Brand New Role

National youth charity based in the Hove area is recruiting for a candidate to support the success of their theraputic services and wellbeing provision for vulnerable young people in their care.

The job title of "Head of wellbeing" mainly is to focus on the aims and mission of the organisation and to secure and maximise the various business oppourtunities which help to fund and assist this national chairty.

You will oversee the Dialogue portfolio of community and schools based counselling services, as well as more innovative therapeutic activity based programmes such as walk and talk, canine assisted, arts and sports based interventions. You will be expected to oversee the performance of existing contracts and actively lead on our development ambition of providing counselling and wellbeing services for children, young people & families across Sussex and Surrey.

You will be responsible for planning and developing strategy for Wellbeing and Therapeutic Services and to contribute to strategic planning for other service areas. You will be expected to develop positive working relationships with commissioners and to be a lead contact for any safeguarding concerns within the service area.

You will be responsible for the oversight of embedding Trauma Informed practice as part of the organisation's plan to adopt psychologically informed methods of working with children & young people across all our delivery areas.

You will lead and co-ordinate the completion of tenders, grant applications and work closely with central service teams in the implementation of our fundraising strategy which will include, the generation of income through identifying potential social investors, trusts and foundations that support our work.

It would be an advantage for the post holder to hold a qualification in counselling or related mental health professional training, social work, youth work and a strong background in mental health, youth and/or social care sectors in either statutory or voluntary sector settings.

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