Sessional Emotional Health and Wellbeing Practitioner in Newport

Sessional Position - As And When Required

Permanent with funding until 16th July 2027

Salary: £14.34 per hour

Hours – As And When Required

Location - Newport

Overview

Are you passionate about early help, emotional health and wellbeing support for children? We are looking for an experienced and dynamic practitioner who shares the ambitions and values of both The Children’s Society, our partners, and BBC Children in Need to work directly with children aged 8-13 and their families where appropriate. We’re looking for someone who has excellent relational skills and who is familiar with ways of engaging younger children and their families specifically in relation to improving children’s emotional health and wellbeing.

The funding will create an early support programme which will support children aged 8-13 across England, Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland with a strong focus on those children and families who are not represented in emotional health and wellbeing and mental health services. Our ambition is to support children and their families as early as possible to help prevent children developing and experiencing mental health difficulties as they become teenagers.

The programme will offer one‑to‑one time‑limited wellbeing interventions to children and their families. We will utilise solution‑focused approaches to provide children and their families with a toolbox of strategies to help support the child’s emotional health and wellbeing and manage their feelings. The direct work with children and families will be supported by digital interventions, through the use of our own wellbeing site “Me Time”.

The role will be responsible for holding an agreed caseload of children who are struggling with their emotional health and wellbeing, working alongside other agencies to achieve the best possible outcomes and recording the impact you’ve been able to make on children’s lives. You will also utilise The Children’s Society digital offer as part of this programme.

Responsibilities

• Hold an agreed caseload of children who are struggling with their emotional health and wellbeing.
• Work alongside other agencies to achieve the best possible outcomes for children and families.
• Record the impact you’ve been able to make on children’s lives.
• Utilise The Children’s Society digital offer as part of this programme.

Qualifications

• Experienced practitioner in early help, emotional health and wellbeing support for children.
• Excellent relational skills with children aged 8-13 and their families.
• Familiar with engaging younger children and their families in relation to improving children’s emotional health and wellbeing.
• Experience working with children and families across England, Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland is desirable.
• Ability to speak Welsh – desirable.

Benefits

• 28 days holiday per year pro‑rata (plus Bank holidays).
• Family‑friendly policies.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Pension – employee contributions of up to 8%.
• Death in service benefit.
• Discounted health scheme.
• Free confidential counselling service (further benefit details can be found in the job pack).

Application Information

The closing date for applications is midnight 31/03/2026. Provisional interview date w/c 06/04/2026.

The Children’s Society is committed to safeguarding and protecting the children and young people that we work with. All posts are subject to a safer recruitment process, including disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks. We ensure that we have a range of policies and procedures in place which promote safeguarding and safer working practices across our services. Therefore, candidates applying for work in our Youth Impact Domain will be required to complete an account of their full work history.