Lead Mental Health Practitioner

2 weeks ago

Suffolk, United Kingdom Thurston Community College Full time

**Thurston Community College**

Thurston, Bury St Edmunds

Suffolk IP31 3PB

Tel: 01359 230885

Principal: Nicki Mattin B.Ed (Hons) NPQH

Current Roll: 1572; Years 7-11: 1358; Sixth Form: 214

**Permanent Role**

**Lead Mental Health Practitioner**

**Full Time**

**Required to start ASAP**

**Grade 6, Scale Point Range 22-24 (FTE £36,298-£38,083)**

**The Opportunity?**
- An exciting opportunity has arisen for _an enthusiastic, highly motivated and inspirational professional to join Thurston Community College as our Mental Health Lead Practitioner.

You will work alongside our Welfare and Safeguarding Managers to plan, develop and implement a strategic plan to support mental health and mental wellbeing for our students. The ability to adapt to the needs of our students and deliver timely interventions is essential.

You will therefore be someone who values working as part of a team and who is able to train and support others to deliver programmes that overcome the barriers many of our young people are currently facing.

**Who are we?**

Thurston Community College is a large popular mixed comprehensive school. It comprises of two distinct and specialist sites. Our Thurston Campus, for students from Year 7 to Year 11 is situated four miles east of Bury St Edmunds. Thurston Sixth; Beyton Campus is located in the nearby village of Beyton, offering a bespoke centre of excellence for students in Year 12 and Year 13.

It was recently announced that the school will be part of the School Rebuild Programme. Due to our growing numbers we currently already have a building project underway which will house three new science classrooms due for completion in August 2023.
- Our purpose is simple; to _**_inspire_**_ a love of learning, _**_empower_**_ our College community with the knowledge and skills to help them make meaningful choices and contribute positively to the world in which we live to _**_achieve_**_ excellence in all aspects of school life._

A new Principal was appointed in September 2021 and together with the Governing Body has set an exciting and aspirational vision for the College over the next five years. The person appointed will be a fundamental part in building on our already Good Ofsted Status (March 2018) and realising this vision to create:
1. A **stimulating, accessible and safe learning environment **in which our villages and towns come together as a community which is much more than the sum of its parts.

2. A **high performing learning organisation**.

3. A **culture of high standards**, which reinforces excellent behaviour, mutual respect, tolerance and understanding of what it is to be a citizen, not only of the school, but of local, national and international societies.

4. At** the heart of a wide network of partnerships** that provide opportunities for mutual improvement and benefit.

**We require a Lead Mental Health Practitioner who has**:

- A proven track record in their current role, preferably working with young people.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Is a strong team player and committed to supporting others to remove barriers and support good mental health across our community.

**In return we will provide**:

- An opportunity to help shape our strategy for mental health provision, working alongside the inclusion team to build resilience and unlock potential.
- Opportunities to develop both professionally and personally.

**We offer the opportunity to**:

- Join a talented team, dedicated to work effectively together to secure positive outcomes for our students.
- Benefit from ongoing Professional Development.
- Make a difference to our talented and creative students.
- Benefit from our Employee Assistance Programme.

Applications will be reviewed upon receipt.

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