Assistant EMHP

Compass is delighted to have been selected as a new provider of Mental Health Support Teams (MHST) in education settings in Birmingham. We are now recruiting to a range of new roles in the new services commencing in September 2023 which will be bringing new emotional and mental health services to children, young people and families (CYPF) in schools and communities in the North/North East of the City.

If you have a commitment to and enthusiasm for early interventions for children and young people, and want to join us in creating opportunities for CYPF to develop and sustain emotional wellbeing read on.

This role is a real opportunity to help shape the services we provide with children, young people, families and educational settings and to develop your career in mental health support to children, young people and families.

Successful candidates will already possess a relevant qualification and/or will have experience of working with children and young people ideally supporting with mental health and emotional wellbeing.

Compass Birmingham MHST is an early intervention mental health and emotional wellbeing service. The service delivers evidenced based interventions for children and young people with mild to moderate mental health needs.

It is part of the MHST Trailblazer Programme, which has been commissioned following the Transforming Children and Young Peoples Mental Health Care Provision: A Green Paper (2017).

You will be knowledgeable and experienced in working with CYP with an understanding of mental health and emotional wellbeing and how this may impact on CYPF, on education and on opportunities and lifestyle. You will be interested to learn and develop your own skills and to support CYPF to build personal skills and approaches to wellbeing.

You will be creative and prepared to try new things and work independently but also develop with the support of a clinical supervisor and a skilled and specialist team.

Applicants must have excellent communication skills and be able to network with other agencies as central to the role.

Compass is committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults and you should share our commitment. All Compass posts are subject to appropriate level DBS checks. We positively encourage applications from all members of the community, regardless of gender, race, faith, disability, gender reassignment, age or sexual orientation and encourage applications from people who have experiences in life which enrich skills and empathy. This is part of our commitment to equality and developing a truly inclusive and representative workforce. We are happy to discuss any reasonable adjustments individuals may require in the recruitment process, on commencement, or once in post.

Established for over 30 years, Compass is a national charity which works in communities across the UK providing services spanning substance misuse treatment and rehabilitation, early interventions for vulnerable young people, school aged health programmes and associated prevention as well as treatment and health promotion initiatives.

We offer a range of benefits including:

• 27 days holiday + bank holidays, rising to 32 days over time


• Life assurance at 2 x basic salary


• Competitive contributory pension scheme


• Family-friendly policies


• 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme and OH service


• Enhanced sick pay


• Excellent learning & development opportunities and career progression


• Annual performance / salary review