“Shaw Trust promotes team spirit, inclusiveness and it is an organisation where everybody is somebody. I am proud to be part of this great organisation.”

At Shaw Trust we believe everyone has the right to live a decent and dignified life and an opportunity for rewarding work. We are a social purpose organisation challenging inequality and breaking down barriers to enable social mobility.

For us being part of the solution is about creating the conditions for this to happen, advocating and delivering services that make a real difference. Working in partnership not competition, we are part of an eco-system of purpose-led organisations, striving for a fairer, more equal society centred on opportunity for all.

Staff Wellbeing Practitioner
£37,871 - £44,364 Dependant On Experience

Shaw Trust are seeking to recruit a Staff Wellbeing Practitioner to work within the existing Health and Wellbeing team, with a particular focus on employee wellbeing. These roles will primarily focus on supporting employees across the various teams/services to ensure they are supported to undertake the duties of their role and that they are looking after their own mental health and wellbeing. These posts will support the development and delivery of our Mental Health and Wellbeing Strategy and lead on specific wellbeing initiatives. You will specifically focus on building the health and wellbeing capacity within the workplace and upskill existing and new staff in approaches to better enable them to practice self-help for the betterment of their health and wellbeing. This could include but is not limited to the creation of Wellbeing Champions and Mental Health Supporters, as well as the delivery of workshops/training to staff teams.

Essential:

You will have:

• Recognised level 7 Clinical practitioner qualification with professional membership (i.e Mental Health Nurse, Psychologist, Counsellor/Therapist etc.)
• Recognised up to date MHFA and/or YMHFA instructor qualification or a willingness to complete this in post
• Knowledge related to health and wellbeing and behaviour change theory and implementation
• Evidence of excellent influencing and negotiation skills with a range of both internal and external stakeholders
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to engage and motivate others to initiate behaviour change to a variety of individuals with a range of communication levels

Download the Job Description for full details.

Location:

Home Based

Employee Benefits

As well as helping to make a positive difference to the lives of young people, as an employee of Shaw Trust you will have access to the following benefits:

• 25 days annual leave per year (plus bank holidays), with incremental increases post 3 years’ service up to 28 days, and the option to purchase additional holiday
• 2 days paid volunteering leave each year
• An enhanced pension scheme after 6 months
• Life Assurance at 3 times your annual salary rate
• Access to a suite of learning and development opportunities including paid for apprenticeship and masters’ levels qualifications, and management development programmes
• Opportunities to connect with our employee diversity networks (LGBTQ+ Support Network, Racial Equality Network, Disability Equality Network, Women’s Network)
• Health and Wellbeing initiatives including internal support, employee assistance programme and health cash plan

Our Strategy

To find out more about Shaw Trusts aims in our 2030 Strategic Directive available here: https://www.shawtrust.org.uk/content/uploads/2020/09/Vision-2030-Strategic-Directive-5-9.pdf

Join a diverse and inclusive organisation

Shaw Trust is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive working environment, where every employee, regardless of their background or lived experience, feels that they belong and can progress in their career.

In our most recent colleague survey “86% of our colleagues say we demonstrate a true commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion”.

In addition;

• We are proud to be certified as an employer who meets the National Equality Standard, the accepted standard for inclusiveness in business across the UK.
• We are Disability Confident Leaders, support the guaranteed interview scheme and use of the government’s Access to Work scheme.
• Living our values, we are keen to reflect the diversity of UK society at every level within our organisation.

We welcome applications from all sections of the community including from people with lived experience and/or knowledge of disability or social exclusion.

If you have accessibility requirements and/or would like further information about the role, please contact: Resourcing@shaw-trust.org.uk

Shaw Trust reserve the right to close this vacancy early if sufficient applications are received.