School-Based Mental Health Support Worker

Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust; Coventry; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous annual leave

Learning and development opportunities

Salary sacrifice schemes (lease car, 车

NHS discount schemes

Wellbeing support

Staff networks

Job summary

The Mental Health Support Team (MHST) at Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust is expanding to enhance access to mental health and wellbeing support for children and young people. This role bridges education and healthcare to ensure mental health and emotional wellbeing are integrated into educational settings.

Support Workers will collaborate with Education Mental Health Practitioners to deliver evidence-based interventions and activities, lead group work, and provide targeted support

Qualifications

• Work within the limits and level of training and support with assessment and delivery of outcome focused, evidence-based interventions in educational settings for children and young people who are experiencing mild to moderate mental health difficulties.
• Work under close management supervision from a suitably qualified professional to provide high quality collaborative care planning as a member of the multi-disciplinary team.
• Contribute to the development of individual or group clinical materials or training materials as falls within own degree of competence and following Trust processes.

Responsibilities

• o Work within the limits and level of training and support with assessment and delivery of outcome focused, evidence-based interventions in educational settings for children and young people who are experiencing mild to moderate mental health difficulties.
• o Work under close management supervision from a suitably qualified professional to provide high quality collaborative care planning as a member of the multi-disciplinary team.
• o Contribute to the development of individual or group clinical materials or training materials as falls within own degree of competence and following Trust processes.
• o Engage along with more senior staff in the signposting of referrals for children and young people with more complex needs to the relevant service.
• o As part of the wider team support the delivery of emotional wellbeing activities to groups of children, young people and families.
• o Disseminate approved public health information/initiatives as part of a whole team approach. This includes creating and distributing resources and supporting the delivery of the workshops and data collection of students.
• o Assist with delivery of support identified in the Whole School Approach (WSA) "self assessment" and create audits and action plans to support the wider team to deliver a range of WSA activities including psychoeducation groups, assemblies, workforce training etc.

Job description

The Mental Health Support Team (MHST) at Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust is expanding to enhance access to mental health and wellbeing support for children and young people. This role bridges education and healthcare to ensure mental health and emotional wellbeing are integrated into educational settings.

Support Workers will collaborate with Education Mental Health Practitioners to deliver evidence-based interventions and activities, lead group work, and provide targeted support