Job summary
As a Trainee Education Mental Health Practitioner (EMHP) you will be offered a full-time training position.
You will be expected to work under supervision as part of a dynamic integrated mental health team.
This approach requires creativity, flexibility, and adaptability, and above all a passion for working with Children and Young People in educational settings.
Main duties of the job
To succeed at this role, you will need to demonstrate the ability to study as a self-motivated learner at post-graduate degree level and learn in a variety of settings.
Alongside this, you will have a great passion and enthusiasm for CBT-informed, evidence-based early interventions for mental health problems. You will be self-motivated and a team player with integrity, openness, and an awareness of others. You will need excellent time management, organisational, and communication skills.
The Trainee Education Mental Health Practitioner will:
- Work closely alongside a team of mental health professionals delivering a wide range of evidence informed interventions, under supervision.
- Develop and practice evidence-based skills under supervision to work directly with Children, Young People, and families.
- Develop and practice evidence-based skills under supervision to carry out holistic and child-centred mental health assessments, including risk assessments.
For more information on the Key Skills as well as the Qualifications and/or experience required, please refer to the Job Description attached.
About us
Working as part of Education & Skills, Thought-Full, The Mental Health Support Teams (MHST) are an exciting new initiative and an important strand of the Governments 2017 Green Paper Transforming Children and Young Peoples Mental Health Provision.
We fulfil 3 core functions:
- Supporting the senior mental health lead in each education setting to introduce or develop their whole school approach.
- Delivering evidence-based interventions in schools for mild to moderate mental health issues.
- Giving timely advice to school and college staff, and liaising with external specialist services, to help children and young people to get the right support and stay in education.
The Trainee Education Mental Health Practitioner (EMHP) is a new professional role which delivers CBT-informed, evidence-based early interventions for children and young people and parents / carers in educational settings in England such as schools and colleges.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Trainee/Qualification Information
Our trainee positions are full time roles starting from £29,540 per annum, rising to £32,597 - £35,412 per annum once qualified.
You will attend university twice a week and work towards a Post Graduate Diploma in Education Mental Health Practitioner (EMHP), which will be undertaken at a local Higher Education Institute (Sussex University). Your placement work will be in education settings in West Sussex.
The remainder of the week is placement and work based.
You will learn:
- How to complete low intensity, CBT-informed 1:1 therapeutic mental health assessments and interventions with children and young people and/or their families
- How to support schools with their whole school approach to wellbeing by delivering groups and workshops.
You will need a minimum bachelors degree (2:1 or 2:2), or an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard (in any academic subject) to enrol onto the Post Graduate Diploma in Education Mental Health Practitioner (EMHP) course.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Trainee/Qualification Information
Our trainee positions are full time roles starting from £29,540 per annum, rising to £32,597 - £35,412 per annum once qualified.
You will attend university twice a week and work towards a Post Graduate Diploma in Education Mental Health Practitioner (EMHP), which will be undertaken at a local Higher Education Institute (Sussex University). Your placement work will be in education settings in West Sussex.
The remainder of the week is placement and work based.
You will learn:
- How to complete low intensity, CBT-informed 1:1 therapeutic mental health assessments and interventions with children and young people and/or their families
- How to support schools with their whole school approach to wellbeing by delivering groups and workshops.
You will need a minimum bachelors degree (2:1 or 2:2), or an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard (in any academic subject) to enrol onto the Post Graduate Diploma in Education Mental Health Practitioner (EMHP) course.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Key Skills (These will be used as the shortlisting criteria):
- 1. Ability to learn and acquire new skills around:
- a. Low-intensity, CBT-informed 1:1 therapeutic mental health assessments and interventions with children and young people and/or their families in line with EMHP training.
- b. Assessing risk and recording and communicating it appropriately and taking necessary actions.
- 2. Ability to develop strong relationships with others and draw on support when needed.
- 3. Ability to adapt to different methodologies of working depending on who you are working with (this could be teachers, parents / carers, social workers and other mental health professionals in the best interests of the child).
- 4. Good organisational skills in order to effectively manage an allocated caseload, as well as good administrative skills.
- 5. Resilience as some cases may be sensitive, traumatic or potentially emotionally distressing.
- 6. Good written communication skills.
Qualifications
Essential
- Minimum Bachelor's degree (2:1 or 2:2), or an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard (in any academic subject).
Desirable
- Evidence of prior experience working with children and young people.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Key Skills (These will be used as the shortlisting criteria):
- 1. Ability to learn and acquire new skills around:
- a. Low-intensity, CBT-informed 1:1 therapeutic mental health assessments and interventions with children and young people and/or their families in line with EMHP training.
- b. Assessing risk and recording and communicating it appropriately and taking necessary actions.
- 2. Ability to develop strong relationships with others and draw on support when needed.
- 3. Ability to adapt to different methodologies of working depending on who you are working with (this could be teachers, parents / carers, social workers and other mental health professionals in the best interests of the child).
- 4. Good organisational skills in order to effectively manage an allocated caseload, as well as good administrative skills.
- 5. Resilience as some cases may be sensitive, traumatic or potentially emotionally distressing.
- 6. Good written communication skills.
Qualifications
Essential
- Minimum Bachelor's degree (2:1 or 2:2), or an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard (in any academic subject).
Desirable
- Evidence of prior experience working with children and young people.
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.
