Job overview
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board School In-Reach team are looking for a School In Reach Practitioner to join them. School In-reach is a team of mental health practitioners with different professional backgrounds, working together with schools to support the psychological wellbeing and resilience of young people. They are doing this through consultation with school staff, support and advice, teaching and direct clinical work.
The team is led by a Clinical Lead (Clinical Psychologist) and Team Lead (Occupational Therapist) who oversee practitioners providing support across Cardiff and Vale, including to specialist education providers. Senior Mental Health Practitioners provide oversight to the schools in their area, supported by dedicated Mental Health Practitioners and Graduate Mental Health Workers.
Difference is celebrated within the team through the promotion of a culture of learning together. The team receive regular supervision, reflective practice and formulation conversations for learning together opportunities.
Building, maintaining and growing relationships is key to the team. Emphasis will be placed on working alongside and in partnership with the local authority schools and other health systems, along with third sector agencies and communities.
The ability to travel across the two counties is essential and the ability to speak Welsh would be an advantage for the service. English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Main duties of the job
Under the supervision of senior clinicians within the service, the post holder will;
- Deliver group work to leaners in a school setting (including co-ordination, preparation and evaluation)
- Provide 1:1 work including YP voice and brief focused direct work
- Develop and deliver training on emotional wellbeing and mental health topics to education staff
- Support and develop the School In-Reach newsletter
- Support peer mentoring and reflective practice programs within schools
The post must include working on a Monday, where you would participate in the team meeting first thing, before travelling out into schools in the afternoon. Monday team times provide a point to ground the team in practice together.
This post is fixed term until 28th February 2026, to cover the needs of the service.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click “Apply now” to view in Trac
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This advert is for Graduate Mental Health Worker with Cardiff and Vale University Health Board in Cardiff, Cardiff, Wales. It is listed as a Band 5 Healthcare support worker role. The advertised salary is £32,557 - £39,631 per annum pro rata. The contract type is Fixed term: 6 months (Maternity cover - from 24th August until 28th February 2027). The application deadline is 17 Jun 2026.
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