School-Based Education Mental Health Assistant

East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust (Cambridgeshire); Peterborough; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

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Job summary

East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust (Cambridgeshire) seeks a permanent Assistant EMHP to support MHST delivery for students in Peterborough. The role focuses on evidence-based emotional wellbeing activities, CBT-informed practice and collaboration with schools and families.

You will work with Educational Mental Health Practitioners and senior staff to deliver services, with a commitment to safeguarding, inclusion and high-quality care close to home.

Qualifications

• NVQ3 or equivalent skills, knowledge, and experience of minimum 2 years.
• Continued professional development appropriate to working with children/young people and families

Responsibilities

• The post holder will not be responsible for a caseload but will support delivery of evidence-based emotional wellbeing activities to children, young people and their families, as well as education staff under supervision.
• This might also include creating resources to support the offer of the team.
• The post holder will support the team to promote the mental and emotional health of children, young people and families in the community.
• The postholder will support the team to work toward inclusion and ensure co-production with service users, families and carers and the education staff.
• The post holder will contribute to the overall assessment, including risk assessment, of children and young people in terms of their mental health needs by, for example, carrying out class observations.
• The postholder will focus largely on the ‘Whole School Approach’ to mental health. This might include preparing and supporting delivery of psychoeducation groups, assemblies and training of education staff.
• The postholder will support the team with audits.
• There may also be opportunities for the postholder to represent the team/service at external events with stakeholders. (Integrated care board, safeguarding, parents evenings etc).

Skills

Mental health support

CBT knowledge

Children & families

Education

NVQ3 or equivalent skills

Job description

East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust (Cambridgeshire) seeks a permanent Assistant EMHP to support MHST delivery for students in Peterborough. The role focuses on evidence-based emotional wellbeing activities, CBT-informed practice and collaboration with schools and families.

You will work with Educational Mental Health Practitioners and senior staff to deliver services, with a commitment to safeguarding, inclusion and high-quality care close to home.