Wellbeing Practitioner

The Haven Caring Counselling Communication Centre

Hours: Part time, Tuesday to Thursday

Salary: £24,684 per annum (full time)

The Haven is an award winning charity which aims to improve the quality of life of people living across Lanarkshire who are affected by a range of life limiting conditions including cancer, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease and dementia. Information and emotional support is provided to clients and their families by The Haven multidisciplinary team, who work with individuals to create tailored programmes of one to one and small group sessions and activities for the whole family, at any stage of illness including pre and post bereavement. Our aim is to support our clients to understand all aspects of their illness, treatment and care; to improve their emotional wellbeing and ability to manage stress and to sustain carers in their caring role. 

The Haven Wellbeing Practitioner post offers the potential for a highly motivated individual with qualifications and experience in complementary therapies (e.g. massage, reflexology, aromatherapy) to join our Multidisciplinary Team to work on the next phase of the development and delivery of services at The Haven’s Clydesdale based centre in Forth. Aligning with the Haven’s 5 sustainability approaches; Involvement, Innovation, Impact, Improvement, Income; this role offers individuals who demonstrate competence, innovation and leadership in the delivery of high quality wellbeing interventions, appropriate to the needs of existing and new clients, a unique opportunity in an established and successful organisation. 

Role Outline:

As a member of The Haven multi-disciplinary team you will develop and deliver a range of timely, flexible, high quality, strengths based, outcomes focused, one to one and group work wellbeing interventions to Haven clients who are affected by a range of life limiting illness, including family members and carers. Sessions will be delivered in line with the Haven W.I.N (What’s Important Now?) model/approach. Taking an asset based approach you will provide a range of complementary therapy based self-management techniques and interventions within one to one and group sessions. In addition, you will contribute to the development of signposting information and pathways, ensuring clients are also linked into wider supports with their community. Working closely with service delivery colleagues you will contribute to the longer term sustainability and ongoing development of Haven services for clients and be involved in quality and audit initiatives, including contributions to pre and post project consultations, evaluation reports and the preparation of case studies. In line with The Haven’s learning culture you will take part in key internal and external share and learn events and participate in ongoing learning and development opportunities 

For further information about The Haven and to download a full job description, including person specification, please visit our website www.thehavencentre.com/workwithus
Informal enquiries can be made by calling Louise Gardner, Service Manager 01555 811846.