Educational Mental Health Practitioner

Allkind Mental Health and Wellbeing; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 37,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Learning and development opportunities

Cycle to work

Employee assistance programme

Free eye tests

Interest free loan

Job summary

Allkind Mental Health and Wellbeing in London is seeking an Education Mental Health Practitioner (EMHP) to provide preventative, evidence-based mental health support to children and young people with mild to moderate needs, working in schools and colleges to promote positive mental health.

You will deliver evidence-based interventions, conduct therapeutic assessments, manage a caseload, and collaborate with services to enable timely access to specialist support.

Qualifications

• Qualified EMHP – essential for the role.
• Experience in educational settings is desirable.
• Strong safeguarding and risk management understanding.
• Commitment to inclusive, values-based practice.

Responsibilities

• Deliver evidence-based interventions.
• Conduct therapeutic assessments and manage a caseload.
• Support rapid access to specialist services when needed.
• Deliver psychoeducational workshops for students, parents, and staff.
• Attend supervision to maintain professional standards.
• Empower school staff to identify and manage concerns.
• Maintain records and contribute to service evaluation.
• Attend multi-agency meetings and support transitions.

Skills

Organisational skills

Strong communication

Teamwork

Safeguarding knowledge

Education

Education Mental Health Practitioner (EMHP)

Experience in educational settings

Job description

You will:

The post holder will provide preventative, evidence-based mental health support to children and young people with mild to moderate needs. You will work collaboratively within schools and colleges to enhance positive mental health and improve access to specialist services when needed.

• Deliver evidence-based interventions.
• Conduct therapeutic assessments and manage a caseload effectively.
• Support rapid access to specialist services for those with more severe needs.
• Contribute to delivering a wide variety of psychoeducational workshops to children, young people, parents/carers and school staff as part of the whole-school approach to mental health.
• Attend regular 1:1 and group supervision to maintain the highest standards of professional practice and continued learning.
• Empower school staff to identify and manage mental health concerns.
• Maintain accurate records and contribute to service evaluation.
• Attend multi-agency meetings and support transitions in education/employment.
• Develop clinical and training materials in collaboration with the wider team.

You are:

• A qualified Education Mental Health Practitioner (EMHP) – this is an essential requirement for the role.
• Highly motivated, with the ability to organise and prioritise your own workload.
• Experienced in working within educational settings.
• Aware of, and have a strong understanding of, safeguarding and risk management procedures.
• Committed to inclusive, values-based practice.
• An excellent communicator with strong organisational and teamwork skills.
• Able and willing to work across schools, colleges, the office and from home as required by the service.

About us:

We are a leading community-based organisation dedicated to providing outstanding mental health support and clinical interventions across London. Our experienced, clinically led teams are focused on directly addressing a range of mental health needs in our communities. We have decades of local community knowledge and a record of empowering people to live the life they choose.

£33,670 per annum

Hours

37.5

• Hybrid-working if nature of role permits
• Learning and development opportunities
• Cycle to work scheme (interest free lone paid back 12 months period)
• Employee Assistance Programme A 24-hour helpline from Health Assured to support you through any of life’s issues or problems
• Free eye test
• Interest free loan, those in financial hardship