Job summary
Service Description
The "Be Kind to Your Mind (BK2YM)" service provides evidence-based mental health support to school- and college-aged Children and Young People, staff, young adults, families, and other professionals within the London Boroughs of Hammersmith and Fulham.
Main duties of the job
This
is an exciting opportunity for an Assistant Psychologist to contribute to
increasing and improving emotional and mental health provision within education
settings for 518-year-olds, young adults (15 - 18), families, and other
professionals within the London Boroughs of Hammersmith and Fulham.
Be Kind to Your Mind (BK2YM) is a non-clinical, mental health and wellbeing offer delivered by HFEH MIND Youth Services. BK2YMs non-clinical interventions and psychoeducation programme (Learn Well) offers a multitiered level of support:
- Preventative and early intervention for children and young people aged 5 25 through HFEH Mind Psychoeducation Workshops and assemblies.
- Training for school staff and other professionals.
- Therapeutic Arts intervention (x6 sessions) for students.
- Access to a digital support tool (self-help): WYSA.
- Access to wider digital/online support tolls (Including My Mind TV).
About us
Hammersmith, Fulham, Ealing and Hounslow Mind are a specialist mental health provider and part of the Mind Federation. We provide support to empower anyone experiencing a mental health problem.
The lived experience of people with mental health problems is at the heart of everything we say and do.
We campaign to improve services and are committed to empowering local residents, promoting wellbeing and supporting recovery.
We work to transform understanding of mental health in the workplace, in schools and public services.
We do this by providing a range of services that are empowering, recovery focused and preventative.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Key Responsibilities:
See job description for full list of responsibilities
- Delivery of Be Kind to Your Mind interventions across schools, colleagues and alternative education.
- Delivering whole school/year group assemblies and drop-down days to educational establishments within the defined area(s) of operation.
- Facilitation with targeted outreach to H&F SENCO's/AP's, adapting content for Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) in collaboration with Educational Psychologists.
- Creation and delivery of education staff workshops based on provided training needs assessment form submissions.
- Outreach to schools/organisations, maintenance of Learn Well bookings.
- Co-ordination of targeted outreach/promotion on universal days related to Children and Young Peoples Mental Health and issues impacting their mental health and wellbeing generally. (E.g. world mental health day, stress awareness week etc.)
- Coordination of outreach on universal days/ mental health specific days in line with HFEH Youth Services Calendar of events across Mental Health Support Teams Schools, Be Kind to Your Mind Schools and within the local Community.
- Co-facilitation of psychoeducation sessions and therapeutic/creative interventions with trained practitioners, Children and Young People and colleagues across Youth Services.
- Composition of internal, bi-borough, and education/youth settings impact reporting.
- Manage the escalation of identified referrals for Children and Young People (CYP) with more complex needs to appropriate services with guidance from Management and Youth Services Safeguarding Lead.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Key Responsibilities:
See job description for full list of responsibilities
- Delivery of Be Kind to Your Mind interventions across schools, colleagues and alternative education.
- Delivering whole school/year group assemblies and drop-down days to educational establishments within the defined area(s) of operation.
- Facilitation with targeted outreach to H&F SENCO's/AP's, adapting content for Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) in collaboration with Educational Psychologists.
- Creation and delivery of education staff workshops based on provided training needs assessment form submissions.
- Outreach to schools/organisations, maintenance of Learn Well bookings.
- Co-ordination of targeted outreach/promotion on universal days related to Children and Young Peoples Mental Health and issues impacting their mental health and wellbeing generally. (E.g. world mental health day, stress awareness week etc.)
- Coordination of outreach on universal days/ mental health specific days in line with HFEH Youth Services Calendar of events across Mental Health Support Teams Schools, Be Kind to Your Mind Schools and within the local Community.
- Co-facilitation of psychoeducation sessions and therapeutic/creative interventions with trained practitioners, Children and Young People and colleagues across Youth Services.
- Composition of internal, bi-borough, and education/youth settings impact reporting.
- Manage the escalation of identified referrals for Children and Young People (CYP) with more complex needs to appropriate services with guidance from Management and Youth Services Safeguarding Lead.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- An undergraduate Psychology degree (or equivalent) that confers British Psychological Societys Graduate Basis for Chartered membership (GBC).
Desirable
- Masters and/or post-graduate degree.
Experience
Essential
- Understanding of the impact of social inequalities and how this relates to mental health.
- Extensive knowledge and understanding of the key socioeconomic and systemic factors that contribute to poor mental health of children, young people, and parents/carers from Black, Asian, and other Ethnic Minority groups.
- Understanding of the importance of maintaining confidentiality.
- Experience of literature reviews, data collection, and analysis.
- Knowledge of mental health and/or social care services.
Desirable
- Experience using IAPTUS CYP patient record system.
Skills
Essential
- Excellent writing skills and the ability to distil complex issues in clear language for a wide range of audiences.
- Commitment to working innovatively and always seeking to evaluate and improve all areas of practice.
- Ability to work productively as part of a team.
- An authentic regard for the clients experience and knowledge as equally valuable as that of clinicians/practitioners.
- Data Literacy and Attention to detail especially in relation to compiling activity and impact reports for the service(s)
- Ability to keep accurate notes and records.
- Ability to prioritise and work on a number of tasks in parallel.
- Good time management and organisational skills.
- Excellent problem-solver.
- Ability to work well under pressure.
- Ability to convey ideas clearly.
- Strong interpersonal skills.
- Ability to communicate with a wide range of audiences.
General
Essential
- A valuing of and commitment to tackling discrimination.
- A valuing of and commitment to holding clients at the centre of all practice.
- Commitment to supporting the development, mental health, and well-being of children, young people, and their parents/carers.
- Comfortable communicating and working with children, young people, and their parents/carers.
- Enthusiasm and motivation.
- Commitment to all HFEH MIND, particularly equal opportunity, and the ability to work harmoniously with colleagues and families of all cultures and backgrounds.
- Commitment to developing the work of HFEH MIND.
- Advanced IT skills, particularly Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint.
- Ability to manage own workload and prioritise conflicting deadlines with little supervision.
- Proactive approach to problem-solving.
- Ability to work well under pressure.
- Recognition of the importance of, and ability to maintain tact, diplomacy, and confidentiality.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- Excellent communication skills.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- An undergraduate Psychology degree (or equivalent) that confers British Psychological Societys Graduate Basis for Chartered membership (GBC).
Desirable
- Masters and/or post-graduate degree.
Experience
Essential
- Understanding of the impact of social inequalities and how this relates to mental health.
- Extensive knowledge and understanding of the key socioeconomic and systemic factors that contribute to poor mental health of children, young people, and parents/carers from Black, Asian, and other Ethnic Minority groups.
- Understanding of the importance of maintaining confidentiality.
- Experience of literature reviews, data collection, and analysis.
- Knowledge of mental health and/or social care services.
Desirable
- Experience using IAPTUS CYP patient record system.
Skills
Essential
- Excellent writing skills and the ability to distil complex issues in clear language for a wide range of audiences.
- Commitment to working innovatively and always seeking to evaluate and improve all areas of practice.
- Ability to work productively as part of a team.
- An authentic regard for the clients experience and knowledge as equally valuable as that of clinicians/practitioners.
- Data Literacy and Attention to detail especially in relation to compiling activity and impact reports for the service(s)
- Ability to keep accurate notes and records.
- Ability to prioritise and work on a number of tasks in parallel.
- Good time management and organisational skills.
- Excellent problem-solver.
- Ability to work well under pressure.
- Ability to convey ideas clearly.
- Strong interpersonal skills.
- Ability to communicate with a wide range of audiences.
General
Essential
- A valuing of and commitment to tackling discrimination.
- A valuing of and commitment to holding clients at the centre of all practice.
- Commitment to supporting the development, mental health, and well-being of children, young people, and their parents/carers.
- Comfortable communicating and working with children, young people, and their parents/carers.
- Enthusiasm and motivation.
- Commitment to all HFEH MIND, particularly equal opportunity, and the ability to work harmoniously with colleagues and families of all cultures and backgrounds.
- Commitment to developing the work of HFEH MIND.
- Advanced IT skills, particularly Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint.
- Ability to manage own workload and prioritise conflicting deadlines with little supervision.
- Proactive approach to problem-solving.
- Ability to work well under pressure.
- Recognition of the importance of, and ability to maintain tact, diplomacy, and confidentiality.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- Excellent communication skills.
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.
