Emotional Wellbeing Practitioner

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.

You know that emotional wellbeing support is about more than ticking boxes. It’s about helping young people feel safe enough to open up, understood enough to trust you and supported enough to believe things can improve.

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.

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

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