The Junction is a respected charity working to make a difference to the lives of children, young people, and their families. We are proud of our reputation and believe that our workers are key to establishing positive relationships, building trust, self-belief, a sense of family, and belonging.
We are looking for an enthusiastic, suitably qualified, and experienced person with the ability, commitment, and passion to support children and young people to rise above life's challenges.
In line with the government's priority to increase access and availability of mental health and wellbeing support for children and young people, the Education Mental Health Practitioner (EMHP) role is an exciting opportunity to deliver evidence-based early interventions for children and young people, working across both educational settings and healthcare sectors in the South Tees. Successful candidates will be employed on a full-time basis by The Junction Foundation and based with a trailblazer site in Middlesbrough, where the Mental Health Support Teams operate.
Main duties of the job
To allow the postholder, with appropriate supervision, to work as an autonomous and responsible practitioner as their training affords, to engage in:
1. Delivering evidence-based intervention for children and young people in education settings with mild to moderate mental health problems.
2. Helping children and young people within these settings who present with more severe problems to rapidly access more specialist services.
3. Supporting and facilitating staff in educational settings to identify and, where appropriate, manage issues related to mental health and wellbeing.
4. Working with and within education environments to afford better access to specialist mental health services.
5. To support schools in developing strategies/activities to promote emotional well-being and positive mental health.
Job responsibilities
Key Duties:
1. Assess and deliver outcome-focused, evidence-based interventions in educational settings for children and young people experiencing mild to moderate mental health difficulties.
2. Support and empower children, young people, their parents/carers, and families and their educators to make informed choices about the interventions being offered.
3. Operate at all times from an inclusive values base, which recognises and respects diversity.
4. Undertake and record accurate assessments of risk and operate clear risk management processes in line with locally agreed procedures, including safeguarding protocols.
5. Adhere to all regulations, processes, and procedures within the educational service to which the postholder is attached.
6. Provide a range of information and support for evidence-based psychological treatments, primarily guided self-help.
7. Attend multi-disciplinary and multi-agency meetings relating to referrals or children and young people in treatment, where appropriate.
8. Keep clear, professionally coherent records of all activity in line with both health and education service protocols.
9. Work within a collaborative approach involving a range of relevant others when indicated.
Person Specification
Specific Attributes
* Full, enhanced, and current satisfactory DBS disclosure for the role.
* Ability to manage a sensitive, traumatic, and potentially emotionally distressing caseload.
* Excellent oral and written communication skills.
* Proven commitment to continuous professional development.
Experience
* Experience of working with children and young people, their families, and others.
* Experience of working and liaising with a wide variety of agencies and stakeholders.
* Experience of working with children and young people who have social, emotional, and/or behavioural difficulties.
* Experience of working with anxiety disorders.
* Experience of working with affective (mood) disorders.
* Experience of the delivery of specific therapeutic interventions to children, young people, or their families.
* Experience of working with children and their families in an education setting.
Qualifications
* Successful completion of the HEE commissioned 1yr Education Mental Health Practitioner Course.
* Membership with an accredited body and hold accreditation.
* Teaching qualification.
* Youth Mental Health First Aid trained.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
* Knowledge of educational environments.
* Knowledge of safeguarding issues.
* Ability to conduct mental health assessments of children and young people.
* Ability to take appropriate action to mitigate or manage risk.
* Ability to teach others about mental health issues.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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