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Wellbeing Programme Coordinator

Role:                Wellbeing Programme Coordinator

Based:             Northampton

Rate:                £26530.20 pro rata

Start Date:      ASAP

Duration:        Permanent

Hours:             Part-time / Full time 30-37 hours pw

Our client, a specialist Domestic Violence charity based in Northampton is looking to recruit a Wellbeing Service Co-ordinator to provide support that enables women and children who are survivors of domestic abuse to lead full, satisfying and independent lives, facilitating development and rehabilitation of service users who may have mental and emotional issues, learning difficulties and physical disabilities by delivering specific needs-led, trauma-informed interventions.

Synopsis of duties:

  • Co-ordination of Wellbeing Team.
  • Support Wellbeing team in their delivery of services and programmes.
  • Support Wellbeing team to offer an excellent level of service through liaison with the Development Manager, the wider Management Team, and other appropriate staff.
  • Provide Non-Managerial Supervision for Wellbeing team in accordance with the NVCFR Supervision Policy.
  • Ensure that Wellbeing team attend and use clinical and other external non-managerial supervision where this is provided in order to ensure sound practice of specific therapeutic working models.
  • Support Development Manager in delivery of NVCFR induction programme for new staff.
  • Co-ordinate a team of staff and volunteers to develop, prepare, review, evaluate, facilitate and deliver specialist intervention and activity programmes including various therapeutic group and 1:1 interventions for service users who are survivors of domestic violence and abuse.
  • Co-ordinate, support and supervise student placements, liaising with local educational establishments, managers and colleagues to embed student support in relevant programmes
  • Work with Service Users.
  • Establish and maintain effective trauma-informed, strengths-based relationships – enabling needs-led, holistic practice that meets with the six principles of providing a trauma-informed approach.
  • Manage a caseload, prioritising needs, and completing administrative tasks such as service user records, writing reports, conducting agreed research, maintaining records and case notes.
  • Co-ordinate development of individual activity programmes to help rebuild lost skills and restore confidence.
  • Enable and empower service users to re-establish what is important to them and develop effective coping strategies, helping them to perform roles which they deem important e.g. mother, learner, volunteer, employee, survivor; using a variety of techniques such as facilitating, coaching and mentoring.
  • Sign-post to external services and/or advocate on behalf of service users to enable them to access other services e.g. community occupational Wellbeing, school SENCo.
  • Provide peripatetic services in other locations across Northamptonshire as and when required.
  • Assist in planning and delivery of residential meal times, parties, outings, day trips and holidays where appropriate.
  • Provide a service that upholds best safeguarding practice in relation to children and adults at risk.
  • Develop a close network of communication, information sharing, co-operation, joint work and skills exchange with other practitioners in the team, the organisation, statutory bodies and voluntary agencies in the wider community, having due regard to confidentiality, safeguarding and information sharing protocols.

Essential Requirements

  • Therapeutic qualification – i.e. BACP Counsellor, Coach, Occupational Therapist, Psychotherapy, Behavioural Sciences to degree or equivalent level.
  • Knowledge and understanding of the principles of a trauma-informed approach
  • Experience of working with people with a wide range of support needs including trauma.
  • Demonstrable experience of working with people who have complex trauma, which may include high mental health and/or substance misuse issues as well as domestic abuse.
  • Experience of delivering high quality outreach services to people with a wide range of needs and risks.
  • Knowledge of Domestic Abuse and the ability to provide a trauma-informed, strengths based approach that offers protection and reduces risk
  • Ability to liaise and work closely with external professionals to inform and develop Service Users support
  • Ability to travel effectively throughout the county of Northamptonshire and beyond if required
  • Knowledge and understanding of safeguarding issues and ability to address them appropriately.

Supporting Futures Consulting acts as both an employer and an agency.


Location: Northampton | Salary: 26530.20 per year | Job type: Permanent | Posted: 18/12/2023