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.
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.
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.
Emotional Health and Wellbeing Practitioner (EHWP0726)
Hours per week: 10 (2 x 5 hour evening shifts per week) with more sessional hours available
Contract: Permanent
Pay: £25,150 - £27,550 depending on skills & experience (Invictus Band 3c - 4c)
Department: BREW Project Kirklees
Location: Central Huddersfield but with key responsibility to work in and across community settings
across Kirklees where needed.
Deadline for applicants: 19/08/2026 9am
ABOUT THE ROLE
We are looking for 3 highly motivated wellbeing practitioners to lead interventions and
become an integral part of our therapeutic and wellbeing team based in central Huddersfield.
You will work as part of the Brew Project, a service focused on offering confidential and non-
judgmental 1-2-1 emotional health and wellbeing interventions as well as group work to
children and young people 5-17. This is part of Locala’s Kirklees 0-19 service.
The Wellbeing Practitioner will lead on 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. They will undergo training to learn core
practitioner skills and use their skills, experiences and knowledge to aid young people’s
emotional wellbeing.
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.