Designated Mental Health Lead (Primary Setting)

Scholar Green Primary School; Nottingham; Vor Ort; GBP 50.000 - 70.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Scholar Green Primary School in the United Kingdom is seeking a proactive Designated Mental Health Lead to develop and implement a whole-school SEMH strategy. You will collaborate with the SLT, SENDCo, and MHST to design early intervention pathways and support pupils’ emotional regulation.

You will bridge families with external services and oversee coordination across multi-agency providers to ensure timely support and positive outcomes for children.

Qualifikationen

• Proven experience working within a primary school setting or an early-years therapeutic environment.
• Deep understanding of childhood development, attachment theory, and trauma-informed practices.
• Strong multi-agency networking with an understanding of referral pathways (e.g., CAMHS, Visyon).
• Completion of, or willingness to undertake, the Senior Mental Health Lead training.
• Class cover as required.

Aufgaben

• Shape and drive a whole-school approach to mental health.
• Design early intervention pathways to support SEMH.
• Support primary-aged children in developing emotional regulation.
• Act as a bridge between families and external specialist services.

Kenntnisse

Primary school experience

Mental health

Emotional regulation

Multi-agency networking

Attachment theory

Trauma-informed practices

Ausbildung

Senior Mental Health Lead training

Jobbeschreibung

About Our School

At Scholar Green Primary School we believe that a child’s emotionalwellbeing is the foundation of their academic success. We are a nurturing andinclusive primary school dedicated to supporting every pupil's social,emotional, and mental health (SEMH) needs.

We want all children to:

• Feel confident in themselves
• Be able toexpress a range of emotions appropriately
• Be able to maintain positiverelationships with others
• Cope with the stresses of everyday life
• Managetimes of stress and be able to deal with change
• Learn and achieve
• To knowand understand that ‘it’s okay not to be okay’

The Role

We are seeking an inspirational and strategic DesignatedMental Health Lead to join our team. Working alongside the SeniorLeadership Team (SLT), SENDCo, and our local Cheshire East Mental HealthSupport Team (MHST), you will shape and drive a whole-school approach tomental health. You will design early intervention pathways, supportprimary-aged children developing emotional regulation, and act as a crucialbridge between families and external specialist services.

Key Requirements

• Proven experience workingwithin a primary school setting or an early-years therapeutic environment.
• Deep understanding of childhooddevelopment, attachment theory, and trauma-informed practices.
• Strong multi-agencynetworking skills, with an understanding of Cheshire East referral pathways(e.g., CWP CAMHS, Visyon, Just Drop In).
• Completion of, or awillingness to undertake, the DfE-funded Senior Mental Health Lead training.
• Class cover as required.