Trainee Educational Mental Health Practitioner

Trainee Education Mental Health Practitioner

Would you like to work therapeutically with children and young people in education settings, to support their emotional health and wellbeing?

Do you have direct experience of supporting children and young people with their emotional and mental health? Are you interested in learning about evidence-based therapies?

If, yes, then this role is for you!

We are looking for a practitioner with the vision and expertise to make a difference to the lives of children and young people. The successful candidates will be employed on a full-time basis as recruit-to-train EMHPs and on successful completion of the training will be offered a permanent contract.

If you feel that you are ready to undertake an exciting step in your career, then training and working as an EMHP is for you. In return for attending fully funded training in Low Intensity Cognitive Behavioural Therapy at Southampton university you will be given a role as a qualified EMHP when you have completed your training. Please see additional information sheet for details of the training programme.

Mental Health Support Teams (MHSTs) are a national programme jointly delivered with the Department for Education, NHS England and Health Education England.

All applicants must demonstrate in their application their ability to work at degree level and have relevant experience in child development, emotional wellbeing and mental health. For those applying for trainee positions it is a condition of the role that you will attend University, which is funded by Barnardo's and complete the course.

CV's are not reviewed during the shortlisting stage and therefore should not be submitted.

Please note due to the high volume of applications for some posts, this advert might close before the displayed closing date. We recommend that you apply for this role as soon as possible.

Pay & Reward Framework

We know that our colleagues go above and beyond in delivering our vital work, driven by their passion and commitment to Barnardo's values. We also know that we can only realise our ambitions and achieve better outcomes for more children, thanks to the talent, hard work and creativity of our people.

For all these reasons, we are committed to a new approach to pay and reward, to ensure it is fair, attractive and progressive, which was rolled out in April 2023. This is a positive change for the charity, and a part of our People & Culture Strategy. It will assist us in supporting colleagues to belong, thrive and grow in their colleague journey at Barnardo's and in time will offer clear routes of progression for colleagues in both their career and their pay.

Whilst the full pay band and salary range is advertised, our approach to starting salaries is to appoint between the minimum to mid-point of the pay band – this ensures that pay steps are available to reward our colleagues annually based on their contribution to excellence and alignment to our values and behaviours. More details on Barnardo's pay framework can be found upon application.

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

Disability Confident

About Disability Confident

A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident.