Children & Young People Wellbeing Advisor

Posted 16 days 19 hours ago by Onside Advocacy

Permanent
Part Time
HR / Recruitment Jobs
Herefordshire, Ross-on-wye, United Kingdom, HR9 5
Job Description

Part time Hours: 14 per week (evenings included)
Contract Type: Permanent
Location: Peterchurch & Ross on Wye
Closing Date: Monday 15th June 2026

About the role

The Children & Young People Wellbeing Advisor delivers support to 11-18 year olds across the Strong Young Minds Reaching Out programme. The role involves one to one support, brief intervention approaches, group work and workshops to build resilience, confidence and coping strategies for young people facing mental health and wellbeing challenges.

Key Responsibilities
  • Provide flexible, creative support to children and young people with low level mental ill health, self harm, family conflict, school transitions, employment, education or housing concerns.
  • Deliver one to one, brief intervention, group work and workshops within local communities.
  • Ensure timely access to appropriate wellbeing support and coordinate with local services as needed.
  • Develop and implement personalised plans to improve wellbeing outcomes.
  • Work evenings within the scheduled hours.
Qualifications & Requirements
  • Passion for children and young people's mental health and wellbeing.
  • Experience working with children and young people in a wellbeing, youth work or mental health setting.
  • Ability to engage, motivate and inspire young people.
  • Strong understanding of mental health challenges and early intervention strategies.
  • Creative approach to delivering effective support.
  • Commitment to placing young people at the centre of all actions.

ONSIDE reserves the right to withdraw this vacancy before the closing date.