Job summary
Compass is delighted to provide Mental Health Support Teams in education settings across West/North Birmingham (Handsworth, Lozells, Aston, Ladywood, Erdington) serving the children, young people and families and communities.
If you have the passion and drive deliver evidence-based early interventions for children and young people, working across both educational settings and the community read on.
This is an exciting opportunity to join Compass new Mental Health Support Team supporting Children, Young People and Families (CYPF) leading on the delivery of digital interventions (i.e. OSI, Silvercloud, NVR), coaching CYPF through the programmes via frequent check ins to provide encouragement, monitor progress and continuously review presenting needs.
The Digital Consultation & Training Practitioner will deliver training packages to schools with the aim of increasing staff confidence and competence in dealing with their CYPs low level mental health needs in an education setting.
The role will work alongside colleagues to develop Compass Wave 12 MHSTs, building positive partnerships with education settings and other CYPF services to drive highly effective and CYPF focussed mental health and wellbeing services in line with the national MHST operating framework.
Main duties of the job
Compass Birmingham MHST (Wave 12) is a brand new early intervention and preventative mental health and emotional wellbeing service. The service delivers evidenced based interventions for children and young people with mild to moderate mental health needs.
The service is part of the national MHST Programme, which has been commissioned following the Transforming Children and Young Peoples Mental Health Care Provision: A Green Paper (2017).
You will be a values-driven (integrity, valuing each individual, solution focused, consistent and reliable) individual with a passion for supporting children, young people and families mental health and wellbeing. You will also have:
- Qualification in mental health or working with children & young people such as; Diploma in Youth Work, Social Work, Psychology or accredited counselling or equivalent NVQ level 4 in children, young people or families, social care or mental health
- Experience of facilitating individual/group work with children, young people, or young adults
- Experience of developing and delivering high- quality training packages to professional including education staff
Due to the nature of the role there is a need to travel to individual schools and community settings, which will require a driving license and access to a vehicle (for individuals who cannot drive due to a disability, we can consider accessibility options i.e. provided via Access to Work etc).
About us
Benefits
We offer a range of benefits including:
- 27 days holiday + bank holidays, rising to 32 days over time (pro rata)
- Life assurance at 2 x basic salary
- Competitive contributory pension scheme
- 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme and OH service
- Enhanced sick pay
- Excellent learning & development opportunities and career progression
- Annual performance / salary review
www.compass-uk.org/work-for-us/rewards-and-benefits/
For more information and to apply visit: www.compass-uk.org/work-for-us. If you would like more information or to discuss the role further please contact either Sue Berry, Assistant Director on 07442773722 or e-mail sue.berry@compass-uk.org or Arjan Bains, Senior Operations Manager on 07425 776957 or e-mail arjan.bains@compass-uk.org
You can also find out more about what it is like to join one of our MHSTs by visiting: https://www.compass-uk.org/joining-a-compass-mhst/
Closing date: 6th December 2024 Interviews will be held on: 16th December 2024
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.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Compass is delighted to provide Mental Health Support Teams in education settings across West/North Birmingham (Handsworth, Lozells, Aston, Ladywood, Erdington) serving the children, young people and families and communities.
If you have the passion and drive deliver evidence-based early interventions for children and young people, working across both educational settings and the community read on.
This is an exciting opportunity to join Compass new Mental Health Support Team supporting Children, Young People and Families (CYPF) leading on the delivery of digital interventions (i.e. OSI, Silvercloud, NVR), coaching CYPF through the programmes via frequent check ins to provide encouragement, monitor progress and continuously review presenting needs.
The Digital Consultation & Training Practitioner will deliver training packages to schools with the aim of increasing staff confidence and competence in dealing with their CYPs low level mental health needs in an education setting.
The role will work alongside colleagues to develop Compass Wave 12 MHSTs, building positive partnerships with education settings and other CYPF services to drive highly effective and CYPF focussed mental health and wellbeing services in line with the national MHST operating framework.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Compass is delighted to provide Mental Health Support Teams in education settings across West/North Birmingham (Handsworth, Lozells, Aston, Ladywood, Erdington) serving the children, young people and families and communities.
If you have the passion and drive deliver evidence-based early interventions for children and young people, working across both educational settings and the community read on.
