The purpose of the team is to: Provide evidence-based interventions for mild to moderate mental health issues. Support the senior mental health lead in each education setting to introduce or develop their whole school or college approach. Give timely advice to school and college staff, and liaising with external specialist services, to help children and young people to get the right support and stay in education. As a team leader your main duties and responsibilities: To provide assessment of health and psychosocial care needs in an educational setting, and risk assessment of children and/or adolescents presenting with a wide variety of mild to moderate mental health and social needs To provide consultation as required to other professionals (such as teachers and family workers) around mental health issues in children and young people in schools. To offer interventions such as CBT, solution focussed work, guided self-help and group support to children and young people within an educational setting. To enhance emotional wellbeing and to promote or build resilience in children and young people through educational workshops, assemblies and PSHE lessons. To deliver psycho education and support to parents/carers and teachers. To provide clinical supervision and line management to the team who will be using CBT based approaches in their direct work with young people. To produce accurate records, reports and observations as required To refer on, or signpost, to appropriate specialist agencies. To liaise closely with other professionals GPs, Paediatricians, Specialist CYPMHS, school counsellors, Childrens Services and other voluntary agencies. To be computer literate and have working knowledge of relevant IT software packages To measure outcomes for all interventions To have an awareness of data collection and to understand the importance of this. Participate fully in providing quality care in line with local and national guidelines e.g. NICE Guidance & Quality Standards relating to children and/or young people with mental health disorders and social care difficulties To participate in regular managerial and clinical supervision. To contribute to team multi-disciplinary working. To attend and participate in training, supervision and the appraisal process, to ensure professional development and competence.Research and Service Evaluation To participate in audit, evaluation and research projects as agreed with professional and line management. To collaborate with other team members in the design and implementation of audit and research projects. The post-holder will be based in one of our partner schools.