Mental Health in Schools Team Support Worker

Job overview

The Mental Health in Schools team is excited to announce that it is expanding it's workforce to include Higher level Teaching Assistants/Support workers.   

In line with the government’s priority to increase access and availability of mental health and wellbeing support for children and young people, the role of High-Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA) in the Mental Health in Schools Team (MHST) offers an opportunity to contribute significantly to early mental health interventions. This role bridges the educational and healthcare sectors, ensuring that mental health and emotional wellbeing are integrated into educational settings to benefit children and young people.

The HLTA will actively collaborate with Education Mental Health Practitioners (EMHPs) to support and deliver evidence-based mental health interventions and activities. This includes facilitating whole-school mental health approaches, leading group work, and providing targeted support for children, young people, and their families.

The service is running "Let's Talk MHST" information sessions for prospective candidates on Monday the 11th and Wednesday the 13th of August. The sessions will begin at 17:00 and are an opportunity to discover more about the service and its current expansion. To book onto either of these sessions please email [email protected] or call 07917504682 to request a link to the meeting. 

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•    To work within the limits and level of training and support with assessment and delivery of outcome focused, evidence-based interventions in educational settings for children and young people who are experiencing mild to moderate mental health difficulties. 
•    The post-holder will work under close management supervision from a suitably qualified professional to provide high quality collaborative care planning as a member of the multi-disciplinary team.
•    Contribute to the development of individual or group clinical materials or training materials as falls within own degree of competence and following Trust processes.
•    Engage along with more senior staff in the signposting of referrals for children and young people with more complex needs to the relevant service. 
•    As part of the wider team support the delivery of emotional wellbeing activities to groups of children, young people and families. 
•    Disseminate approved public health information/initiatives as part of a whole team approach. This includes creating and distributing resources and supporting the delivery of the workshops and data collection of students.  
•    Assist with delivery of support identified in the Whole School Approach (WSA) “self assessment” and create audits and action plans to support the wider team to deliver a range of WSA activities including psychoeducation groups, assemblies, workforce training etc.   

Working for our organisation

At Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust (CWPT), we deliver a wide range of physical, mental health, learning disability and autism services, and are proud to serve communities across Coventry, Warwickshire and beyond.

We put ‘people at our heart’; this ethos is at the centre of everything we do and how we do it. We care for our staff and colleagues as much as they care for others and offer a wide range of benefits and development opportunities.

• generous annual leave entitlement which increases during your time with us
•  excellent learning and development opportunities, including apprenticeship frameworks, distance learning, internal training, coaching and mentoring, and much more
• salary sacrifice schemes for lease car/ vehicle, Cycle to Work, home and electronics, gym membership and more
• discounts with a range of retailers, restaurants and entertainment venues through our Employee Assistance Programme and NHS discount schemes
• wellbeing support, including an in-house counselling service, external helpline and more
• staff networks and support group

We’re always on the lookout for people who share our passion for improving the lives and wellbeing of people in our community, as well as our values of compassion, collaboration, excellence, integrity and respect.