This is an exciting opportunity to join Compass new Mental Health Support Team supporting Children, Young People and Families (CYPF) leading on the delivery of digital interventions (i.e. OSI, Silvercloud, NVR), coaching CYPF through the programmes via frequent check ins to provide encouragement, monitor progress and continuously review presenting needs.
The Digital Consultation & Training Practitioner will deliver training packages to schools with the aim of increasing staff confidence and competence in dealing with their CYPs low level mental health needs in an education setting.
The role will work alongside colleagues to develop Compass Wave 12 MHSTs, building positive partnerships with education settings and other CYPF services to drive highly effective and CYPF focussed mental health and wellbeing services in line with the national MHST operating framework.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Qualification in mental health or working with children & young people such as; Diploma in Youth Work, Social Work, Psychology or accredited
- counselling or equivalent NVQ level 4 in children, young people or families, social care or mental health
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Developing and delivering high quality training packages to professional including education staff
- Facilitating individual/group work with children, young people, or young adults
- Inter-agency and multi disciplinary working
- Working with mental health and wellbeing needs
- Safeguarding Working Together Intercollegiate and safeguarding children/adults guidance and legislation
- Confidentiality and consent
- Gillick competency and mental capacity
- Psychosocial intervention
- Ability and willingness to adopt a flexible approach to working outside normal outside normal office hours or at different venues on occasion
- Able to undertake the demands of the post with reasonable adjustments where required
- Handling sensitive and confidential information and maintaining discretion and confidentiality
Desirable
- Evidence of delivering evidence-based digital interventions
- Evidence based theory and practices
- Awareness of developmental needs of children and young people
- Understanding of risk taking behaviour
- Experience of involving children/young people and their families in design,
- delivery and development of services
- Knowledge of working with vulnerable groups
Additional Criteria
Essential
- Recognition and escalation of risk,
- contributing to control measures.
- Planning workload, time management.
- Work under pressure and able to manage changing priorities.
- Understand need for evidence and statistical data collection and achieving targets.
- IT skills.
- Team player and a dynamic personality.
- Excellent communication skills and able to relate to children and young
- people and families.
- Positive attitude; flexible and adaptable; solution focused; and
- tenacious.
- Has a strong degree of personal integrity.
- Able to work all year round
- Due to the nature of the role there is a need to travel to individual schools, which will require a driving license and access to a vehicle (for
- individuals who cannot drive due to a disability, we can consider
- accessibility options i.e. provided via Access to Work etc).
Desirable
- Proven commitment to continuous professional development
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Qualification in mental health or working with children & young people such as; Diploma in Youth Work, Social Work, Psychology or accredited
- counselling or equivalent NVQ level 4 in children, young people or families, social care or mental health
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Developing and delivering high quality training packages to professional including education staff
- Facilitating individual/group work with children, young people, or young adults
- Inter-agency and multi disciplinary working
- Working with mental health and wellbeing needs
- Safeguarding Working Together Intercollegiate and safeguarding children/adults guidance and legislation
- Confidentiality and consent
- Gillick competency and mental capacity
- Psychosocial intervention
- Ability and willingness to adopt a flexible approach to working outside normal outside normal office hours or at different venues on occasion
- Able to undertake the demands of the post with reasonable adjustments where required
- Handling sensitive and confidential information and maintaining discretion and confidentiality
Desirable
- Evidence of delivering evidence-based digital interventions
- Evidence based theory and practices
- Awareness of developmental needs of children and young people
- Understanding of risk taking behaviour
- Experience of involving children/young people and their families in design,
- delivery and development of services
- Knowledge of working with vulnerable groups
Additional Criteria
Essential
- Recognition and escalation of risk,
- contributing to control measures.
- Planning workload, time management.
- Work under pressure and able to manage changing priorities.
- Understand need for evidence and statistical data collection and achieving targets.
- IT skills.
- Team player and a dynamic personality.
- Excellent communication skills and able to relate to children and young
- people and families.
- Positive attitude; flexible and adaptable; solution focused; and
- tenacious.
- Has a strong degree of personal integrity.
- Able to work all year round
- Due to the nature of the role there is a need to travel to individual schools, which will require a driving license and access to a vehicle (for
- individuals who cannot drive due to a disability, we can consider
- accessibility options i.e. provided via Access to Work etc).
Desirable
- Proven commitment to continuous professional development
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.
