Job summary
We are recruiting for Trainee Education Mental Health Practitioners.
You will be employed by either Changing Futures North-East or ABC Counselling, Play Therapy & Family Solutions and will work into our Mental Health Support Teams led by Alliance Psychological Service.
Alongside employment you will undertake an academic programme with Northumbria University and trained to deliver low-intensity evidence-based CBT interventions leading to a recognised qualification. During training and with effective guidance and supervision you will provide a range of interventions in schools and across local communities, helping to develop a whole school approach to mental health and wellbeing and supporting the wider delivery of Children’s Mental Health & Emotional Wellbeing Services through the Thrive Framework.
ABC Counselling, Play Therapy & Family Solutions supports the wellbeing and mental health needs of local children, families and communities across Teesside, empowering children, and families to recover and heal from the inside out.
Changing Futures enables children and families to thrive by supporting key relationships that affect them and by enabling people to develop the personal/inter-personal tools to thrive and mitigate the impact of adversity.
Main duties of the job
These roles will have a September/ October 2022 start date.
You
will be supporting the delivery and development of a range of groupwork and 1:1
intervention with both children, young people and parents and building the
offer of mild-moderate mental health interventions. You will also be committed
in supporting a whole school approach to mental health and wellbeing across
Hartlepool and Stockton. This exciting opportunity comes with a commitment across
both organisations to support CPD and personal development.
If successful, you will be expected to
complete a University application form for the EMHP training programme. Interviews will have representation from all
3 organisations, young people, and Northumbria University.
Closing
date for applications: 18 May 2022
Interviews
will be held on: Week
Commencing 23rd May 2022
Face
to Face Interviews: Venue
to be confirmed
Start
date: September/October
2022
For an informal chat about this post, please contact Kaye Hooker at CYPFamilies@alliancepsychology.com
About us
Here at ABC, we believe passionately that every child who needs it should have timely access to mental health services, and we are committed to achieving this goal. ABC Counselling, Play Therapy & Family Solutions offers first rate training and development opportunities, flexible working (where appropriate), 38 days annual leave per annum/pro rata, high quality support and a 3% contributory pension scheme.
Changing Futures provides evidence-based therapies, befriending and mentoring, couple relationship therapy and fostering. Changing Futures North-East offers holidays starting at 35 days and rising to a maximum of 38 days, sick pay rising to a maximum of 3mnths full and 3mnths half pay, in addition to a range of training and development opportunities. Pensions are currently paid at 3% but the rate is under review in summer 2022, with a view to being raised if possible.
We follow safer recruitment of staff for all appointments. It is a requirement that all staff understand it is each person’s individual responsibility and are committed to promoting and safeguarding the welfare of clients. Please note that due to the nature of the duties of these roles, an enhanced criminal records disclosure will be sought in the event of a successful application.
We are committed to promoting equal opportunities in our employment practice and service delivery.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will train to become qualified in the delivery of evidence-based interventions for children and young people in an educational setting who are experiencing mild to moderate mental health problems. Helping children and young people within these settings who present with more severe problems to rapidly access more specialist services. The post holder will also be responsible for supporting and facilitating staff in education settings to identify and where appropriate manage issues related to mental health and wellbeing.
CRB Check required (level of disclosure): Enhanced
Main Duties and Responsibilities
Therapeutic practice
- Be supervised, supported, and assessed in the delivery of outcome focused, evidence-based interventions in educational settings to children and young people experiencing mild to moderate mental health difficulties.
- Developing skills in supporting children and young people experiencing mild to moderate mental health difficulties and their families and educators in the self-management of presenting difficulties.
- Developing and practicing skills under supervisory support of working in partnership with children, young people, their families, and educators in the development of treatment plans for specific interventions.
- Developing and learning the skills required to enable children and young people in education to collaborate and coproduce their own agreed plan of care.
- Show evidence in a variety of forms that interventions are provided from an inclusive values base, which recognises and respects diversity.
- Discuss with supervisors and agree to accept appropriate referrals for children and young people in educational settings, according to agreed referral routes, processes, and procedures.
- Under supervision, undertake accurate assessments of risk to self and others.
- Learn, understand, rationalise, and adhere to the policies and protocols within the organisation and the educational service to which the postholder is attached.
- Engage along with more senior staff in the signposting of referrals for children and young people with more complex needs to the relevant service.
- Engage in robust managerial and clinical supervision, identifying the scope of practice of the individual postholder within the role, and working safely within that scope.
- Gain and practice a range of interventions related to the provision of information and support for evidence based psychological treatments, primarily guided self-help.
- Practice, evidence and demonstrate an ability to manage one’s own caseload in conjunction with the requirements of the team.
- Attend multi-disciplinary and multi-agency meetings relating to referrals for children and young people in treatment.
- Keep coherent records of all training and clinical activity in line with service protocols and use these records and outcome data to inform decision making.
- Complete all requirements relating to data collection.
