Job summary
We are delighted to offer 5 (five) Band 5 positions for our exciting Trailblazer Team (Mental Health Support Team). This team works hand in hand with schools to provide work to enhance wellbeing and resilience, mental health education and training. We are looking for people trained as Children and Wellbeing Practitioners (CWP) to join the team (3 posts) and as Emotional Well-Being Practitioner (2post)
Main duties of the job
You will need to be enthusiastic about mental health and education, have some experience of helping young people with mental health difficulties, and ideally experience of the education system. We offer a fun and supportive working environment and take the wellbeing and development of our staff very seriously. We welcome those people who are keen to help develop our service and at the same time develop new skills and have had some great success promoting from within the team recently.
About us
BEHMHT is a multiple award-winning, combined mental health (MH) and community Trust providing local, regional and national healthcare services. We are one of the largest employers in North London with over 3000 staff delivering a range of mental health and community services to a population of over one million. In Enfield, we provide a full range of child and adult community health services, which over the last few years has been integrating with its mental health services to provide better and more holistic care. BEH manages the renowned North London Forensic Services (NLFS) which delivers MH care across some of the prisons and provides MH services as HM Young Offenders Institutions in Aylesbury. We are rated as 'Outstanding' by the CQC. We have also been appointed as the lead provider of forensic mental health services across North London managing the devolved New Models of care budget of £170m from 2018/19.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please kindly refer to the job description and person specification that is attached to the vacancy profile.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please kindly refer to the job description and person specification that is attached to the vacancy profile.
Person Specification
EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS
Essential
- First degree
- Completion of CWP course
Desirable
- Qualification relevant to child and adolescent mental health
PERSONAL QUALITIES
Essential
- Team player Resilient Good sense of humour flexible
EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE
Essential
- Knowledge of the education system
- Knowledge and skills in identifying common mental health problems in young people
- Experience with working with parents
- Experience of working in groups
SKILLS AND ABILITIES
Essential
- IT literate
- Able to present and explain information that may involve some statistics
- Able to negotiate with other professionals if disputes arise.
- Able to engage Young People who may be wary of services
- Able to take information onboard quickly and be able to use it appropriately
OTHER REQUIREMENTS
Essential
- Able to travel across the borough if necessary.
Person Specification
EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS
Essential
- First degree
- Completion of CWP course
Desirable
- Qualification relevant to child and adolescent mental health
PERSONAL QUALITIES
Essential
- Team player Resilient Good sense of humour flexible
EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE
Essential
- Knowledge of the education system
- Knowledge and skills in identifying common mental health problems in young people
- Experience with working with parents
- Experience of working in groups
SKILLS AND ABILITIES
Essential
- IT literate
- Able to present and explain information that may involve some statistics
- Able to negotiate with other professionals if disputes arise.
- Able to engage Young People who may be wary of services
- Able to take information onboard quickly and be able to use it appropriately
OTHER REQUIREMENTS
Essential
- Able to travel across the borough if necessary.
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
