Mental Health Support Team Manager - 2 Year Fixed Term Contract

Full Job Description

Requirements:

• Must have a background within one of the following: Educational & Clinical Psychologists, Social Workers, Systemic Family Therapists and Child and adolescent psychotherapists
• Substantial relevant working experience with children or young people (0-25) in health or educational setting
• Evidence of understanding of educational systems and practice in England.
• Previous experience in supervision preferably with CYP-IAPT Supervision training or experience of supervising clinicians/psychologists
• Recognized qualification in a specific model of therapy e.g. family therapy, CBT etc.

The Mental Health Support Team is expanding and aiming to recruit a new Team Manager on a part-time fixed term contract. We are seeking candidates who are passionate about enhancing early intervention around children and young peoples mental health.

The main duties of the team lead involves:

• Facilitating the establishment and management the team at an operational level
• Offering supervision and line management
• Working at a borough wide level to enhance the early intervention mental health support for Children and Young People.
• To oversee the formulation and intervention plans for schools, parents, children and young people being supported by the mental health support team using a range of specialist psychological knowledge and interventions appropriate to the service

The team sits within a well-established team of Educational Psychologists who are committed to achieving positive outcomes for children and young people in diverse and often challenging situations.

For further information on the role, please send your CV in a Microsoft Word format to Jessel on (url removed) or give me a ring on (phone number removed) Ext 7153 .