- Show evidence of working within a collaborative approach, involving a range of relevant others when indicated. Specifically, work in collaboration with teachers and other educational staff, parents, children, young people and the wider community to enhance and broaden access to mental health services.
- Contribute to the development of individual or group clinical materials or training materials and go on to develop further such materials as falls within own degree of competence.
Training and supervision
- Attend and fulfil all the requirements of the training element of the post including practical, academic, and practice-based assessments.
- As well as attendance at the University for training, fulfil private study requirements to enhance learning and prepare assignments for examination, for at least one day a week.
- Apply learning from the training programme directly to practice through the course.
- Receive practice tutoring from educational providers in relation to course work to meet the required standards.
- Prepare and present case load information to supervisors within the service on an agreed and scheduled basis, to ensure safe practice and the governance obligations of the trainee, supervisor, and service.
- Engage in and respond to personal development supervision to improve competences and practice.
- Be involved in the evaluation of the course.
Professional
- Ensure the maintenance of standards of own professional practice according to both the postholder’s employer and the Higher Education Institution in which they are enrolled.
- Ensure appropriate adherence to any new recommendations or guidelines set by the relevant departments.
- Ensure that confidentiality is always protected.
- Ensure that any risks or issues related to the safety and wellbeing of anyone the postholder comes into contact within the course of their professional duties are communicated and shared with appropriate parties, in order to maintain individual safety and the public interest.
- Ensure clear objectives are identified, discussed, and reviewed with supervisor and senior colleagues on a regular basis as part of continuing professional development.
- Participate in individual performance review and respond to agreed objectives.
- Keep all records up to date in relation to Continuous Professional Development and the requirements of the post and ensure personal development plans maintains up to date specialist knowledge of latest theoretical and service delivery models/developments.
- Attend relevant educational opportunities in line with identified professional objectives.
- To work within Data Protection Act 1998 and organisation Information Governance policies and procedures
Partnership Working
- To create and maintain effective working relationships with Headteachers, Deputy Heads, SENCO’s, Pastoral Team, and wider teaching staff by providing advice and consultative support on emotional and mental health issues, and in relation to appropriate referral pathways for children, young people, and families with mental health needs.
- To liaise effectively with other local providers, including statutory, voluntary sector organisations and on behalf of the child, young person, or family.
- To build effective working relationships with other local children’s mental health providers including CaMHS and support the development of pathways of support.
- Attend multi-disciplinary and multi-agency meetings relating to referrals for children, young people, and families in treatment.
Safeguarding
- Responsible for safeguarding children and always promoting the welfare of children & young people and operating within local policies and procedures.
- Taking appropriate safeguarding action to protect children & young people at risk of significant harm.
- To identify and support families in accessing Early Help Services
- To share appropriately information with parents/ carers or other agencies regarding the child’s wellbeing and progress keeping within the boundaries of Confidentiality and Information sharing protocols.
This job description is designed to identify principal responsibilities only. The post holder is required to be flexible in developing the role in accordance with changes in organisational objectives and priorities.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will train to become qualified in the delivery of evidence-based interventions for children and young people in an educational setting who are experiencing mild to moderate mental health problems. Helping children and young people within these settings who present with more severe problems to rapidly access more specialist services. The post holder will also be responsible for supporting and facilitating staff in education settings to identify and where appropriate manage issues related to mental health and wellbeing.
CRB Check required (level of disclosure): Enhanced
Main Duties and Responsibilities
Therapeutic practice
- Be supervised, supported, and assessed in the delivery of outcome focused, evidence-based interventions in educational settings to children and young people experiencing mild to moderate mental health difficulties.
- Developing skills in supporting children and young people experiencing mild to moderate mental health difficulties and their families and educators in the self-management of presenting difficulties.
- Developing and practicing skills under supervisory support of working in partnership with children, young people, their families, and educators in the development of treatment plans for specific interventions.
- Developing and learning the skills required to enable children and young people in education to collaborate and coproduce their own agreed plan of care.
- Show evidence in a variety of forms that interventions are provided from an inclusive values base, which recognises and respects diversity.
- Discuss with supervisors and agree to accept appropriate referrals for children and young people in educational settings, according to agreed referral routes, processes, and procedures.
- Under supervision, undertake accurate assessments of risk to self and others.
- Learn, understand, rationalise, and adhere to the policies and protocols within the organisation and the educational service to which the postholder is attached.
- Engage along with more senior staff in the signposting of referrals for children and young people with more complex needs to the relevant service.
- Engage in robust managerial and clinical supervision, identifying the scope of practice of the individual postholder within the role, and working safely within that scope.
- Gain and practice a range of interventions related to the provision of information and support for evidence based psychological treatments, primarily guided self-help.
- Practice, evidence and demonstrate an ability to manage one’s own caseload in conjunction with the requirements of the team.
- Attend multi-disciplinary and multi-agency meetings relating to referrals for children and young people in treatment.
