Trainee Education Mental Health Practitioner - MHST

Compass is a charity providing health and wellbeing services for children, young people, adults, families and communities. We are a leading 3rd Sector provider of Mental Health Support Teams (MHSTs) across England, delivering MHSTs in North East Lincolnshire, Barnsley, Central & West Lancashire, Derby & Derbyshire and Birmingham.

University

Trainee EMHPs will  undertake a year in supported study at Derby University which will be delivered face-to-face and remotely. Trainee EMHP’s must undertake a Post Graduate Diploma in Mental Health Practice in Education Settings, a degree Level 7 qualification. During the training year trainee EMHPS will work within the service delivering interventions to CYPF and education settings whilst also balancing university timetable and requirements.

You will be trained to deliver short term low intensity Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) informed interventions for CYP aged 5 -19 years with anxiety, low mood, family and peer relationship difficulties, difficulty adjusting to change or managing emotions in educational settings.

On successful completion of training, Trainee EMHP’s will be equipped with the necessary skills, knowledge and capabilities and work as a qualified EMHP.

You will be a values-driven (integrity, valuing each individual, solution focused, consistent and reliable) individual with a passion for supporting CYP’s mental health and wellbeing. You will also have:

• Degree or the ability to study at degree level.
• A minimum of 2 years’ experience of working with Children, Young People and Families.
• Ability to study as a self-motivated learner who can formulate their own progress towards learning objectives and negotiate pathways to achievement with supervisory teams.