WORK FOR US
Join a fast growing, hard working and creative team who are changing the lives of children and young people in West Yorkshire.
Any paid opportunities will be updated here as and when we have vacancies
Youth Link Worker (YLW2026)
Invictus Band 3 OR Band 4 depending on skills & experience (£23,800 - £27,550)
28-35 hours per week (0.8-1.0)
Kirklees
Fixed term (Until March 2027) then continued dependent on funding
Start Date: ASAP (Close date: 04/12/25 at 9am)
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We are looking for a highly motivated Youth Link Worker to lead interventions and become an integral part of our team based at St George’s Square in Huddersfield.
You will work as part of the Kirklees Social Prescribing Team. The Youth Social Prescriber will work directly with young people aged 11–25 to improve their health, wellbeing, confidence, and sense of connection within their communities. Using a person-centred and trauma-informed approach, the post holder will support young people to access non-clinical services, activities, and community resources that help them build resilience, develop positive relationships, and overcome social, emotional, or practical challenges.
They will be responsible for managing a busy caseload of young people, offering interventions, signposting and referring to local groups and establishing and maintaining partnerships with appropriate schools, organisations and individuals.
We require a wellbeing practitioner to work on one or more evening shifts (2:30 - 7:30pm) Mon-Fri
Therapeutic Practitioner (TP2026)
Pay band 3e - 5b (£26,500 - £29,175) (pro-rata)
21 (0.6) p/week
Kirklees
Fixed term (March 2027) then continued dependent on funding.
Start Date: ASAP
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We are looking for a highly motivated therapeutic practitioner to be an integral part of our therapeutic and wellbeing team.
As a Therapeutic Practitioner you will conduct emotional health and wellbeing interventions and deliver the highest quality service ensuring that young people have access to effective support in a timely and accessible manner. You will undergo training to learn core practitioner skills and use your skills, experiences and knowledge to aid young people’s emotional wellbeing.
You will be responsible for managing a busy caseload of young people, offering
interventions, signposting and referring to local groups and establishing and maintaining partnerships with appropriate schools, organisations and individuals.
Why work for Invictus Wellbeing?
Culture​
Our workplace culture is based on our core values and our commitment to being the best possible place to work. We are committed to being a respectful, inclusive and understanding employer. If issues arise, we deal with it, but we will always treat our staff with respect and trust our staff to get their work done without being micromanaged.​
Ownership​
We want our workforce to feel part of our organisation, that they have a say in the direction of travel and that we are youth and community led. We have a staff consultation annually where key development areas are identified and worked on and all staff are encouraged to develop their professional portfolios by contributing to sub-committees and projects.​
Flexibility​
We don't use a steam whistle at the end of the day, we set our expectations and let you manage your workload to have the best work/life balance. We value staff performance, not the amount of time they spend at their desk. We offer flexible working schemes, a 35 hour work week and​
Development​
We want the best version of you - We want you to develop and grow and be happy where you work. We pay our staff a liveable wage, we will fund professional development and we will give you opportunities to develop, including paid opportunities to train and become a qualified practitioner.​
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Inclusive​
We aim to be inclusive and representative of the communities we serve. We work with local colleges and universities to offer entry level placements and roles, our board includes youth and parent/carer representatives, we are a disability confident employer, offer reasonable adjustment plans to all employees and voluntarily complete a Gender Pay Gap review annually. ​
Salary & Benefits​
We offer competitive remuneration packages which are reviewed annually in line with NHS and NJC pay scales. We also offer competitive benefits which include an additional day off for your birthday, a wellbeing budget and day if needed, exclusive discounts, free counselling, salary schemes, a 35 day work week and more.
