.Support and empower children, young people and families to make informed choices about the intervention
4.Tomonitor the effectiveness of interventions offered through the routine use ofoutcome monitoring tools reviewed directly with young people
5.Working with other staff across Off the Recordto identify new areas for development, creativity and innovation within our existingservices, researching unmet need and developing new responses.
6.Tomaintain high levels of safeguarding awareness and to respond to risk andsafeguarding issues as they arise whilst respecting the young person's autonomywherever possible.
7.Tomaintain accurate and up to date records of all work delivered on relevant datasystems and to contribute to the monitoring and evaluation of our services
8.To ensure young people's voices are always centralto service developments and contributing to young peoples participation andengagement activities in the charity
9.Undertaking direct promotion and publicity of thecharity's services to young people, communities and professionals
10.Toattend regular clinical and line management supervision and to attend otherteam/charity meetings as appropriate including occasional Saturdaymeetings/training days
11.Toactively implement the charity's equalities and diversity & user engagementpolicies.
12.Any other tasks, not listed here, but deemednecessary and in the interest of the charity
Training and Supervision
13.Attendand fulfil all the requirements of the training element of the post includingpractical, academic and practice-based assessments and assignments tosuccessfully complete the PG Diploma as part of becoming a fully qualified CWP
14.As well as attendance at the University fortraining, fulfil private study requirements to enhance learning and prepareassignments for examination, for at least one day a week.
15.Apply learning from the training programdirectly to practice through the course. Receive practice tutoring fromeducational and clinical providers in relation to course work to meet therequired standards.
16.Prepareand present case load information to supervisors within the service on anagreed and scheduled basis, in order to ensure safe practice and the governanceobligations of the trainee, supervisor and service are delivered.
17.Prepareand present case load information to supervisors within the service on anagreed and scheduled basis, in order to ensure safe practice and the governanceobligations of the trainee, supervisor and service are delivered.
18.Engagein and respond to personal development supervision to improve competences andpractice
Person Specification Experience
Were currentlyrecruiting two full time Children Wellbeing Practitioners (CWP)to work directly with young people within our mental health services. Forthis post you need to have a Undergraduate degree,second class or above, in a mental health of child development related subject OR any subject with further trainingor experience in a relevant field. We are also looking forpeople with an open and flexible attitude; excellent engagement skills and apassion for working with children and young people around mental health.
Responsibilities includeoffering a CBT based self-guided mental health interventions to young people and their families includingindividual, parent-led and group-based support; workshops; crisis support; mental healththemed activities.
All posts are based on-site andmay require flexibility to work across different service areas andinterventions. Some evening and/or weekend work may be necessary to meet theneeds of young people.
This is a training position post holder willundertake training at Kings College London alongside working in service for OffThe Record. Applicants will need to be ready to start work inearly/mid-January 2026 and posts cannot be offered to candidates unless theycan guarantee this start date.
Shortlisted candidates will also need to submit anapplication form to KCL for a place on the Postgraduate Diploma in Child Wellbeing Practice (CWP). Please see links.
Main duties of the job 1.Tooffer a range of flexible, compassionate and engaging mental healthinterventions for young people, including individual and parent-led support, groupwork and psycho-educational work
2. Tomonitor the effectiveness of interventions offered through the routine use ofoutcome monitoring tools reviewed directly with young people
3.Tomaintain high levels of safeguarding awareness and to respond to risk andsafeguarding issues as they arise whilst respecting the young person's autonomywherever possible.
4.Tomaintain accurate and up to date records of all work delivered
5.To ensure young people's voices are always centralto service developments and contributing to young peoples participation andengagement activities in the charity
6.Undertaking direct promotion and publicity of thecharity's services to young people, communities and professionals
7. Toattend regular clinical and line management supervision and to attend otherteam/charity meetings as appropriate including occasional Saturdaymeetings/training days
8.Toactively implement the charity's equality and diversity & user engagementpolicies.
About us Off The Record is an award-winning young peoples mentalhealth charity offering a range of support services for children and youngpeople across the London Boroughs of Croydon, Sutton and Merton. The charity iscurrently celebrating its 30th anniversary with the aim of showingup for all young peoples mental health in South West London. South WestLondon is a vibrant and diverse area and were keen to ensure our staff teamreflects our local communities. Our mental health work has been recognisedwith a national GSK Impact Award.
We are an outward looking charity with acompelling reputation for delivering professional support services to youngpeople in South West London coupled with the motivation to develop new andinnovative responses to young peoples mental health needs.
