Job Summary
We have an exciting opportunity for a qualified Educational Mental Health Practitioner to join the Piece of Mind Team (Darlington Mental Health Support Team).
EMHPs have a key role as members of the Piece of Mind Team (MHST), who have the responsibility for delivering schools’ overarching approach to providing mental health and well-being support for children and young people.
Main duties of the job
EMHPs have the responsibility for delivering evidence-based intervention for children and young people in education settings with mild to moderate mental health problems.
To support and facilitate staff in education settings to identify and where appropriate manage issues related to mental health and wellbeing.
Work in effective, evidence-based partnership with children, young people, their families and their educators in the development of plans for the intervention and agreed outcomes.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- BSc Hons
- Successful completion of a Health Education England commissioned 1 year Post Graduate Diploma (Educational Mental Health Practitioner).
Desirable
- Evidence of CPD in child and adolescent mental health and/or education
Experience
Essential
- Ability carrying out 1:1 therapeutic mental health interventions with children
- Ability to conduct group parenting programmes
- Ability to work within educational settings to increase mental health awareness within the staff group
- Ability to conduct mental health assessments of children and young people
- Ability to make an assessment of risk and to record and communicate it appropriately
- Ability takes appropriate action to mitigate or manage risk
Desirable
- In providing training with education staff in an education setting
Skills
Essential
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills – both written and verbal
- Effective communication and positive interpersonal skills
- Work in line with the vision for the future of children’s and young people’s services
- Sound value-based practice which empower individuals and promotes wellness and is recovery focused
- Demonstrate personal qualities and skills which involves taking the lead in teaching and/or having presentation skills against various individuals and groups across the sectors
- Commitment to ensure core skills and knowledge is updated on a yearly basis
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: 14 June 2026
