Associate Lecturer / Tutor CYWP

Main area Mental Health Grade Band 6 Contract Fixed term: 12 months (due to funding) Hours Part time - 15 hours per week (Thursday and Friday) Job ref 032

Site Psychological Therapies Training Centre Town Prestwich, Manchester Salary £39,959 - £48,117 per annum pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 19/06/:59

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a qualified and experienced Children and Young People's Wellbeing Practitioner (CYWP) to join the CYWP Training Programme team within the GMMH Psychological Therapies Training Centre (PTTC).

This role involves supporting the training and development of future cohorts of CYWPs. As an Associate Lecturer / Tutor, you will contribute to teaching, marking, tutorials and trainee support.

The role is suited to a practitioner with enthusiasm for workforce development and professional education. Full induction and training will be provided, and many activities are undertaken jointly with experienced members of the programme team. You will work within a supportive and collaborative team with regular supervision and guidance.

The PTTC was established in 2000 in partnership with the University of Manchester to deliver postgraduate training in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy. Since then, the Centre has expanded significantly and now delivers more than 20 training programmes across a broad range of evidence-based psychological therapies, primarily at postgraduate level.

Main duties of the job

To provide teaching, tutorials, and other support for trainees undertaking the EMHP & CYWP postgraduate training programme. To assist in the delivery, development and evaluation of the EMHP & CYWP training programmes.

Person Specification Education

• Educated to degree level
• Qualified CWP / CYWP
• Qualified Low Intensity Supervisor
• Qualification in Teaching

Experience

Applicants are encouraged to have direct experience of mental health, learning disability or drug and alcohol services either as a service user or a carer.

Equal Opportunities

We are aspiring to ensure our workforce is representative of the diverse communities that we serve, and we are strongly committed to removing barriers to employment for candidates from under represented groups, for example BAME, Disabled and LGBT+ communities.