About this role
Job summary
If you are passionate about supporting children and young people to improve their emotional wellbeing and resilience, we would love to hear from you.
We are looking for an Emotional Wellbeing Practitioner to join our Derby Early Intervention Targeted Support Service. You will support children, young people and families, across the Derbyshire county, through early intervention, advice and goal focused emotional wellbeing support across community and educational settings.
In this rewarding role, you will carry out emotional wellbeing assessments, deliver evidence based interventions and provide guidance to help children and young people access the right support at the right time. You will work closely with families, schools and partner agencies to build positive outcomes and reduce barriers to engagement.
You will also contribute to wellbeing promotion activities, deliver training and support wider service development within a collaborative and values led team. Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people will be central to everything you do.
Main duties of the job
You know that emotional wellbeing support is about more than ticking boxes. Its about helping young people feel safe enough to open up, understood enough to trust you and supported enough to believe things can improve.
Essential criteria
Relevant qualification in emotional wellbeing, youth work, psychology or counselling Experience delivering emotional health or pastoral wellbeing support to children and young people Experience working therapeutically with children and young people with low level emotional health needs Experience supporting children, young people and families to build their skills, knowledge and confidence in managing mild mental health and emotional wellbeing difficulties Knowledge of safeguarding, capacity and consent, including Gillick competence Experience working with children, young people, families and a range of agencies and stakeholders Ability to deliver therapeutic emotional wellbeing interventions with children and young people and provide advice and support to families Ability to recognise, manage and respond appropriately to risk Excellent communication, time management and organisational skills Experience of monitoring emotional wellbeing outcomes, working within education or community settings, or supporting looked after children or other vulnerable groups would be great but aren't essential.
If you want to help young people feel stronger, more confident and less alone when life gets difficult, this is work you can feel proud of.
About us
Compass is committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults. For 40 years, Compass is a national charity which works in communities across the UK providing services spanning substance misuse treatment and rehabilitation, early interventions for vulnerable young people, school-aged health programmes and associated prevention as well as treatment and health promotion initiatives.
All Compass posts are subject to appropriate level DBS checks.
We positively encourage applications from all members of the community, regardless of gender, race, faith, disability, age, or sexual orientation, and encourage applications from people who have experiences in life which enrich skills and empathy. This is part of our commitment to equality and developing a truly inclusive and representative workforce.
We are happy to discuss any reasonable adjustments individuals may require in the recruitment process, on commencement, or once in post.
Benefits
We offer a range of benefits including:
27 days holiday + bank holidays, rising to 32 days over time (pro rata) Life assurance at 2 x basic salary Competitive contributory pension scheme 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme and OH service Enhanced sick pay Excellent learning & development opportunities and career progression Annual salary review Help us to make a positive change to the lives of children and young people!
Closing Date: 21.10.2026 Interview Date:02.11.2026 #LI-BE1 #CompLives
Job description Job responsibilities
If you are passionate about supporting children and young people to improve their emotional wellbeing and resilience, we would love to hear from you.
We are looking for an Emotional Wellbeing Practitioner to join our Derby Early Intervention Targeted Support Service. You will support children, young people and families through early intervention, advice and goal focused emotional wellbeing support across community and educational settings.
In this rewarding role, you will carry out emotional wellbeing assessments, deliver evidence based interventions and provide guidance to help children and young people access the right support at the right time. You will work closely with families, schools and partner agencies to build positive outcomes and reduce barriers to engagement.
You will also contribute to wellbeing promotion activities, deliver training and support wider service development within a collaborative and values led team. Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people will be central to everything you do.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Relevant qualification in emotional wellbeing, youth work, psychology or counselling.
Desirable
Youth Mental Health First Aid trained.
Experience Essential
Experience of delivering emotional health or pastoral wellbeing support to children and young people. Experience of working therapeutically with children, young people and families with low level emotional health needs. Experience of supporting children, young people and families to improve their skills, knowledge and confidence in the self management of mild mental health and emotional wellbeing difficulties. Experience of working with children and young people, their families and others. Experience of working and liaising with a wide variety of agencies and stakeholders.
Desirable
Experience of monitoring and recording outcome measures relating to children's emotional wellbeing. Experience of working within education, community and/or social systems and environments where stakeholders may have differing or conflicting priorities. Experience of working with looked after children. Experience of working with other vulnerable groups.
Additional Criteria Essential
Knowledge and understanding of safeguarding issues. Knowledge of capacity and consent issues, including Gillick competence. Ability to deliver individual therapeutic emotional wellbeing interventions with children and young people. Ability to provide individual therapeutic emotional wellbeing advice and support to families. Ability to take appropriate action to mitigate or manage risk. Excellent oral and written communication skills. Excellent time management and organisational skills. Able to work flexibly as part of a team to meet service and business needs. Ongoing commitment to maintaining relevant professional registration requirements.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name Compass
Address 2nd Floor, St. Katherines House
Mansfield Road
Derby
Derbyshire
DE1 3TQ
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.compass-uk.org/ (Opens in a new tab)