wellbeing practitioner
Hours: 22.5 hours over 3 days
Working hours may include 9-5pm, 10-6pm or 12-8pm (a minimum of one 8pm finish a week is required)
Salary: £27,300 per annum, pro rata
Holidays: 25 days per annum plus bank holidays (pro rata)
Term: 12 month fixed term, maternity cover
Location: Visyon Congleton base, some Crewe base and regular travel across Cheshire East.
Visyon is a charity that supports the emotional health and wellbeing of children, young people and their families across East Cheshire, through the provision of a range of services, including one-to-one counselling, group work, mentoring, and family support work.
The post holder will work as part of the Visyon Wellbeing, Families and Communities team, providing a range of time-bound, outcome-focused wellbeing interventions to children, young people and their parents on a one to one or group basis. The role will also include some training to other professionals working with children. Sessions take place in Visyon bases, schools, other community settings and online delivery.
Visyon places a high value on governance and accountability. We work with often complex clients, meaning risk management and safeguarding are essential parts of our work. Working with Visyon requires flexibility, strong communication, organisational skills and working effectively with children and young people, and others who support them. The ability to support and manage client risk and know when referrals should be made onto other agencies is essential within this role.
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The closing date for the application is Wednesday 7th January 2026 at 9am.
Interviews will take place week commencing 12th January 2026.
Candidates short-listed for interview will be required to demonstrate they have a good understanding of safeguarding and professional boundaries in line with the role they are applying for.
*All roles are subject to satisfactory references, right to work and DBS checks.
For further information please contact Laura Kerr on: 07375 669946 or email: laura.kerr@visyon.org.uk
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