Would you like to be part of an exciting and innovative service working with young people with an ethos of prevention and early intervention?
In line with the government’s priority to increase access and availability of mental health and wellbeing support for children and young people, the new Mental Health Support Teams (named by children and young people in the region as The Peace of Mind Team) are an exciting opportunity to deliver evidence-based early interventions for children and young people, working across both educational settings and healthcare sectors in England. We currently have 6 Peace of Mind teams across North Yorkshire, which are embedded within education settings.
The successful candidate will be employed on a full time basis and be part of a team delivering support to schools and colleges in the South Durham area.
Applicants must have successfully completed the 1year Post Graduate Certificate ‘Education Mental Health Practitioner’ course.
Applicants must be registered with British Psychological Society (BPS) or/and the British Association of Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP).
Main duties of the job
The Peace of Mind team has 3 functions:
- Support the development of a whole-school or college approach to wellbeing. This can include, but is not limited to, supporting sites to develop and implement mental health and wellbeing policies, development of resources, supporting campaigns and delivering training, assemblies and PHSE curriculum.
- Provide timely advice and consultation to education staff. This is designed to support teaching staff to build their skills and confidence in supporting the wellbeing needs of their students/pupils. This is offered in both a formal and informal way.
- Undertake direct assessments and intervention for young people within education. We offer a low intensity service model, predominantly using cognitive-behavioural therapy.
Each function accounts for a third of the team’s workload.
Due to the nature of the role it is essential that applicants are able to travel independently across the locality and have access to a suitable vehicle for business purposes. If necessary, adjustments can be considered in accordance with the Equality Act 2010.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Experience
Essential
- Successfully completed British Psychological Society (BPS) Accredited or Higher Education England (HEE) Approved academic course of study in line with the CYP IAPT Low Intensity National Programme and will be qualified as an Education Mental Health Practitioner (EMHP).
- and Professional registration as a Education Mental Health Practitioner (EMHP) with an appropriate regulatory body (e.g. British Psychological Society (BPS) or British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP))
Knowledge/Skills/Experience
Essential
- Evidence of working with young people who have experienced emotional distress impacting on their mental health.
- Experience of delivering low intensity CBT interventions.
- Experience of working in an education setting
- Able to write clear reports and letters
- Ability to manage own caseload and time
- Able to deliver evidence-based LICBT interventions in line with protocols.
- Computer skills
- Good verbal and written communication skills, including telephone skills
- Competent in risk assessment
- Able to develop good therapeutic relationships with clients
- Demonstrates an understanding of how emotional distress may present in young people and impact upon their mental health
- Demonstrates an understanding for the need to use evidence based psychological therapies and how it relates to this post
Personal Attributes
Essential
- High level of enthusiasm and motivation.
- Ability to work within a team and foster good working relationships.
- Ability to use clinical supervision and personal development positively and effectively
- Ability to work under pressure
- Regard for others and respect for individual rights of autonomy and confidentiality
- Ability to be self-reflective
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Closing Date: 06 May 2026
