Mental Health Practitioner
Company
Location
Derby, England, United Kingdom
Posted At
1/20/2025
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Description
Job Summary
Empower Young Minds, Transform Futures
Are you passionate about supporting young peoples mental health and wellbeing? We are looking for 2Mental Health Practitionersto play a vital role in empowering children, young people, and educators in North Derbyshire and the High Peak
Working in education settings, you'll deliver evidence-based interventions for children and young people with mild to moderate mental health challenges, while helping those with more severe difficulties access specialist services. You'll collaborate with schools, families, and other professionals to address mental health needs effectively and foster an inclusive, supportive environment.
Your role involves conducting assessments, delivering tailored interventions, and empowering young people and their families to manage mental health challenges. You'll also develop resources to improve awareness and resilience within educational settings, promoting positive mental health practices.
This dynamic role offers professional development, supervision, and opportunities to grow your expertise, all while maintaining the highest standards of care and safeguarding.
If you are ready to make a lasting impact in the lives of Children, Young People and their families, get in touch.
Lets build brighter, healthier futures in Derbyshire....together.
Main duties of the job
We're looking for someone extraordinary to join our team as a Mental Health Practitioner. Could it be you?
Ready to make an impact?
Apply today and help shape the future of mental health support in North Derbyshire!
About Us
Compass is committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults. 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.
All Compass posts are subject to appropriate level DBS checks.
We positively encourage applications from all members of the community, regardless of gender, race, faith, disability, age, or sexual orientation, and encourage applications from people who have experiences in life which enrich skills and empathy. This is part of our commitment to equality and developing a truly inclusive and representative workforce.
We are happy to discuss any reasonable adjustments individuals may require in the recruitment process, on commencement, or once in post.
Benefits
We offer a range of benefits including:
Closing date: Sunday 16th Feb
Interview date: Tuesday 25th Feb
Date posted
17 January 2025
Pay scheme
Other
Salary
£31,031 to £38,031 a year
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
517
Job locations
2nd Floor St Katherine’s House
St Mary’s Wharf
Derby
Derbyshire
DE1 3TQ
Job Description
Job responsibilities
Empower Young Minds, Transform Futures
Are you passionate about supporting young peoples mental health and wellbeing? We are looking for 2 Mental Health Practitioners to play a vital role in empowering children, young people, and educators in North Derbyshire.
Working in education settings, youll deliver evidence-based interventions for children and young people with mild to moderate mental health challenges, while helping those with more severe difficulties access specialist services. Youll collaborate with schools, families, and other professionals to address mental health needs effectively and foster an inclusive, supportive environment.
Your role involves conducting assessments, delivering tailored interventions, and empowering young people and their families to manage mental health challenges. Youll also develop resources to improve awareness and resilience within educational settings, promoting positive mental health practices.
This dynamic role offers professional development, supervision, and opportunities to grow your expertise, all while maintaining the highest standards of care and safeguarding.
If you are ready to make a lasting impact in the lives of Children, Young People and their families, get in touch.
Lets build brighter, healthier futures in Derbyshire....together.
Responsibilities
Job description Job responsibilities
Empower Young Minds, Transform Futures
Are you passionate about supporting young peoples mental health and wellbeing? We are looking for 2 Mental Health Practitioners to play a vital role in empowering children, young people, and educators in North Derbyshire.
Working in education settings, youll deliver evidence-based interventions for children and young people with mild to moderate mental health challenges, while helping those with more severe difficulties access specialist services. Youll collaborate with schools, families, and other professionals to address mental health needs effectively and foster an inclusive, supportive environment.
Your role involves conducting assessments, delivering tailored interventions, and empowering young people and their families to manage mental health challenges. Youll also develop resources to improve awareness and resilience within educational settings, promoting positive mental health practices.
This dynamic role offers professional development, supervision, and opportunities to grow your expertise, all while maintaining the highest standards of care and safeguarding.
If you are ready to make a lasting impact in the lives of Children, Young People and their families, get in touch.
