Assistant Education Mental Health Practitioner

Teesside Mind Ltd; England; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Teesside Mind Ltd is seeking a dedicated professional to deliver emotional wellbeing activities to children, young people, and families. The role involves collaborating with schools and mental health providers to promote positive mental health and ensuring safeguarding practices are upheld. You will be responsible for implementing strategies, maintaining professional relationships, and contributing to the continuous improvement of support services.

Qualifications

• Experience in delivering emotional wellbeing initiatives.
• Knowledge of safeguarding protocols.
• Ability to engage effectively with children and families.

Responsibilities

• Deliver evidence-based interventions on emotional health.
• Support schools in developing emotional wellbeing strategies.
• Maintain clear records and contribute to resource development.

Skills

Emotional wellbeing activities

Relationship building

Data collection

Safeguarding children

Education

Relevant degree or professional qualification in health or education

Job description

Main Duties and Responsibilities: Deliver emotional wellbeing activities to individual and/or groups of children, young people and families. Deliver a range of evidence based brief interventions (i.e. brief advice, guided self-help, signposting) on a range of emotional health and wellbeing related issues under the direction of the EMHP and/or Senior Practitioner. Deliver Whole School Approach (WSA) including audits and action plans and support the wider team to deliver a range of WSA activities including psychoeducation groups, assemblies, workforce training etc.

To support schools in developing strategies/activities to promote emotional wellbeing and positive mental health. Actively work towards developing and sustaining effective working relationships with schools, education settings and partner agencies in accordance with Joint Working Agreements. Keep clear, professionally coherent records of all activity in line with both health and education service protocols and use these records and outcome data to inform decision making. Complete all requirements relating to data collection.

As appropriate, assist and lead in the development and production of resources for the benefit of children and young people, ensuring that they are age appropriate. Contribute to the setting of targets/action plans and work related to these, to assist service development. Liaise with other staff and agencies to further meet the needs of children and young people in accordance with the service criteria, policies and procedures. Strengthening the relationship with school staff (such as SENDCO, Pastoral Lead, Head Teacher etc), Mental Heath Providers (such as Statutory CAMHS, other Voluntary Sector Organisations), Social Care and other relevant services.

Take part in the delivery of training (as appropriate), consultation with and guidance to, others, pertaining to the level of development. Responsible for safeguarding children, promoting the welfare of children and young people at all times and operating within local policies and procedures. Under guidance and support taking appropriate safeguarding action to protect children and young people at risk of significant harm. Training and Supervision: To apply learning from induction, directly into practice.

Engage in and respond to personal development supervision to improve competences and practice. Prepare and present information to supervisors within the service on an agreed and scheduled basis to ensure safe practice and the governance obligations of the service. Respond to and implement supervision suggestions by supervisors in practice. Professional: To adhere to all Teesside Minds Policies, Procedures and Guidelines.

To act in a professional manner at all times whilst representing the service.