Mental Health Support Team Support Worker

Job overview

The Mental Health Support Team (MHST) is excited to announce that it is expanding its workforce.

In line with the government’s priority to increase access and availability of mental health and wellbeing support for children and young people, this role offers an opportunity to contribute significantly to early mental health interventions. This role bridges the educational and healthcare sectors, ensuring that mental health and emotional wellbeing are integrated into educational settings to benefit children and young people.

Support Workers will actively collaborate with Education Mental Health Practitioners (EMHPs) to support and deliver evidence-based mental health interventions and activities. This includes facilitating whole-school mental health approaches (like assemblies), leading group work, and providing targeted support for children, young people, and their families.

Main duties of the job

• Work within the limits and level of training and support with assessment and delivery of outcome focused, evidence-based interventions in educational settings for children and young people who are experiencing mild to moderate mental health difficulties.
• Work under close management supervision from a suitably qualified professional to provide high quality collaborative care planning as a member of the multi-disciplinary team.
• Contribute to the development of individual or group clinical materials or training materials as falls within own degree of competence and following Trust processes.
• Engage along with more senior staff in the signposting of referrals for children and young people with more complex needs to the relevant service.
• As part of the wider team support the delivery of emotional wellbeing activities to groups of children, young people and families.
• Disseminate approved public health information/initiatives as part of a whole team approach. This includes creating and distributing resources and supporting the delivery of the workshops and data collection of students.
• Assist with delivery of support identified in the Whole School Approach (WSA) “self assessment” and create audits and action plans to support the wider team to deliver a range of WSA activities including psychoeducation groups, assemblies, workforce training etc.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• Support Delivery: Assist in planning and delivering evidence-based mental health interventions within schools under professional supervision.
• Whole School Approach: Support the delivery of activities such as assemblies, psychoeducation sessions, and workforce training aimed at fostering a positive mental health culture.
• Group Work: Lead or co-lead group sessions focused on improving emotional wellbeing for pupils and their families.
• Resource Development: Collaborate in creating and distributing mental health resources to support educational staff and pupils.CBT Therapists Team Leaders Whole School Approach LeadSenior EMHP / LI Supervisor Education Mental Health PractitionerTrainee Education Mental Health Practitioner.
• Safeguarding: Identify and address safeguarding concerns, following established procedures and working closely with designated safeguarding leads.
• Professional Collaboration: Build strong relationships with school staff, families, and external agencies to ensure a holistic approach to mental health support.

Applicant requirements

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.