Education and Wellbeing Specialist

Purpose of the role

To deliver a range of mental health and wellbeing 1‑1 and group interventions to young people between the ages of 11‑24 and support parents/carers and train professionals. To support the project by working flexibly to meet the needs of service users and contribute to the smooth running of the resilience program for young people.

• Full UK driving license and access to own vehicle.
• Able to travel across Central Bedfordshire.

• Hours:
  
  Full‑Time 37.5 Hours per week
• Contract:
  
  Fixed contract till 31 Dec 2026
• Location:
  
  Central Bedfordshire
• Salary: £24,570.00 Per Annum
• Closing date: 27 Nov 2026

Upon completing your probationary period, you will be eligible to join the 4‑Day‑Week program, which allows you to work 20% fewer hours without a decrease in salary.

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Brook is the UK’s leading sexual health and wellbeing charity. We are committed to changing attitudes, challenging prejudice and championing equality. Our unique combination of clinical services and education programmes are designed to meet individual needs and instill positive behaviours that influence their whole lives. Our digital solutions help us reach even greater numbers of young people and professionals, and our expansion into all‑age services ensures that whole communities can benefit from our inclusive, non‑judgmental approach to sexual and reproductive health.

We are continuously listening to and learning from our service users and the communities we support. We amplify the voices of those who face barriers to access, ensuring that sexual health remains high on the political agenda and that law, policy and practice is aligned with what they need.

• 4 Day Week (Working 20% hours less without salary decrease)
• Annual leave – 28 days per annum, increasing up to 33 days plus 8 bank holidays
• Sick pay (from 3 up to 12 weeks fully paid)
• Flexible working
• Gratitude scheme
• Assisted purchase scheme
• Cycle to Work up to £1k
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
• Long service awards
• Maternity and paternity pay
• Pension scheme – Employee pension contributions matched by Brook up to 4% of qualifying earnings
• Training and development opportunities
• Coaching

Note:

This role requires the successful applicant to undertake an enhanced DBS check. Candidates must be able to provide paperwork demonstrating their right to work in the UK.

Note:

internal applicants with live sanctions will not be considered for this role. We reserve the right to close this vacancy when we are in receipt of sufficient applications. Due to the high number of applications for this post, it will not be possible to respond to every application. We will contact you within 4 weeks of the closing date if you have been shortlisted for the role.

Thank you for your interest in working for Brook.

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