Education Wellbeing Programme Manager

Salary: £35,500 per annum

Hours: 37.5 hour per week

Contract: Fixed Term until 31st December 2025

The Role

Our client is looking for a skilled and organised manager to lead their Wellbeing Services and Under 11’s therapeutic interventions across Southwark Schools. The role involves managing a team of Wellbeing Coaches and qualified therapeutic practitioners to deliver a variety of mental health initiatives to children and young people, parents/carers and teachers. The post holder will have experience and a proven track record of working with young people, or in the mental health sector e.g. youth practitioners, teachers, mental health support workers and therapists/counsellors in training,

The role will operate from their mental health support service, specifically designed for young people aged 0 to 25 living in the London Borough of Southwark and involves managing two teams: The School Engagement Team (SET) and an Under 11 Therapeutic team. Both teams deliver bespoke interventions around various topics relating to mental health and wellbeing.

Key Responsibilities

Leadership and management:

Work closely with Whole School Approach Lead and co-ordinator to ensure there is a comprehensive offer across their mental health support services in Southwark.

Run regular team meetings and 1:1 case supervision sessions for Wellbeing Coaches and Under 11s Creative Therapists, to support their wellbeing and ensure best possible outcomes are achieved.

Plan School Engagement calendar. Liaising with each school to assess their needs, creating bespoke plan for the school, booking in appropriate interventions and allocating staff to deliver them.

Act as a DSL (Designated Safeguard Lead) on the Safeguarding Duty Rota for The Nest. Appropriately deal with any safeguarding concerns, adhering to the procedures of the organisation thoroughly recording any concerns/incidents on Salesforce.

Recruit, organise and manage volunteers who work alongside the team to support the planning and delivery of SET interventions.

Build and maintain excellent relationships and communication with stakeholders and partners such as schools, Family Early Help, Youth Offending Services and Social Services.

Build partnerships with other organisations in the local community so that School Engagement can work with outside of term time.

Programme Delivery:

Educate and empower children, young people and their families to make informed choices about their wellbeing.

Make outward referrals should a child or young person need more intensive and/or specialist support than The Nest is able to provide.

Oversee the Exclusion Prevention Offer, by managing referrals, allocating CYP (Children and Young People) to suitable Wellbeing Coach and supporting them to deliver these interventions, as well as holding a caseload of vulnerable CYP.

Develop and maintain a thorough ‘local knowledge’ of the borough and its services and facilities, particularly in relation to mental health issues.

Skills And Qualifications

Experience in working in and managing teams of diverse practitioners

Experience of working with young people and/or in the field of mental health

Confidence in planning and delivering workshops and assemblies to large groups of children and young people

Confidence in planning and delivering educational workshops and wellbeing sessions for parents/carers and school staff

Knowledge and understanding of the barriers young people face when accessing support

An awareness of working to safeguard children young people, including relevant training

To Apply

If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for this reputable organisation, then please do not hesitate to apply.

Closing date for applications: 9am, Monday 10th February 2025

Interviews will take place remotely the w/c 17th February 2025