Location
Wymondham, Norfolk, England
Industry sector
Health, Nursing
Job type
Permanent | Part Time
Job start date
ASAP
Posted date
21/11/2025
Closing date
19/12/2025
Wellbeing Practitioner
Location: Wymondham
Salary: Point 30 of the Support Staff Scale, FTE £40,777 per annum, per annum pro rata - £10,818 - £11,012, including an allowance for holiday pay
Vacancy Type: Permanent, Term-time only, 12 hours per week
Closing Date : 12 noon Tuesday 6 January 2026
The College is a member of the Education Trust. The Trust is an expanding multi-academy trust with 13 primary and 9 secondary schools.
The Role
The College seeks to appoint a well-qualified individual with proven experience of working with children and/or young adults to become a Student Wellbeing Practitioner. The successful candidate will be registered with a professional body. They will support the Wellbeing Manager and other pastoral staff in order to deliver a highly effective and professional counselling service to students 11-18 years old within the College. They would welcome applications from a variety of therapeutic backgrounds such as Art/Creative Therapists.
Skills and Qualifications
The professional competencies expected of a Wellbeing Practitioner are:
* The ability to communicate clearly and tactfully using appropriate methods and an awareness of the impact of your own communication on others;
* Able to maintain positive relationships with all and able to work as an effective and flexible part of a team; willing to change methods of work and routines to benefit the team;
* Be able to multi-task and work under pressure;
* Be flexible and resilient in managing and executing their daily responsibilities;
* Able to demonstrate strong planning and organisational skills;
* Willingness to accept responsibility for your own actions;
* The ability to prioritise effectively, meet deadlines and accept challenges.
The personal competencies expected of a Wellbeing Practitioner are:
* Competence in generic professional skill, including: literacy, numeracy, information technology, administrative skills, self-management skills, communication and interpersonal skills;
* Experience of working in a team as well as independently;
* Awareness of the nature of prejudice and oppression;
* Awareness of issues of difference and equality;
* Awareness of ethical issues relating to working with young people;
* Knowledge of the wider professional and legal environment relating to working with young people and the issues that affect them;
* Ability to recognise the need for personal and professional support.
The qualifications and experience required of a Wellbeing Practitioner are:
* Professionally qualified child centred counsellor or equivalent;
* Qualified up to diploma level in an appropriate therapeutic field;
* Minimum two years post-qualification experience;
* Registered/accredited on the BACP Voluntary Register or equivalent;
* Minimum of 300 hours, supervised working with young people;
* Experience of working with young people aged 11-18 years old including those who have mental health problems;
* The criteria are subject to reasonable adjustment to enable disabled candidates to fulfil the requirements of the job.
To Apply
If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for this reputable Education Trust, please proceed through the following link to be redirected to their website to complete your application.
https://ce0200li.webitrent.com/ce0200li_webrecruitment/wrd/run/ETREC107GF.open?VACANCY_ID=5164046HkM&WVID=58214202FG