Schools Mental Health (MH) Practitioner

This is an exciting opportunity for a fully qualified CYP (Children and Young People) MH Practitioner to work within a multi-disciplinary, early intervention Mental Health Support Team (MHST) to increase and improve emotional wellbeing for 525-year-olds, and mental health provision within education settings., You will have an active caseload of children and adolescents with mild moderate emotional and mental health difficulties and will deliver evidence-based 1:1 and group interventions, employing the principles underpinning the national CYP-IAPT programme (Children and Young Peoples Improving Access to Psychological Therapies).

Low intensity interventions (e.g. CBT guided self-help) will be delivered in a range of education settings (primary, secondary, special, alternative provision and sixth form and further education colleges).

This will range from delivering evidence-based interventions for CYP and parents/carers in education settings, with mild moderate presentations, to providing psychoeducation and training for a range of stakeholders, including children and young people, parents/carers and education staff, promoting a whole school approach to mental health.

You will work with people from different cultural backgrounds, using interpreters when necessary, and should be committed to equal opportunities. You will also work closely with colleagues and partners in the Local Authority, CAMHS, education settings where interventions are being delivered and other relevant mental health providers. This will build upon the ICBs and Minds whole school approach to mental health provision.

About us

Hammersmith, Fulham, Ealing and Hounslow Mind are a specialist mental health provider and part of the Mind Federation. We provide support to empower anyone experiencing a mental health problem.

The lived experience of people with mental health problems is at the heart of everything we say and do.

We campaign to improve services and are committed to empowering local residents, promoting wellbeing and supporting recovery.

We work to transform understanding of mental health in the workplace, in schools and public services.

We do this by providing a range of services that are empowering, recovery focused and preventative.