Specialist Educational Mental Health Team Lead

Job overview

Specialist Education Mental Health Team Leader to work in the Mental Health Support Team (Reflexions)

Band 7 37.5hrs working in Wolverhampton but must be prepared to work across the Black Country as required.

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced accredited mental health practitioner to be part of the Children and Young People's Mental Health Support Teams across the Black Country.

Main duties of the job

This team provides the opportunity to further develop work within the field of young people’s mental health and wellbeing with a focus on development of whole school approaches to mental health and wellbeing and the development of the think family approaches within the schools environment.

The mental health support teams provide CBT, guided self-help, parenting and whole school approaches but also offers support to young people through partnership working with external agencies.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Applicants should be experienced in children and young person’s mental health at a senior level with the required leadership and clinical skills to support the Mental Health Support Team.  Experience of recent working with schools and delivering mental health promotional collaborative work in such an arena is beneficial in order to be able to fulfill the role.

This post is subject to an enhanced children’s and adults barred list Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Check.