Parent and Carer Practitioner

4 days ago

Hastings, United Kingdom East Sussex County Council Full time

Do you have a passion for supporting parents and carers to understand children's mental health? This maybe the role for you if you have previous experience of working with parents and carers and children and young people.

The role of the Parent and Carer Practitioner (PCP) is to support Senior Mental Health Leads (SMHL) in educational establishments to develop and implement Whole School Approaches (WSA) to engaging and working with parents and carers, providing mental health themed workshops and parenting groups and online webinars, with the aim of improving mental health and emotional wellbeing outcomes for children and young people.

In addition, this role will support the Mental Health Support Teams (MHST) to develop and deliver a mental health and emotional wellbeing support programme for parents and carers, in partnership with educational establishments. Through delivering parent/carer groups, developing resources and providing training and support to school staff on embedding whole-school approaches to engaging parents and carers.

- Have experience of providing parenting groups and information, advice and guidance to parents and carers.
- Have extensive knowledge of children and young people's mental health and emotional well being.
- Are able to work in partnership with education settings and with a large mental health team.

Please download the Job Description and Person Specification for more information.

Interviews will take place in-person at Cavendish House, Hastings, Monday 8 December.

As this post is part of the Mental Health Support Teams, there is access to mental health themed training and the opportunity to increase experience of working within health and education.

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

For work that makes a difference, choose East Sussex.

Additional Information

Your starting salary will be pro rata if the above position is part-time or term-time only.

If you require any reasonable adjustments, due to disability, to enable you to participate fully in the process please contact the hiring manager on the contact details above.

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