Trainee Education Mental Health Practitioner - Reading, United Kingdom - Reading Borough Council

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Brighter Futures for Children

Trainee Education Mental Health Practitioners x 2
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Full time post

Progression from a TEMHP to a qualified EMHP position is conditional on successful completion of the 1-year training course.

About us
Brighter Futures for Children (BFfC) is a not-for-profit company, owned by, but independent of, Reading Borough Council. Although we are independent, we are very much part of the Reading Family.

Our people enjoy all of benefits as other Council employees including membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme and continuous service.

We are responsible for the delivery of children's social care, early help & prevention, education services (including SEND). This also includes fostering and adoption, the Youth Offending Service and traded services with schools.


If you live here, work here or just visit, you will already know Reading is a great place and at BFfC we're dedicated to making it even better.

Key to this is ensuring our workforce is equipped for the challenge - this is where you come in. Our main aim is to protect and enhance the lives of the children of Reading. We help families find long-term solutions to ensure children lead happy, healthy and successful lives.


Reading/BFfC is proud to be one of the first trailblazer sites for the Mental Health Support Teams (MHST), delivering evidence-based interventions aimed at improving the emotional wellbeing and mental health of children and young people by either working directly with them or with their parents/carers.

Due to the success of our first team, we have recently expanded our service in Reading with a second MHST.


About the role


In line with the Government's priority to increase access and availability of mental health and wellbeing support for children and young people, the Education Mental Health Practitioner (EMHP) role is an exciting opportunity to deliver evidence-based early interventions for children and young people in educational settings.

EMHPs play a key role as members of the Mental Health Support Teams (MHST).

The MHST delivers services to children, young people, their families and school staff via a combination of face to face visits to schools and also remotely via telephone and video calls.


The Trainee Education Mental Health Practitioner
role will**:

  • Work closely alongside a team of mental health professionals delivering a wide range of evidence informed interventions, under supervision.
  • Develop and practice evidencebased skills under supervision to work directly with children, young people and families.
  • Develop and practice evidencebased skills under supervision to carry out holistic and childcentred mental health assessments, including risk assessments.
  • Work with schools to promote positive mental health in a systemic way.

The Trainee Education Mental Health Practitioner
is required to**:

  • Postgraduate route (level 7)
  • applicants need an Honours Degree graded at 2.2 or above;
  • Graduate route (level 6) applicants that may not hold an honours degree must have a proven successful study at level 5; or successful part completion of an Honours degree;
  • Proven record of previous learning or formal study in child development, wellbeing or mental health.
  • Minimum 1 years' experience of working with children and young people in school or in a mental health setting;
  • Experience of working and liaising with a wide variety of agencies and stakeholders.
  • Experience of working with children and young people who have social, emotional and/or mental health difficulties.

Our offer
We offer a supportive environment to grow and develop your career with the opportunity to put your ideas across.

Innovation and ambition are strongly encouraged, and you'll get a great feel for that working in our friendly and collaborative environment.

A competitive salary alongside a range of benefits including:

  • Local Government Pension Scheme with generous employer contribution
  • Incremental holidays starting with 26 days plus public holidays (rising to 33 after 10 years' service)
  • Discounted Child Care (on site nursery)
  • Cycle to work scheme.
  • Season train ticket loans
  • Salary Sacrifice Car Lease Scheme
  • A range of local shopping discounts
  • Remote/Agile working

Closing date: 26th
November 23

Shortlisting date: 28th
November 23

Interview date: 5th
and/or 6th
December 2023
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Inclusion and Diversity


We want Brighter Futures for Children to be a great place to work and to ensure that our children, young people and families are represented in leadership roles and positions of power.

A vital part of this is ensuring we are a truly inclusive organisation that encourages diversity in all respects, including diversity of thinking.


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