Applications for this position are now closed.
Nov 2023: Young People’s Mental Health Support Worker
On the theme of mental health, one issue talked about locally, and identified directly in our Action Plan, is the need of children and young people’s mental health provision. WEM has now put together a small project to support a young person’s mental health worker for the West End.
Situations vacant: Young People’s Mental Health Support Worker
- Do you want to support young people with their mental health issues?
- Are you calm, non-judgemental and able to work effectively with young people experiencing distress?
- Do you want to create opportunities for individuals to learn, make good choices, find their own solutions, build resilience, and manage their own wellbeing?
- Are you committed to working with dedicated organisations that have young people’s wellbeing as one of their core priorities?
- Can you demonstrate independent working, good communication skills and a commitment to safeguarding?
- Can you manage your own time and workload for the benefit of young people?
- Are you willing to work a flexible work pattern that includes days and evenings, depending on the opening hours of a particular organisation?
If the answer to all of these is yes, we want to hear from you.
The Young People’s Mental Health Support Worker will be a two-year, part-time, fixed-term post, working up to 21 hours per week. The post will work externally with groups in the West End of Morecambe. The successful candidate will require a range of knowledge and experience. You can see the full job details in the link below. Details are provided in both PDF and DOC format.
Please note, the closing date for applications is Thursday 21st December.
Interviews will take place at the beginning of next year.
Any questions or inquiries about this post should be made via email to the WEM Secretary at admin@westendmorecambe.co.uk. Please note our Secretary only works part-time but we will respond as soon as possible.
