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Compass-ukorg Hiring for Trainee Education Mental Health Practitioner – MHST Job at Grimsby, England , UK Full Time
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About The Role
Starting salary £23,949 p.a. p.a. following successful completion of the Post Graduate Diploma in Mental Health Practice in Education Settings salary will rise to £27,043 p.a.
The role of the Trainee Education Mental Health Practitioners (TEMHPs) is to deliver short term low intensity Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) informed interventions for children and young people aged 5 -19 years with anxiety, low mood, common challenging behaviours, family and peer relationship difficulties, difficulty adjusting to change and transition or difficulty managing emotions in educational settings.
Trainee EMHP will also work with Designated Mental Health Leads and other educational staff to build on and develop evidenced-based Whole School Approaches.
Compass GO… (NEL Mental Health Support Team) is an early intervention mental health and emotional wellbeing service. The service delivers evidenced based interventions for children and young people with mild to moderate mental health and wellbeing needs.
About You
You will have to demonstrate in your application that you have the ability to work at degree level or have an equivalent level of relevant experience, with a proven record of previous learning or formal study in child development, wellbeing or mental health. You should also have experience of working with children and young people and an understanding of the educational system in England is desirable.
Trainee EMHP’s must undertake a Post Graduate Diploma in Mental Health Practice in Education Settings qualification at Sheffield University. During term time you will be required to attend (online) Sheffield University two days per week.
The 12 month post graduate course will start in February 2023 and will consist of academic and supervised practice learning across mental health services and educational settings, such as primary and secondary schools, and further education colleges.
Delivery of the programme will be provided through a combination of taught days within Sheffield University, independent self-guided study and experience gained in education wellbeing and mainstream health services.
About Us
We value diversity at Compass and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Compass is committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults. All Compass posts are subject to appropriate level DBS checks.
Established for over 30 years, Compass is a national charity which works in communities across the UK providing services spanning substance misuse treatment and rehabilitation, early interventions for vulnerable young people, school aged health programmes and associated prevention as well as treatment and health promotion initiatives.
Benefits
We offer a range of benefits including:
- 27 days’ holiday + bank holidays, rising to 32 days over time
- Life assurance at 2 x basic salary
- Generous contributory pension scheme (14.3% employer contribution).
- Family-friendly policies
- 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme and OH service
- Enhanced sick pay
- Excellent learning & development opportunities and career progression
- Annual performance / salary review
Closing date: Thursday 8.th December 2022
Interview date: Thursday 22nd December 2022
- Please note as part of the selection process a written assignment will need to be submitted to Compass and the University of Sheffield on the 16th December 2022 before an interview can be offered
