Title: Emotional Wellbeing Practitioner
Location: Coventry
Contract: Fixed Term, 12 months
Hours per week: 30
Salary: £23,955 - £28,121 (actual salary pro rata)

About the role
Some young people just need someone who gets it. As an Emotional Wellbeing Practitioner, you will work directly with children and young people experiencing mild to moderate emotional health and wellbeing difficulties, helping them build confidence, resilience and healthier ways to cope.

No two days look the same. You might be supporting a young person one to one in a school, delivering a group session in the community, speaking with parents, or helping professionals understand the emotional wellbeing needs of the young people they support.

You will hold a varied caseload and deliver evidence based interventions, working alongside families, schools and partner agencies to make sure young people get the right support at the right time, including access to more specialist services where needed.

You will join a supportive, values led team where collaboration and new ideas are genuinely encouraged.

About you
You will need:

• A relevant qualification in emotional wellbeing, youth work, psychology, counselling, social care or a related field
• Experience supporting children and young people with emotional wellbeing, social or behavioural difficulties
• Experience delivering emotional wellbeing or pastoral interventions
• Knowledge of safeguarding, consent and emotional wellbeing needs affecting children and young people
• Confidence managing a caseload and working independently across community and educational settings
• Strong communication and relationship building skills with young people, families and professionals
• Ability to assess, manage and escalate risk appropriately
• Good organisational and IT skills, including maintaining accurate records
• Ability to travel independently in line with the requirements of the role

Experience within healthcare, education or multi agency settings, along with training in trauma informed practice or Youth Mental Health First Aid, would be welcomed.

Benefits
Compass is a national charity established for over 30 years. All posts are subject to appropriate level DBS checks.

• 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
• Learning and development opportunities and career progression
• Annual salary review

Closing Date: 15.11.2026
Interview Date: 25.11.2026
We positively encourage applications from all members of the community and are happy to discuss any reasonable adjustments in the recruitment process, on commencement, or once in post.