About this role
Job summary
Are you ready to be the person who can positively affect the outcome of a young persons life?
As a Health and Wellbeing Practitioner, youll be right at the heart of delivering impactful, youth-centred support across local schools, youth hubs, and community settings. This role is all about meeting young people where they arewhether thats in the classroom, youth justice system, or local drop-in centreand offering them non-judgemental, holistic help around risky behaviours including substance use and sexual health.
Youll hold a caseload of young people and deliver a range of evidence-based interventions, from brief advice to structured psychosocial support. Youll also contribute to health promotion through school sessions, community outreach, and targeted group workempowering young people to make informed choices about their wellbeing. Working closely with our Engagement and Participation team, youll help shape education sessions, peer-led programmes and ensure young peoples voices remain central to service design.
Whether youre delivering harm reduction advice, participating in safeguarding meetings, or providing one-to-one care planning, youll play a vital role in reducing risk, building resilience, and improving life chances for children and young people.
This isn't just a jobit's a chance to do something that matters.
Main duties of the job
Youre someone who sees beyond the behaviour and into the potential. Whether its supporting a young person at a youth club, leading a group session in school, or offering guidance over the phoneyou bring empathy, energy, and a commitment to helping young people thrive.
Youll need:
Experience working with children, young people or young adults in community settings Confidence facilitating group work and engaging vulnerable or at-risk groups A strong understanding of safeguarding, risk-taking behaviours, and developmental needs Experience working in multi-agency settings and contributing to care planning The ability to manage a varied caseload across different community and clinical locations A relevant qualification in youth work, psychology, counselling, social work or mental health (e.g. NVQ Level 3 or equivalent) If you also bring experience in advocacy, delivering professional training, mentoring, or using evidence-based approaches, thats a real plusbut were far more interested in your values, energy and commitment than a perfect CV.
If youre motivated by impact and want to help young people shape brighter futuresthis could be the role that makes that change!
About us
Compass is committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults. Established for over 30 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: 19.06.2026 #LI-BE1 #CompServ
Job description Job responsibilities
Are you ready to be the person who can positively affect the outcome of a young persons life?
As a Health and Wellbeing Practitioner, youll be right at the heart of delivering impactful, youth-centred support across local schools, youth hubs, and community settings. This role is all about meeting young people where they arewhether thats in the classroom, youth justice system, or local drop-in centreand offering them non-judgemental, holistic help around risky behaviours including substance use and sexual health.
Youll hold a caseload of young people and deliver a range of evidence-based interventions, from brief advice to structured psychosocial support. Youll also contribute to health promotion through school sessions, community outreach, and targeted group workempowering young people to make informed choices about their wellbeing. Working closely with our Engagement and Participation team, youll help shape education sessions, peer-led programmes and ensure young peoples voices remain central to service design.
Whether youre delivering harm reduction advice, participating in safeguarding meetings, or providing one-to-one care planning, youll play a vital role in reducing risk, building resilience, and improving life chances for children and young people.
This isn't just a jobit's a chance to do something that matters.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Relevant qualification in substance misuse/youth work/counselling psychology/mental health; such as a Diploma in Youth Work, Social work, Psychology or accredited Counselling or equivalent NVQ Level 3 in Children, Young People or families, social care or mental health.
Desirable
Safeguarding children and adults guidance and legislation. Developmental needs of children and young people. Equality and Diversity guidance and legislation. Confidentiality, consent and mental capacity. Risk taking behaviour and the resulting problems. Mental health, emotional health and emotional wellbeing. Data Protection guidance and legislation. Substance misuse guidelines and quality standards. Contraception and STIs
Experience Essential
Team Player able to work as part of a team, co-operate to work together and in conjunction with others and willing to help and assist whenever possible and appropriate. Interpersonal Skills able to develop, establish and maintain positive relationships with others both internal and external to the organisation. Autonomy ability to work without direct supervision, prioritising work and acting on own initiative where appropriate; pre-empting problems and working to solve them. Strategic Thinking able to identify and manage risk with the ability to elicit information to make an assessment of need. Communication Skills excellent communication skills (both written and verbal) and ability to adjust communication style and content to the audience. Confidence & Resilience able to deliver messages in a confident manner with excellent presentation skills and group work skills. Flexible & Adaptable positive attitude to dealing with change; flexible and adaptable, and open to exploring new ideas. Self-Awareness ability to empathise with others, maturity to admit and rectify mistakes and strong degree of personal integrity to adhere to acceptable standards of behaviour. Motivated highly motivated and reliable and organised to plan and meet deadlines and manage time effectively.
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 Tower Hamlets, Spotlight,
30 Hay Currie Street
London
London
E14 6GN
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.compass-uk.org/ (Opens in a new tab)