Lets build brighter, healthier futures in Derbyshire....together.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer details
Employer name
Compass
Address
2nd Floor St Katherine’s House
St Mary’s Wharf
Derby
Derbyshire
DE1 3TQ
Employer's website
https://www.compass-uk.org/ (Opens in a new tab)
Empower Young Minds, Transform Futures
Are you passionate about supporting young peoples mental health and wellbeing? We are looking for 2Mental Health Practitionersto play a vital role in empowering children, young people, and educators in North Derbyshire and the High Peak
Working in education settings, you'll deliver evidence-based interventions for children and young people with mild to moderate mental health challenges, while helping those with more severe difficulties access specialist services. You'll collaborate with schools, families, and other professionals to address mental health needs effectively and foster an inclusive, supportive environment.
Your role involves conducting assessments, delivering tailored interventions, and empowering young people and their families to manage mental health challenges. You'll also develop resources to improve awareness and resilience within educational settings, promoting positive mental health practices.
This dynamic role offers professional development, supervision, and opportunities to grow your expertise, all while maintaining the highest standards of care and safeguarding.
If you are ready to make a lasting impact in the lives of Children, Young People and their families, get in touch.
Lets build brighter, healthier futures in Derbyshire....together.
Main duties of the job
We're looking for someone extraordinary to join our team as a Mental Health Practitioner. Could it be you?
- Compassionate and Motivated:Passionate about improving mental health outcomes for children and young people, with a drive to make a meaningful difference.
- Skilled and Knowledgeable:Experienced in delivering evidence-based therapeutic interventions, like Low Intensity CBT, to support mild to moderate mental health challenges.
- Supportive Leader:Skilled at supervising Emotional Wellbeing Practitioners, guiding and empowering others to thrive.
- Collaborative Partner:Excellent at building relationships with education staff and professionals, offering advice and consultation to enhance mental health support.
- Qualified and Experienced:Holding a core mental health qualification, with postgraduate experience working with children and young people, alongside a strong understanding of clinical supervision and safeguarding.
Ready to make an impact?
Apply today and help shape the future of mental health support in North Derbyshire!
About Us
Compass is committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults. 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.
All Compass posts are subject to appropriate level DBS checks.
We positively encourage applications from all members of the community, regardless of gender, race, faith, disability, age, or sexual orientation, and encourage applications from people who have experiences in life which enrich skills and empathy. This is part of our commitment to equality and developing a truly inclusive and representative workforce.
We are happy to discuss any reasonable adjustments individuals may require in the recruitment process, on commencement, or once in post.
Benefits
We offer a range of benefits including:
- 27 days holiday + bank holidays, rising to 32 days over time (pro rata)
- Life assurance at 2 x basic salary
- Competitive contributory pension scheme
- 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme and OH service
- Enhanced sick pay
- Excellent learning & development opportunities and career progression
- Annual performance/salary review
Closing date: Sunday 16th Feb
Interview date: Tuesday 25th Feb
Date posted
17 January 2025
Pay scheme
Other
Salary
£31,031 to £38,031 a year
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
517
Job locations
2nd Floor St Katherine’s House
St Mary’s Wharf
Derby
Derbyshire
DE1 3TQ
Job Description
Job responsibilities
Empower Young Minds, Transform Futures
Are you passionate about supporting young peoples mental health and wellbeing? We are looking for 2 Mental Health Practitioners to play a vital role in empowering children, young people, and educators in North Derbyshire.
Working in education settings, youll deliver evidence-based interventions for children and young people with mild to moderate mental health challenges, while helping those with more severe difficulties access specialist services. Youll collaborate with schools, families, and other professionals to address mental health needs effectively and foster an inclusive, supportive environment.
Your role involves conducting assessments, delivering tailored interventions, and empowering young people and their families to manage mental health challenges. Youll also develop resources to improve awareness and resilience within educational settings, promoting positive mental health practices.
This dynamic role offers professional development, supervision, and opportunities to grow your expertise, all while maintaining the highest standards of care and safeguarding.
If you are ready to make a lasting impact in the lives of Children, Young People and their families, get in touch.
