Education Mental Health Practitioner Supervisor

Job overview

A fantastic opportunity has arisen to join the Mental Health Support Teams (MHSTs) in Schools, delivering services across Cornwall. These permanent posts will expand mental health support across primary and secondary school settings. Successful candidates will supervise and develop qualified EMHPs and trainees, contributing to early intervention and supporting schools to meet the mental health needs of children and young people. Those without the qualification will be required to complete the part‑time EMHP Supervisors programme in partnership with the University of Exeter.

We are recruiting four supervisors to be based within either the Kerrier Team (West Cornwall) or the Upper Tamar Team (North East Cornwall). You will join a supportive and progressive system committed to inclusive leadership, staff wellbeing, and innovative approaches including lifestyle medicine and nature‑based therapies, with strong support for your own professional development.

Main duties of the job

You will work therapeutically with children & their families providing support and treatment whilst overseeing and supervising the Education Mental Health Practitioners through their training at Exeter University and into role.

We see quality supervision as a key enabler of good outcomes for children and young people accessing MHST but also in supporting staff and culture through trauma informed practice. Your role is highly valued and we are especially keen to recruit supervisors who have experience working with teenagers as we expand into secondary schools and colleges.

Successful candidates will be employed on a permanent contract, providing an expansion to existing provision of mental health support across a range of educational settings in the Cornwall region.

Supervising and helping to develop both our qualified staff and our Educational Mental Health Practitioners in training to contribute to the early intervention agenda and support our attached schools in their responses to the mental health needs of primary and secondary school aged children in Cornwall.

All Psychological Professionals are expected to have a maintain an appropriate training and registration for the role.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To view a detailed job description and person specification including the main responsibilities of this role please see ‘supporting documents’.