Education Mental Health Practitioner

The Link CIC, Community Ventures Ltd; Tees Valley; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous annual leave

Great salaries with annual increase

Competitive pension scheme

Length of service awards

Wellness programme

Counselling access

Protected caseload

Blue Light Card discounts

Job summary

The Link, a Middlesbrough based mental health and wellbeing provider, is recruiting one full-time Qualified Education Mental Health Practitioner (EMHP) to start in October 2026. The role will be based within the InsideOut Team delivering mental health support across schools in South Tees.

The successful candidate will deliver evidence-based early interventions for children and young people, work across multiple educational settings, and travel to different locations. Access to a car is essential.

Qualifications

• EMHP role delivering evidence-based early interventions for children and young people.
• Full-time employment starting October 2026.
• Based within the InsideOut Team across South Tees schools.

Responsibilities

• Deliver mental health support across multiple educational settings.
• Work with children, young people and families as part of school-based plans.
• Coordinate travel between venues where required; car access essential.

Skills

Mental health support

Education

EMHP qualification

Job description

The Link is a Middlesbrough based professional mental health and emotional wellbeing provider. We provide therapeutic services to children, young people and families across the North Eastincluding Redcar & Cleveland, Middlesbrough, Hartlepool, Stockton on Tees and Darlington. Our services include a wide range of workshops and training, therapeutic assessments, one to onetherapeutic interventions including specialist therapies and Children and Young People Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (CYP IAPT) evidence-based therapies.

The Link, along with other voluntary and community sector providers have formed a partnership to create the South Tees (Middlesbrough & Redcar) Mental Health Support Team, also known as TheInsideOut Team. We work with, and in schools, supporting children and young people experiencing mild to moderate mental health issues, through the whole school approach to mental health andwellbeing.

We are currently recruiting 1 x Full time Qualified Education Mental Health Practitioner (EMHP) to start with our organisation in October 2026.

In line with the government’s priority to increase access and availability of mental health and wellbeing support for children and young people, the Education Mental Health Practitioner (EMHP)role is an exciting opportunity to deliver evidence-based early interventions for children and young people. The successful candidate will be employed on a full-time basis and will be basedwithin the InsideOut Team, to deliver mental health support across a range of educational settings in the South Tees.

Here at The Link, we recognise how important our employees are and we offer;

• Generous annual leave entitlement
• Great salaries with annual increase (subject to funding)
• Competitive pension scheme with generous employer contributions
• Additional length of service awards
• Access to a wellness programme including 24 hour advice and support
• Access to face to face, online and telephone counselling
• Protected caseload
• Blue Light Card, giving you access to thousands of exclusive discounts across high street brands, restaurants, and travel

The post requires working from various schools/locations across Middlesbrough and Redcar & Cleveland, where multiple venues may be visited each day. Access to a car is therefore essential forthis post, as some locations are not easily accessed via bus routes.

Please find attached the person specification, job description and application form.

For further information, please contact Holly Gibson (HR & Business Manager) [e-mail] or Sarah Brett, (Operations Manager) [e-mail]

Interviews will be taking place on: Week Commencing 7th September (to be confirmed once shortlisted for interview)

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