Education Mental Health Practitioner - Brighton and Hove, United Kingdom - Brighton & Hove City Council

Brighton & Hove City Council

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Brighton and Hove, United Kingdom

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Education Mental Health Practitioner:
Posted on 14 February 2023 Apply

Directorate

BHCC:
Families Children & Learning

Salary SO1/
Contract Permanent

Location:

Brighton

Job Summary:

Job reference orbis/TP/82121/30810
Positions available 1
Working hours 37
Closing date 5 March 2023
Job category
Education & Learning
Organisation
Brighton & Hove City Council
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.

Interview date:
Tuesday 14th March

About the role:

Your role will include:

Delivering evidencebased 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.

Additional information:

Your starting salary will be pro rata if the above position is less than 37 hours or term-time only.

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