Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen in the Gloucestershire Mental Health Support Team - Young Minds Matter, for the recruitment of 1.2 WTE Whole School Approach Practitioner. The post holder will provide support to schools within the Mental Health Support team (MHST) using the 'Whole-school Approach' to improve mental health and emotional wellbeing of children and young people.
Supporting the whole school approach co-ordinator, the post holder will work with the whole school community (teaching professionals, children, parents, volunteers, and support staff) to break down stigma of mental health issues, and support children to become more resilient so they are better equipped to understand and manage their emotions.
Please note this is a Term-Time Only post.
Main duties of the job
- Helping to support the development and delivery of training packages to school staff, parents, and young people alongside other MHST colleagues.
- To provide support to the whole school approach co Ordinator and other professionals with advice regarding Whole School Approach and Mental Health and wellbeing.
About us
We have in excess of 5000 staff working over 50 sites, providing a diverse range of services. We strive to support an organisational culture that is welcoming, builds and celebrates inclusivity and diversity and provides a sense of belonging and trust.
The annual NHS Staff Survey gives our people the opportunity to tell us about their experience working at the Trust. For the 2023 survey just over 2800 colleagues gave us their views (58.5%). It was great to see from the results that colleagues are saying that:
- 89.7% believe they are making a positive difference to patients/service users;
- 73.3% would recommend the organisation as a place to work;
- 82.4% agree that care of patients and service users is the organisations priority;
- 76.7% would be happy with the standard of care for a friend or relative
Our results put us as 5th nationally as a Community, Mental Health and Learning Disabilities NHS Employer of Choice and 1st equal amongst all NHS Provider Trusts in the South West. However, we know we have more to do and will continue to drive forward our commitment to making GHC a Great Place to Work.
The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To support the Whole School Approach offer around Mental health and wellbeing across MHST schools in Gloucestershire.
- To participate regularly in the agreed systems for supervision.
- To participate annually in the agreed system of appraisal.
- Responsible for the security of equipment used by the service such as a projector and laptop for schools presentations.
- Responsible for monitoring levels of resource materials and notifying the manager before they become depleted.
- Creating and disseminating resources around Mental Health and Wellbeing.
- To make accurate observations and recordings, using Rio (electronic patient recording system).
- Regularly required to collect and collate participant feedback in response to presentations and conduct audits with regards to the outcomes.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To support the Whole School Approach offer around Mental health and wellbeing across MHST schools in Gloucestershire.
- To participate regularly in the agreed systems for supervision.
- To participate annually in the agreed system of appraisal.
- Responsible for the security of equipment used by the service such as a projector and laptop for schools presentations.
- Responsible for monitoring levels of resource materials and notifying the manager before they become depleted.
- Creating and disseminating resources around Mental Health and Wellbeing.
- To make accurate observations and recordings, using Rio (electronic patient recording system).
- Regularly required to collect and collate participant feedback in response to presentations and conduct audits with regards to the outcomes.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Experience
Essential
- Experience of safeguarding children
Desirable
- Experience of working with children and Young People
- Experience of delivering training
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Experience
Essential
- Experience of safeguarding children
Desirable
- Experience of working with children and Young People
- Experience of delivering training
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
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).
