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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.
Youth Wellbeing Practitioner (YWP0826)
Hours per week: 15 (2 x 5 hour evening shifts per week) with more sessional hours available
Contract: Fixed term (Until March 2027) then continued dependent on funding.
Pay: £25,150 - £27,550 depending on skills & experience (Invictus Band 3c - 4c)
Department: Kirklees Social Prescribing
Location: Central Huddersfield but with key responsibility to work in and across community settings across Kirklees where needed.
Deadline for applicants: 08/09/2026 9am
ABOUT THE ROLE
We are looking for an enthusiastic, compassionate and motivated Youth Wellbeing Practitioner to join our team and provide person-centred emotional health, wellbeing and practical support to children and young people.
This is a hybrid role bringing together the skills of a Wellbeing Practitioner and Youth Link Worker. The successful candidate will provide short-term, outcome-focused wellbeing support whilst also helping young people to identify and overcome wider social, emotional and practical barriers that may be impacting on their wellbeing.
You will work directly with young people on a one-to-one basis, building positive and trusting relationships and supporting them to identify their strengths, needs, goals and aspirations. Depending on the needs of the young person, this may include delivering wellbeing interventions, developing strategies to improve emotional wellbeing and resilience, providing information and advice, social prescribing, signposting and connecting young people with appropriate community services and activities.
The role will involve managing a busy caseload and working collaboratively with families, schools, professionals, community organisations and other services to ensure young people receive the right support at the right time.
You will be expected to work in a trauma-informed, person-centred and youth-led way, recognising that a young person's emotional wellbeing can be influenced by wider factors including relationships, education, confidence, social connection, housing, finances, physical health and access to opportunities.
We require a wellbeing practitioner to work on one or more evening shifts (2:30 - 7:30pm)
Mon-Fri.