Assistant Education Mental Health Practitioner

Overview

The post-holder will be employed by Teesside Mind and will work into the InsideOut Mental Health Support Team, alongside a wider team of practitioners. The Assistant Education Mental Health Practitioner (AEMHP) is an active member of the team working with others to support the delivery of mental health and emotional wellbeing activities and to deliver positive outcomes for children, young people and their families.

Qualifications & Experience Required

• Holds an appropriate Psychology or other Health / Social Care / Youth related undergraduate degree
• Holds a recognised membership of a relevant professional body (ie BABCP, BACP, BAAT, UKCP, BPS) (D)
• Experience of working with children and young people delivering group activities and 1-1 support
• Post qualification experience as a practicing counsellor / psychological therapist (D)
• Demonstrate an understanding of CYP-IAPT (D)
• Demonstrates an understanding of InsideOut Services (specifically MHST) (D)
• Experience of delivering mental health / well-being advice and support to children, young people and their families (D)
• Experience of working within a children’s mental health service (D)
• Experience of working within educational setting (D)

More requirements are listed in the job pack.

Main Responsibilties

• Deliver emotional wellbeing activities to individual and/or groups of children, young people and families. 
• Deliver a range of evidence based brief interventions (i.e. brief advice, guided self-help, signposting) on a range of emotional health and wellbeing related issues under the direction of the EMHP and/or Senior Practitioner.
• Deliver Whole School Approach (WSA) including audits and action plans and support the wider team to deliver a range of WSA activities including psychoeducation groups, assemblies, workforce training etc.
• To support schools in developing strategies/activities to promote emotional well-being and positive mental health.
• Actively work towards developing and sustaining e?ective working relationships with schools, education settings and partner agencies in accordance with Joint Working Agreements
• Keep clear, professionally coherent records of all activity in line with both health and education service protocols and use these records and outcome data to inform decision making.
• Complete all requirements relating to data collection.
• As appropriate, assist and lead in the development and production of resources for the benefit of children and young people, ensuring that they are age appropriate.
• Contribute to the setting of targets/action plans and work related to these, to assist service development.
• Liaise with other sta? and agencies to further meet the needs of children and young people in accordance with the service criteria, policies and procedures.
• Strengthening the relationship with school sta? (such as SENDCO, Pastoral Lead, Head Teacher etc), Mental Heath Providers (such as Statutory CAMHS, other Voluntary Sector Organisations), Social Care and other relevant services.
• Take part in the delivery of training (as appropriate), consultation with and guidance to, others, pertaining to the level of development.
• Responsible for safeguarding children, promoting the welfare of children and young people at all times and operating within local policies and procedures. Under guidance and support taking appropriate safeguarding action to protect children and young people at risk of significant harm.

More responsibilities are listed in the job pack.