Lets build brighter, healthier futures in Derbyshire....together.
Responsibilities
Job description Job responsibilities
Empower Young Minds, Transform Futures
Are you passionate about supporting young peoples mental health and wellbeing? We are looking for 2 Mental Health Practitioners to play a vital role in empowering children, young people, and educators in North Derbyshire.
Working in education settings, youll deliver evidence-based interventions for children and young people with mild to moderate mental health challenges, while helping those with more severe difficulties access specialist services. Youll collaborate with schools, families, and other professionals to address mental health needs effectively and foster an inclusive, supportive environment.
Your role involves conducting assessments, delivering tailored interventions, and empowering young people and their families to manage mental health challenges. Youll also develop resources to improve awareness and resilience within educational settings, promoting positive mental health practices.
This dynamic role offers professional development, supervision, and opportunities to grow your expertise, all while maintaining the highest standards of care and safeguarding.
If you are ready to make a lasting impact in the lives of Children, Young People and their families, get in touch.
Lets build brighter, healthier futures in Derbyshire....together.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
- Core professional &/or clinical qualification (e.g. EMHP, CWP, PMHW) with associated professional registration as appropriate.
- Experience of working with CYPF facing mental & emotional health challenges
- Youth Mental Health First Aid trained.
- Experience of working therapeutically with CYP with mild to moderate mental health needs.
- Experience of delivery of evidenced based psychological intervention for anxiety and low mood in children and young people.
- Experience supporting CYPF to improve skills, knowledge & confidence in the self-management of mild mental health & emotional wellbeing issues.
- Knowledge of safeguarding issues
- Knowledge of capacity and consent issues including Gillick competence
- Experience of working with children and young people, their families and others
- Experience of working and liaising with a wide variety of agencies and stakeholders
- Experience of monitoring and recording outcome measures for childrens emotional wellbeing
- Experience of working in education, communities and/or social systems and environments, who may have conflicting priorities or agendas
- Experience of working with looked after children
- Experience of working with other vulnerable groups
- Ability to carry out 1:1 therapeutic emotional wellbeing interventions with children
- Ability to carry out 1:1 therapeutic emotional wellbeing advice and support with families
- Ability to take appropriate action to mitigate or manage risk
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Excellent time management and organisational skills
- Able to work all year round and flexibly as part of a team to best meet business need.
- Ongoing commitment to maintain professional registration requirements.
- Core professional &/or clinical qualification (e.g. EMHP, CWP, PMHW) with associated professional registration as appropriate.
- Experience of working with CYPF facing mental & emotional health challenges
- Youth Mental Health First Aid trained.
- Experience of working therapeutically with CYP with mild to moderate mental health needs.
- Experience of delivery of evidenced based psychological intervention for anxiety and low mood in children and young people.
- Experience supporting CYPF to improve skills, knowledge & confidence in the self-management of mild mental health & emotional wellbeing issues.
- Knowledge of safeguarding issues
- Knowledge of capacity and consent issues including Gillick competence
- Experience of working with children and young people, their families and others
- Experience of working and liaising with a wide variety of agencies and stakeholders
- Experience of monitoring and recording outcome measures for childrens emotional wellbeing
- Experience of working in education, communities and/or social systems and environments, who may have conflicting priorities or agendas
- Experience of working with looked after children
- Experience of working with other vulnerable groups
- Ability to carry out 1:1 therapeutic emotional wellbeing interventions with children
- Ability to carry out 1:1 therapeutic emotional wellbeing advice and support with families
- Ability to take appropriate action to mitigate or manage risk
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Excellent time management and organisational skills
- Able to work all year round and flexibly as part of a team to best meet business need.
- Ongoing commitment to maintain professional registration requirements.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer details
Employer name
Compass
Address
2nd Floor St Katherine’s House
St Mary’s Wharf
Derby
Derbyshire
DE1 3TQ
Employer's website
https://www.compass-uk.org/ (Opens in a new tab)
Advertise with us.
Please contact: hello@huntukvisasponsors.com
Please contact: hello@huntukvisasponsors.com
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