Education Mental Health Practitioner
Job introduction
We are looking for an enthusiastic and committed Education Mental Health Practitioner to join our already establish Mental Health Support Team.
EMHPs are key in supporting young people and their families within school. You will be responsible for delivering 1-1 and group work for young people, whilst also supporting schools in developing their whole school approach to providing support for children and young people.
For an informal discussion, please contact Emma Sharpe at Jaki.Watkins@brighton-hove.gov.uk or Linsey.Mcgill@brighton-hove.gov.uk
About the role
Your role will include:
- Delivering evidence-based intervention for children and young people in education setting with mild to moderate mental health problems;
- Helping children and young people within these settings who present with more severe problems to rapidly access more specialist services;
- Supporting and facilitating staff in education settings to identify and where appropriate manage issues related to mental health and wellbeing;
- Working with and within education environments to afford better access to specialist mental health services.
- To use knowledge, skills and abilities to deliver a service based within education settings that builds on and reinforces but does not replace those initiatives that already exist within these environments.
Please read our Apply for a job at the council (brighton-hove.gov.uk) pages carefully. They give you all the guidance you need to complete your application as well as information on what will happen after you’ve submitted your application and at interview.
As part of your application, you will need to complete your education and work history and upload a supporting statement. Your supporting statement is the most important part of your application as it will be used in the shortlisting process to assess whether you meet the essential requirements for the role that are set out in the person specification and to decide whether you should be offered an interview. Before you start your application, please read our guidance here (Supporting statement guidance (brighton-hove.gov.uk) as this gives important advice which will increase your chance of success in the shortlisting process.
Additional information
Your starting salary will be pro rata if the above position is less than 37 hours or term-time only.
Work Permits: We may be able to obtain a Work Permit for this post but this is subject to meeting the requirements of the UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) Points-based Immigration System. Please see Gov.uk for more information on the Skilled Worker Visa.
For more information about our values and the benefits of working at the council, visit Why work for us (brighton-hove.gov.uk)
Company information
Encouraging a diverse workforce
Our city is known and loved for its diversity. Not only is the mixture of people, culture and skills vital to the economic and social development of the city, it's what makes Brighton & Hove such a great place to live, work and visit. We are committed to developing and retaining a workforce that is representative of the diverse communities we serve so we welcome applications from individuals from all backgrounds. In order to achieve our aims of proportionate representation, we particularly encourage applicants from a BME or White Other background as well as those who identify as disabled, male or trans.
Find out more about our commitment to being a fair and inclusive place to work where everyone can achieve their potential by reading about our fair and inclusive actions, our anti-racism strategy and the work we are doing to encourage a diverse workforce (brighton-hove.gov.uk).
Please note that this post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, and is subject to a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) Check.