Job: Emotional Health& Wellbeing Worker (Development Opportunity) - Bury Mental Health Support Team

2 x vacancies available: - 1 x full time, permanent role & 1 x full time, temporary (maternity cover)

This is an exciting opportunity for someone to develop their skills and experience in supporting Children and Young People’s mental health. Based in schools and colleges across Bury, we are looking for a passionate worker who is keen to develop their skills and experience by undertaking training opportunities as provided by the partnership to support the delivery of the Bury Mental health Support Team. 

The right candidate will enhance their skills and evidence base to support the delivery of effective 1:1 emotional health and wellbeing support with children and young people with emotional health and wellbeing needs across education settings and the community in Bury.

Working as part of a multi-disciplinary team to support young people within allocated schools and support education colleagues via delivery of the MHST core functions.

The expectation is that the successful candidate will have experience of working in child mental health and will complete evidence-based training to support with delivering the core functions of the MHST offer:

• Low intensity Interpersonal Psychotherapy informed work (IPC/IPT)
• Triple P (Seminars and Fearless)
• Emotion coaching
• Low-level cognitive behaviour therapy interventions
• Other relevant training as identified by the partnership

(please note all training is funded in the role)

Key Deliverables:

• Support Children and Young People with emotional health and wellbeing needs and offer them appropriate assessment, consultation, interventions and/or support them into the wider Mental Health Support Team, CAMHS Single Point of Access, Early Break core services or other service provisions.
• Working as part of a multi-disciplinary Mental Health Support Team alongside Pennine Care Foundation Trust colleagues to support emotional wellbeing of students across allocated schools.
• Support and encourage young people to take on board safety messages as regards risk taking behaviour and own vulnerability including self-injury, offending behaviour, CSE, CCE and other.
• Prepare, plan and deliver education sessions and group work to young people in education settings or the community as per need.
• Adhere to the Mental Health Support Team and Early Break policies on Safeguarding including identification and referral, as well as participating in any subsequent action in relation to these.
• Work with a range of partners in ensuring seamless access to support for children and young people.
• Maintain and update levels of knowledge and understanding of issues relevant to young people’s lives through reading, eLearning and training offered by the Mental Health Support team, Early Break and other agencies, as opportunities arise.
• Ensure all necessary administration/sessional recordings are complete, including maintenance of Paris database.
• Contribute to monitoring and evaluation of the work of the role and the Service.
• Implement Service Health and Safety Policy/Service Guidelines including risk assessments.
• Attend relevant internal and external meetings supportive to the role. 
• Engage in professional development opportunities and training as required by the role.
• Have an understanding of and the ability to maintain confidentiality.