- Keep coherent records of all training and clinical activity in line with service protocols and use these records and outcome data to inform decision making.
- Complete all requirements relating to data collection.
- Show evidence of working within a collaborative approach, involving a range of relevant others when indicated. Specifically, work in collaboration with teachers and other educational staff, parents, children, young people and the wider community to enhance and broaden access to mental health services.
- Contribute to the development of individual or group clinical materials or training materials and go on to develop further such materials as falls within own degree of competence.
Training and supervision
- Attend and fulfil all the requirements of the training element of the post including practical, academic, and practice-based assessments.
- As well as attendance at the University for training, fulfil private study requirements to enhance learning and prepare assignments for examination, for at least one day a week.
- Apply learning from the training programme directly to practice through the course.
- Receive practice tutoring from educational providers in relation to course work to meet the required standards.
- Prepare and present case load information to supervisors within the service on an agreed and scheduled basis, to ensure safe practice and the governance obligations of the trainee, supervisor, and service.
- Engage in and respond to personal development supervision to improve competences and practice.
- Be involved in the evaluation of the course.
Professional
- Ensure the maintenance of standards of own professional practice according to both the postholder’s employer and the Higher Education Institution in which they are enrolled.
- Ensure appropriate adherence to any new recommendations or guidelines set by the relevant departments.
- Ensure that confidentiality is always protected.
- Ensure that any risks or issues related to the safety and wellbeing of anyone the postholder comes into contact within the course of their professional duties are communicated and shared with appropriate parties, in order to maintain individual safety and the public interest.
- Ensure clear objectives are identified, discussed, and reviewed with supervisor and senior colleagues on a regular basis as part of continuing professional development.
- Participate in individual performance review and respond to agreed objectives.
- Keep all records up to date in relation to Continuous Professional Development and the requirements of the post and ensure personal development plans maintains up to date specialist knowledge of latest theoretical and service delivery models/developments.
- Attend relevant educational opportunities in line with identified professional objectives.
- To work within Data Protection Act 1998 and organisation Information Governance policies and procedures
Partnership Working
- To create and maintain effective working relationships with Headteachers, Deputy Heads, SENCO’s, Pastoral Team, and wider teaching staff by providing advice and consultative support on emotional and mental health issues, and in relation to appropriate referral pathways for children, young people, and families with mental health needs.
- To liaise effectively with other local providers, including statutory, voluntary sector organisations and on behalf of the child, young person, or family.
- To build effective working relationships with other local children’s mental health providers including CaMHS and support the development of pathways of support.
- Attend multi-disciplinary and multi-agency meetings relating to referrals for children, young people, and families in treatment.
Safeguarding
- Responsible for safeguarding children and always promoting the welfare of children & young people and operating within local policies and procedures.
- Taking appropriate safeguarding action to protect children & young people at risk of significant harm.
- To identify and support families in accessing Early Help Services
- To share appropriately information with parents/ carers or other agencies regarding the child’s wellbeing and progress keeping within the boundaries of Confidentiality and Information sharing protocols.
This job description is designed to identify principal responsibilities only. The post holder is required to be flexible in developing the role in accordance with changes in organisational objectives and priorities.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- A relevant degree qualification
- Ability to study at post graduate level.
- Proven record of previous academic attainment.
- Good solid basic literacy and numeracy qualifications at a minimum of level 2
Experience
Essential
- Ability to learn in a variety of settings and using a variety of learning methods.
- Computer literate
- Ability to study as a self-motivated learner who can formulate their own progress towards learning objectives and negotiate pathways to achievement with supervisory teams
- Knowledge of the educational system in England
Desirable
- It is desirable that the applicant have previous experience of working with children and young people
Other Skills and Qualities
Essential
- Full, enhanced, and current satisfactory DBS disclosure for the role (Can be arranged once successful)
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Self-motivated
- Able to travel to meet the requirements of the post.
- Team player
- Excellent time management and organisational skills
- Able to meet the physical requirements of the role after reasonable adjustments have been made for any illness or disability.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- A relevant degree qualification
- Ability to study at post graduate level.
- Proven record of previous academic attainment.
- Good solid basic literacy and numeracy qualifications at a minimum of level 2
Experience
Essential
- Ability to learn in a variety of settings and using a variety of learning methods.
- Computer literate
- Ability to study as a self-motivated learner who can formulate their own progress towards learning objectives and negotiate pathways to achievement with supervisory teams
- Knowledge of the educational system in England
Desirable
- It is desirable that the applicant have previous experience of working with children and young people
Other Skills and Qualities
Essential
- Full, enhanced, and current satisfactory DBS disclosure for the role (Can be arranged once successful)
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Self-motivated
- Able to travel to meet the requirements of the post.
- Team player
- Excellent time management and organisational skills
- Able to meet the physical requirements of the role after reasonable adjustments have been made for any illness or disability.
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.