At our core is acommitment to strong active engagement with young people and creating supportthats relevant, flexible and accessible. Young people need to be at the heartof all our service design and were committed to making sure young people areable to get help now when they first reach out for it, at the point of needrather than availability.
Job responsibilities Trainee Chilren's Wellbeing Practitioner
Role Description
Salary: NHS Band 4 FTE (£32,199), inclusiveof Outer London Weighting
Annual Leave: Prorata of28 days per annum (plus bank holidays)
Hours:Full-time (35 hpw) Occasional evening work and attendance at Saturdaymeetings (currently 2 times p.a.) for which TOIL will be given
Location: Across our borough based services in Croydon, Sutton and Merton
Merton Vestry Hall, 336 London Rd, Mitcham CR4 3UD
Sutton 172 Croydon Road, Beddington CR0 4PG
Croydon 678 London Road, CR7 7HU
Job Summary:This is a training role within the Children and Young People's Psychological Trainings programme (CYP-PT). The post-holder will work within a CYP mental health service that is focussed on outreach to the community. Trainees will be delivering, under supervision, high-quality; brief outcome focused evidence-based interventions and guided self-help for children and young people experiencing mild to moderate mental health difficulties within the community.
The training and service experience will equip the post holder with the necessary knowledge, attitude and capabilities to operate effectively in an inclusive, value driven service.
DUTIES:
This is a training position post holder willundertake training at Kings College London alongside working in service for OffThe Record. They will be taught to deliver evidence based guided self-helpinterventions for children and young people experiencing mild to moderatemental health difficulties. The postholder will use their newly developed skills to support children and youngpeople who are referred into the service and trainees will receive supervisionto support their professional development.
Applicants will need to be ready to start work inearly/mid-January 2026 and posts cannot be offered to candidates unless theycan guarantee this start date.
Shortlisted candidates will also need to submit anapplication form to KCL for a place on the postgraduate Diploma in Child Wellbeing Practice. The application form details are attached/linked below and will need to becompleted at the same time as your application for a post.
1.Tooffer a range of flexible, compassionate and engaging mental healthinterventions for young people within our community services, including individual support, groupwork, counselling and psycho-educational work
2.Work in partnership with children, young people and families in the development of plans for the intervention and agreed outcome
3.Support and empower children, young people and families to make informed choices about the intervention
4.Tomonitor the effectiveness of interventions offered through the routine use ofoutcome monitoring tools reviewed directly with young people
5.Working with other staff across Off the Recordto identify new areas for development, creativity and innovation within our existingservices, researching unmet need and developing new responses.
6.Tomaintain high levels of safeguarding awareness and to respond to risk andsafeguarding issues as they arise whilst respecting the young person's autonomywherever possible.
7.Tomaintain accurate and up to date records of all work delivered on relevant datasystems and to contribute to the monitoring and evaluation of our services
8.To ensure young people's voices are always centralto service developments and contributing to young peoples participation andengagement activities in the charity
9.Undertaking direct promotion and publicity of thecharity's services to young people, communities and professionals
10.Toattend regular clinical and line management supervision and to attend otherteam/charity meetings as appropriate including occasional Saturdaymeetings/training days
11.Toactively implement the charity's equalities and diversity & user engagementpolicies.
12.Any other tasks, not listed here, but deemednecessary and in the interest of the charity
Training and Supervision
13.Attendand fulfil all the requirements of the training element of the post includingpractical, academic and practice-based assessments and assignments tosuccessfully complete the PG Diploma as part of becoming a fully qualified CWP
14.As well as attendance at the University fortraining, fulfil private study requirements to enhance learning and prepareassignments for examination, for at least one day a week.
15.Apply learning from the training programdirectly to practice through the course. Receive practice tutoring fromeducational and clinical providers in relation to course work to meet therequired standards.
16.Prepareand present case load information to supervisors within the service on anagreed and scheduled basis, in order to ensure safe practice and the governanceobligations of the trainee, supervisor and service are delivered.
17.Prepareand present case load information to supervisors within the service on anagreed and scheduled basis, in order to ensure safe practice and the governanceobligations of the trainee, supervisor and service are delivered.
18.Engagein and respond to personal development supervision to improve competences andpractice
Person Specification Experience
- Relevant professional experience in CYP Mental Health or Mentorship
- Knowledge of children and young people gained through academic study in child development, child wellbeing or mental health
- Awareness of safeguarding responsibilities and the issues related to delivering services to young people under 16
- A working understanding of the principles of equality, diversity and inclusion and a commitment to providing an inclusive, culturally sensitive service . click apply for full job details