Band 5 Education Mental Health Practitioner - Bristol

Job overview

We are recruiting for a Qualified Education Mental Health Practitioner for our South Gloucestershire Mental Health Support Team.  This is a full time position that carries a portfolio of both Primary and Secondary Schools that the post holder will be based in for most of their working week.

*Please note we are looking for qualified Education Mental Health Practitioners, therefore, we can only accept candidates that have completed a Education Mental Health Practitioner course.

At AWP we actively encourage applicants from all backgrounds; we are particularly keen to encourage applications from people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, those with disabilities and from the LGBTQ+ community. We want people to bring their unique blend of experiences, backgrounds, perspectives and knowledge to AWP, as diversity makes us stronger.

Main duties of the job

The post-holder will deliver, under regular supervision, high-quality; outcome-informed, focused, evidence-based interventions for children and young people experiencing mild to moderate anxiety, low mood and behavioural difficulties.

This will include one-one work, group work, whole class, or larger assemblies.

The post holder will have the necessary knowledge, attitude and capabilities to ensure that children and young people will have access to timely, high quality, evidence based mental health support.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

This post is for a qualified Education Mental Health Practitioners (EMHP) who has completed the Child and Young Person’s (CYP) Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) course.  The EMHP will have skills in assessment and treatment in delivering low intensity evidence-based interventions with CYP presenting with anxiety, low mood and behavioural difficulties. The EMHP will also deliver whole school approaches with a strong emphasis on participation with young people, their families and carers.

This vacancy sits within our Bristol Team.