Trainee Children & Young Peoples Well-being Practitioner
Job summary
This is a training role within the Psychological Trainings Programme. The post-holder will work withinInvictus Wellbeing as part of a multi-disciplinary team delivering, under supervision, high-quality;outcome informed, focused, and evidence-based interventions for children and young peopleexperiencing mild to moderate anxiety, low mood, and behavioural difficulties
Main duties of the job
1. To work within the organisation to offer outcome focused, evidence-based interventions to
children and young people experiencing mild to moderate mental health difficulties.
2. Working in partnership, support children, young people experiencing mild to moderate
mental health difficulties and their families in the self-management of presenting difficulties.
3. To identify and report safeguarding incidents, in line with relevant policies and procedures.
4. To be committed to a quality approach for patient care.
5. The post-holder will demonstrate high levels of concentration and provide sustained effort in
assessment of complexities and risk.
6. To manage busy caseloads; ensuring effective communication with families, professionals,
staff, CYPs and more.
7. To operate within the clinical and case management supervision framework and engage
effectively with clinical supervision on a weekly basis.
8. To work during Invictus Wellbeing hours and support our buddy system where appropriate
on one evening session a week.
9. To use a range of IT systems including patient record systems and Gmail, ensuring high
quality data is collected appropriately, kept securely and confidentially
10. To work in an innovative and child, young person and family centred way, in a culture of
continuous improvement and learning.
11. To engage and manage your educational responsibilities and ensure all deadlines are met.
12. To demonstrate continued practice development and engage in annual appraisal.
About us
Invictus Wellbeing is a charity working across West Yorkshire to improve and support the mentalhealth of children and young people (5-25). They offer a range of mental health and wellbeingservices and projects across the region. This role will be embedded into our core services, offeringkey evidence based interventions to CYPs 11-17s
Details
Date posted
17 September 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 4
Salary
£27,485 a year
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
1 years
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
E0380-25-0004
Job locations
Invictus Wellbeing, Unit 2, Park View Court
Shipley
BD183DZ
Invictus Wellbeing
St Georges Square
Huddersfield
HD1 1JF
Job description
Job responsibilities
Applications are sought for trainee Children & Young Peoples Wellbeing Practitioner practitioners in
Bradford and Kirklees (4 vacancies). These are fixed term, full time roles with the intention to
become permanent (subject to funding) on successful completion of a 1 year training course. The
trainees will learn skills in providing low intensity evidence based interventions to children and young
people with emotional health difficulties, and their parents/carers.
Two trainees will be based in Bradford and two in Kirklees. The trainees will be employed, supported,
and clinically supervised through Invictus Wellbeing in Calderdale
The service has offices based in Halifax, Kirklees and Bradford. Some of the work with children,
young people and families may also take place in schools and community venues. Some home
working may be required.
Invictus Wellbeing will provide access to suitable clients, venues, links to schools, IT equipment, peer
support, access to secure patient management systems etc.
The training course is provided by Greater Manchester Psychological Therapies Training Centre in
Prestwich. Training delivery is a blend of remote and face to face over 2 days.
Shortlisted candidates will be asked to complete a short written assignment in order to demonstrate
their academic suitability for the training.
Job descriptionJob responsibilities
Applications are sought for trainee Children & Young Peoples Wellbeing Practitioner practitioners in
Bradford and Kirklees (4 vacancies). These are fixed term, full time roles with the intention to
become permanent (subject to funding) on successful completion of a 1 year training course. The
trainees will learn skills in providing low intensity evidence based interventions to children and young
people with emotional health difficulties, and their parents/carers.
Two trainees will be based in Bradford and two in Kirklees. The trainees will be employed, supported,
and clinically supervised through Invictus Wellbeing in Calderdale
The service has offices based in Halifax, Kirklees and Bradford. Some of the work with children,
young people and families may also take place in schools and community venues. Some home
working may be required.
Invictus Wellbeing will provide access to suitable clients, venues, links to schools, IT equipment, peer
support, access to secure patient management systems etc.
The training course is provided by Greater Manchester Psychological Therapies Training Centre in
Prestwich. Training delivery is a blend of remote and face to face over 2 days.
Shortlisted candidates will be asked to complete a short written assignment in order to demonstrate
their academic suitability for the training.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working within a mental health
- setting with clients presenting with common
- mental health problems
- Minimum of two/three years experience
- working with Children & Young People and/or
- Mental Health.
Desirable
- Working in community or primary care based teams
- Working as part of a wider
- multidisciplinary team
- Worked in a service where agreed targets in place to demonstrating
- outcomes.
Qualifications
Essential
- Evidence of ability to study successfully at
- undergraduate level (level 6) or the equivalent
- through a proven academic record of previous
- learning/formal study in Child Development,
- Well-being or Mental Health.
- Evidence of study at level 5.
- Evidence of numeracy skills.
- Willing to participate in any relevant training
- identified to develop skills required to carry out
- duties.
Desirable
- Educated to degree level (candidates
- who do not have a degree will need
- to evidence their competency by
- completing an essay).
- Maintains a portfolio of CPD in line
- with regulatory body standards.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working within a mental health
- setting with clients presenting with common
- mental health problems
- Minimum of two/three years experience
- working with Children & Young People and/or
- Mental Health.
Desirable
- Working in community or primary care based teams
- Working as part of a wider
- multidisciplinary team
- Worked in a service where agreed targets in place to demonstrating
- outcomes.
Qualifications
Essential
- Evidence of ability to study successfully at
- undergraduate level (level 6) or the equivalent
- through a proven academic record of previous
- learning/formal study in Child Development,
- Well-being or Mental Health.
- Evidence of study at level 5.
- Evidence of numeracy skills.
- Willing to participate in any relevant training
- identified to develop skills required to carry out
- duties.
Desirable
- Educated to degree level (candidates
- who do not have a degree will need
- to evidence their competency by
- completing an essay).
- Maintains a portfolio of CPD in line
- with regulatory body standards.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer details
Employer name
Invictus Wellbeing
Address
Invictus Wellbeing, Unit 2, Park View Court
Shipley
BD183DZ
Employer's website
https://www.invictuswellbeing.com/work-for-us (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
Invictus Wellbeing
Address
Invictus Wellbeing, Unit 2, Park View Court
Shipley
BD183DZ
Employer's website
https://www.invictuswellbeing.com/work-for-us (Opens in a new tab)