About The Role PLEASE NOTE- THIS ROLE IS PREDOMINATELY TO SUPPORT OUR ADVICE AND CONSULTATION DUTY LINE, SO YOU WILL BE OFFICE BASED The Assistant Education Mental Health Practitioner is an active member of the team working with others to support the delivery of mental health and emotional wellbeing activities and to deliver positive outcomes for children and young people (aged 5-19 years) and their families. The post holder will support, maintain and deliver the digital cognitive behaviour therapy intervention, Silvercloud, to children and young people across the borough. The post holder will support the team in delivering the Whole School Approach interventions. The service will support children, young people and families providing extra capacity for early intervention support within school and college settings. The three core elements that the MHSTS will provide are: Evidence based interventions for mild to moderate mental health and emotional wellbeing issues. Support designated senior mental health leads in each setting. Provide timely advice to school and college staff. About You To succeed in this post, you will have an appropriate qualification such as BTEC higher diploma or foundation degree (Assistant Practitioner) or equivalent skills/knowledge and experience. Your experience will include at least one year of working with children, young people, and their families in delivering mental health and/or emotional wellbeing advice and support services. A knowledge and good understanding of how children and young people are impacted by mental health and emotional wellbeing issues and how services support children and young people to develop the skills and strategies to reduce the negative effects of such issues as low mood, anxiety, or stress. You will be a team player, able to use your strengths in establishing positive professional relationships to cooperate and work with others in the team and other organisations. Being highly motivated, flexible, and able to work without direct supervision you will be confident in your practice and also in knowing when to seek advice or support. About Us Compass GO… (MHST) will ensure Children and Young People (CYP) access the right early help, in the right setting removing duplication and preventing CYP/families being ‘bounced’ in-between services. Compass is committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults and you should share our commitment. All Compass posts are subject to appropriate level DBS checks. We positively encourage applications from all members of the community, regardless of gender, race, faith, disability, gender reassignment, age or sexual orientation and encourage applications from people who have experiences in life which enrich skills and empathy. This is part of our commitment to equality and developing a truly inclusive and representative workforce. We are happy to discuss any reasonable adjustments individuals may require in the recruitment process, on commencement, or once in post. We offer a range of benefits including: 27 days’ holiday bank holidays, rising to 32 days over time Life assurance at 2 x basic salary Competitive contributory pension scheme Family-friendly policies 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme and OH service Enhanced sick pay Excellent learning & development opportunities and career progression Annual performance / salary review Closing date : Thursday 31 October 2024 Interview date : Friday 8 November 2024 Please note due to the high number of applications for these training posts we may close the posts ahead of the published date.