Wellbeing Practitioner

About Anna Freud
Anna Freud is a world-leading mental health charity for children, young people and their families. Our mission is to close the gap in wellbeing and mental health by advancing, translating, delivering, and sharing the best science and practice with everyone who impacts the lives of children, young people and their families. More information about Anna Freud is available on our website:

Anna Freud's commitment to EDI
We value diversity and aim to have diverse workforce that reflects the community and our service users, in line with our vision, values and inclusion commitments. We encourage applications from all sections of the community.

About This Role
We are looking for a Wellbeing Practitioner to join Safe Evolve, Ealing Early Intervention Service, a partnership between the London Borough of Ealing and Anna Freud. This role sits within a community well-being team that provides early intervention for children, young people, and families experiencing moderate mental health challenges. You will deliver evidence-based interventions, working collaboratively with schools, social workers, and other professionals to enhance support networks. This is a great opportunity to make a tangible impact on young people's mental health within a dynamic and supportive team.

What you will be doing
You will provide therapeutic support to children, young people, and families through individual and group interventions in schools, family homes, and community settings. Using evidence-based approaches such as CBT and trauma-informed care, you will address moderate mental health needs. A key part of your role will be assessing young people's well-being, developing intervention plans, and working closely with multi-agency professionals to ensure coordinated care. You will contribute to training and consultation for school staff and other stakeholders to enhance their understanding of mental health needs. Additionally, you will provide supervision and support for Wellbeing Practitioners and ensure adherence to safeguarding policies. Your work will involve continuous assessment and risk management while maintaining high standards of record-keeping. This is an opportunity to directly improve the well-being of young people while playing a key role in developing an effective and inclusive early intervention service.

What you'll bring
The ideal candidate will have a recognised qualification in psychology, mental health, or a related field, along with experience delivering evidence-based interventions such as CBT for children and young people. You should have experience working in community or school settings, supporting children with diverse and complex needs, including Looked After Children and those with SEND.
A strong understanding of trauma-informed and neurodiversity-informed practices is essential, as is experience with safeguarding and risk management. You will need strong communication and teamwork skills, the ability to manage your workload independently, and experience delivering training or consultation to professionals.
A commitment to inclusivity, cultural awareness, and continuous professional development is key. Additionally, you should be comfortable working within a multi-agency setting and supervising junior staff. This is a fantastic opportunity for a passionate and skilled practitioner to contribute to a meaningful and impactful service.

Please email with any job enquiries, or if you require assistance or experience difficulties when applying. Please note that successful candidate(s) will be asked to evidence their Right to Work in the UK post-job offer - we do not hold a sponsor licence therefore we are unable to provide Visa sponsorship.

Location
Hybrid (a mixture of home/onsite working): staff are working onsite for at least 20% of their working hours, either Ealing Community sites (Greenford Service Centre, Oldfield Lane South, Greenford UB6 9LB) and occasionally at Anna Freud, 4-8 Rodney Street, London N1 9JH. There will also be some remote working.

Contract duration
Permanent.

Closing date for applications
Midday (12pm), Friday 21 March 2025.
Please note that due to high application volumes, we may close this advert early. We encourage you to apply promptly and to keep an eye on our future vacancies for more opportunities.

Notification of interview
Shortlisted applicants will be notified no later than 28 March 2025. During shortlisting, applicants are anonymously assessed using the criteria visible in the Job Profile. Please note: due to the high volume of applications received, we will not be able to provide feedback to unsuccessful applicants.

Interviews
Interviews will be held week commencing 1 April 2025.

How to apply
Please click on the 'Apply' button to find out more. We are unable to accept CVs and kindly request no contact from agencies.