• Job Description

  Req#: F0052-25-0000?language=en&page=256&sort=publicationDateDesc

  Job summary

  Are you looking for the next stage in your career?

  Do you hold a Post Graduate Diploma in Education Mental Health?

  Do you have experience working with children and young people in an education setting, along with carrying out CBT?

  As an Education Mental Health Professional (EMHP), you will be based within our Mental Health Support Team (MHST), working alongside various mental health professionals.

  Main duties of the job

  You will work in education settings and in the community delivering a range of evidence informed interventions, under supervision. You will undertake mental health assessments (including risk assessments) and interventions based on the Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) model.

  You will work directly with children and young people of primary and secondary school age, and in some cases their parents and carers. You will support MHST work to develop and deliver whole school approaches to emotional wellbeing and mental health.

  • Ability to carry out 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.
  • Ability to effectively manage an allocated caseload.

  Qualifications and/or experience:

  • Minimum Bachelor's degree (2:1 or 2:2), or an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard (in any academic subject).
  • Post Graduate Diploma in Education Mental Health Practitioner (EMHP).
  • Evidence of prior experience working with children and young people.
  • Experience of working within an education setting.

  About us

  Our Mental Health Support Team is made up of over 60 professionals, and we are continuing to increase our services to support the growing needs of our communities in West Sussex.

  You will be working within our Mental Health Support Team (MHST) on exciting new initiatives and an important strand of the Governments 2017 Green Paper Transforming Children and Young Peoples Mental Health Provision.

  We fulfil 3 core functions:

  • Delivering evidence-based interventions in education settings (primary and secondary schools and colleges) for mild to moderate mental health issues.
  • Supporting the senior mental health lead in each education setting to introduce or develop their whole school or college approach.
  • 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.

  For more information, please visit ourInstagram WS Thoughtfull pageand ourWSCC Services for Education website.

  Date posted

  07 February 2025

  Pay scheme

  Other

  Salary

  £31,586 to £34,314 a year Crawley weighting allowance of £561 per annum

  Contract

  Permanent

  Working pattern

  Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working

  Reference number

  F0052-25-0000

  Job locations

  West Sussex County Council

  Southgate Avenue

  Crawley

  West Sussex

  RH10 6HG

  
  

  West Sussex County Council

  Barrington Road

  Goring-by-sea

  Worthing

  West Sussex

  BN12 4FP

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  About the job

  You will be based in one of our Mental Health Support Teams. You will be a member of a team working alongside other mental health professionals.

  You will work in education settings and in the community delivering a range of evidence informed interventions, under supervision. You will undertake mental

  health assessments (including risk assessments) and interventions based on the

  Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) model.

  You will work directly with children and young people of primary and secondary

  school age, and in some cases their parents and carers. You will support MHST work to develop and deliver whole school approaches to emotional wellbeing and mental health.

  There is a regular and intrinsic requirement to communicate in English with members of the public.

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  About the job

  You will be based in one of our Mental Health Support Teams. You will be a member of a team working alongside other mental health professionals.

  You will work in education settings and in the community delivering a range of evidence informed interventions, under supervision. You will undertake mental

  health assessments (including risk assessments) and interventions based on the

  Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) model.

  You will work directly with children and young people of primary and secondary

  school age, and in some cases their parents and carers. You will support MHST work to develop and deliver whole school approaches to emotional wellbeing and mental health.

  There is a regular and intrinsic requirement to communicate in English with members of the public.

  Person Specification

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • Minimum Bachelor's degree (2:1 or 2:2), or an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard (in any academic subject).
  • Post Graduate Diploma in Education Mental Health Practitioner (EMHP).
  • Evidence of prior experience working with children and young people.
  • Experience of working within an education setting.

  Experience

  Essential

  • Ability to carry out 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.
  • Ability to work flexibly with a range of professionals and other adults including teachers, parents / carers, social workers, and other mental health professionals in the best interests of the child or young person, communicating complicated or sensitive information effectively.
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to quickly build effective therapeutic rapport with a child, young person and / or their parents.
  • Ability to effectively manage an allocated caseload.
  • Ability to positively make use of clinical and peer group support supervision.
  • Ability to complete and maintain data recording and paperwork appropriate to the work undertaken. Ability to assess risk and to record and communicate it appropriately and take necessary actions.

  Person Specification

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • Minimum Bachelor's degree (2:1 or 2:2), or an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard (in any academic subject).
  • Post Graduate Diploma in Education Mental Health Practitioner (EMHP).
  • Evidence of prior experience working with children and young people.
  • Experience of working within an education setting.

  Experience

  Essential

  • Ability to carry out 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.
  • Ability to work flexibly with a range of professionals and other adults including teachers, parents / carers, social workers, and other mental health professionals in the best interests of the child or young person, communicating complicated or sensitive information effectively.
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to quickly build effective therapeutic rapport with a child, young person and / or their parents.
  • Ability to effectively manage an allocated caseload.
  • Ability to positively make use of clinical and peer group support supervision.
  • Ability to complete and maintain data recording and paperwork appropriate to the work undertaken. Ability to assess risk and to record and communicate it appropriately and take necessary actions.

  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.

  Employer details

  Employer name

  West Sussex County Council

  Address

  West Sussex County Council

  Southgate Avenue

  Crawley

  West Sussex

  RH10 6HG

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.westsussex.gov.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

  Employer details

  Employer name

  West Sussex County Council

  Address

  West Sussex County Council

  Southgate Avenue

  Crawley

  West Sussex

  RH10 6HG

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.westsussex.gov.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

• About the company

  National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.

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