Key details
Duration of employment
Permanent
Location
Working hours
FTE salary
Position title
Emotional Wellbeing Practitioner with Neurodevelopmental Specialism
Reports to
Service Delivery Manager
Benefits
We offer a range of benefits to employees including:
- 5 weeks holiday a year plus Bank Holidays
- Sick pay
- Safeguarding training
- Pension scheme – run by Aviva
- Flexible working where role allows
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Clinical supervision
About The Eikon Charity
The Eikon Charity is one of Surrey’s leading charities supporting children and young people. We listen, we talk, and we help young people with the skills they need to live their best life. And we work with families and professionals to make sure everyone gets the support they need.
We are looking for people with passion and expertise to join us in continuing to be a leading provider of early intervention in Surrey.
The Eikon Charity is committed to a policy of equality of opportunity and aims to provide a working environment that is free from unfair discrimination and will enable employees and volunteers to fulfil their personal potential.
Role description
To deliver sessions to children, young people and their families that are diagnosed with or being assessed for neurodevelopmental conditions.
To support the development and delivery of bespoke programmes of support to children and young people and their families, under the guidance of the Service Delivery Manager.
As a practitioner, you will hold a caseload, will work as part of a team, undertaking assessments and delivering a range of evidence-based interventions for those on your caseload focused on neurodevelopmental conditions.
The service is underpinned by principles centred around THRIVE and Children and Young People’s Improving Access to Psychological Therapies.
Key responsibilities
- Through a holistic approach, assess the needs and strengths of the referred child or young person and help them and their families identify and implement strategies that will support them, help them identify individual goals (through identification and implementation of strategies) to achieve desired change
- Deliver bespoke programmes of support, to families of children and young people diagnosed with or being assessed for neurodevelopmental conditions such as Autistic Spectrum Condition and/or ADHD. This could take the form of time limited 1:1 or group sessions or a blended approach depending on the needs presenting themselves
- Use creative, engaging approaches and own knowledge along with research-based methods and models to meet the emotional wellbeing needs of CYP
- Record and collect data with various tools and use this to evaluate the effectiveness of interventions
- To take responsibility for own caseload of children, young people and families some with complex and multiple needs
- To involve children, young people and their parents in the co-production of programmes, activities and services
- To keep accurate records of individual engagement, evidence of change and celebrate progress with children and young people
- To provide, record and report the appropriate data to ensure support programmes can be accurately monitored and evaluated
- To provide written case studies as evidence of the effectiveness of individual interventions
- To take responsibility for the more complex cases/situations presenting within the service
- To assist with the development and progression of the service by adhering to all communication requests and assisting with peer progression development when requested through case supervision
Organisational requirements
- Work within Eikon’s equal opportunities, health & safety, and safeguarding policies at all times
- Understand and act when safeguarding issues need to be escalated
- Work as part of a team and attend team meetings, training events and participate fully in 1:1
- Work co-operatively and under the management of The Eikon Charity staff to ensure the highest quality of delivery and support
- Work within Eikon’s internal policies, safeguarding and data protection regulations
- Be responsible for equipment/resources
- Work some planned evenings or weekends
- To promote, monitor and maintain health safety and security in the working environment
- Attend and actively participate in regular clinical supervision
How to apply
Eikon is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment. The suitability of all prospective employees or volunteers will be assessed during the recruitment process.
An offer of employment will be subject to an approved Enhanced DBS and Barring Disclosure.
The Eikon Charity is committed to a policy of equality of opportunity and aims to provide a working environment which is free from unfair discrimination and will enable employees and volunteers to fulfil their personal potential.
Applications
As part of our Safer Recruitment Policy, we do not accept CVs.
If you are interested in applying for the role, please download the details (which includes the application form) using the button below and submit your information using the apply now button.
If you have any questions, please contact recruitment@eikon.org.uk
Closing date for applications is Monday 19th May @ 10am
We are scheduling interviews for Wednesday 28th May
We do not provide feedback on applications.
We are happy to provide feedback to unsuccessful candidates who attended an interview upon request.
