Education Mental Health Practitioner

2 weeks ago


Eastbourne, United Kingdom East Sussex County Council Full time

Are you a qualified Education Mental Health Practitioner (EMHP), or Childrens Wellbeing Practitioner (CWP), who is passionate about supporting children and young people with their mental health in education settings?

If you are, we are currently recruiting for 2 posts to join our Hastings or Eastbourne and Hailsham Mental Health Support Teams (MHST) in East Sussex One post is permanent and the other is fixed term for 12 months.

The MHSTs deliver evidence-based interventions using a Cognitive Behavioural Therapeutic (CBT) approach in schools. We work directly with children and young people aged 7-17 with mild to moderate mental health issues, and their parents and carers. We also work with schools to develop or enhance their whole-school approach to emotional/mental health and wellbeing.

​You will receive clinical and case management supervision to support your interventions, and have access to comprehensive training opportunities to enhance your skills and develop professionally in your role.

We are looking for people who have:

A passion and commitment for working with children and young people Experience of providing Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) informed interventions for improving children and young people’s mental health Knowledge of school systems Strong organisational skills

To apply for this role please click on the ‘ Apply Now ’ button above. We are accepting a CV and Cover Letter for your application, but please make sure you meet all of the criteria in the person specification and include relevant work/life experience and education in the cover letter.

Please include confirmation that you have completed the PGDip Education Mental Health Practitioner or PGCert Childrens Wellbeing Practitioner course. We also ask that you confirm that you can evidence experience of providing CBT informed interventions with children and young people. Applications without this qualification will not be shortlisted.

Interviews will take place in-person on Wednesday 12 June 2024 at County Hall, Lewes .

It is an exciting time to be part of Me & My Mind, as the service is developing it’s work in schools and how we can work collaboratively with other mental health services. We offer high quality clinical supervision and training opportunities to progress clinical skills in working with children and young people.

We offer a diverse range of benefits to help and support you during your employment. More information can be found on our 

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