Trainee Education Mental Health Practitioner (EMHP)
The Junction
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Job summary
The post-holder will be employed by The Junction and will work into the InsideOut Mental Health Support Team, alongside a wider team of practitioners. The Trainee Education Mental Health Practitioner (EMHP) 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, young people and their families.
The post holder will deliver a range of delegated activities as part of a multidisciplinary team to support children, young people and their families by offering age-appropriate information and advice on a range of emotional health, lifestyle and behaviour related issues. The role will assist the more senior members of the team delivering Whole School Approach, training and group work.
Main duties of the job
Successful candidates will be offered a full-time educational programme specifically for the role in partnership with Northumbria University. To enable this, all applicants must demonstrate in their application the ability to work at degree level or have an equivalent level of relevant experience, with a proven record of previous learning or formal study in child development, wellbeing or mental health. Further to that experience of working with children and young people and an understanding of the educational system is highly desirable.
The training programme for this post is due to start in September/October 2024, is 12 months in duration and will consist of academic and supervised practice learning across mental health services and educational settings, such as primary and secondary schools, and further education colleges. Delivery of the programme will be provided through a combination of taught days within the University, independent self-guided study days and experience gained in education wellbeing and mainstream mental health services.
During training, the post-holder will work under supervision to gain experience across healthcare and educational settings to enable them to gain the level of competence required to deliver high quality, evidence-based early interventions for children and young people experiencing mild to moderate mental health problems.
About us
There are a range of services within The Junction all working towards shared goals and all focused on making a difference to the lives of children, young people and their families, including:
Youth Employment Services
Young Carers Services
Youth Services
Children and Young Peoples Emotional Wellbeing and Mental Health Services
Children and Young Peoples Specialist Transport Services
We pride ourselves on being able to provide multiple specialist services under one roof with each service interacting together to provide the best possible seamless service to children and young people. We employ multi-disciplinary teams of professionals with backgrounds in psychology, social work, counselling, youth work and youth unemployment as well as other qualified and experienced practitioners who:
Understand the issues facing children and young people
Have the skills to effectively support them
Can deliver outcome focused interventions
We have developed a unique service delivery model to ensure that clients are able to access a service that supports their individual needs. However, the ethos of The Junction ensures our services do not work in silos, although we recognise the need for service identities and separate lines of accountability to stakeholders.
Date posted
11 July 2024
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 4
Salary
£26,799 a year
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
B0605-24-0001
Job locations
Westfield Farm
The Green, Dormanstown
Redcar
Cleveland
TS10 5NA
Employer details
Employer name
The Junction
Address
Westfield Farm
The Green, Dormanstown
Redcar
Cleveland
TS10 5NA
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The Junction Foundation Recruitment Page