Education Mental Health Practitioner
At a glance
- Band
- Band 5
- Contract
- Fixed-term
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 26/08/2026
- Closes
- 09/09/2026
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Role summary
This role involves working as an Education Mental Health Practitioner within the Barking & Dagenham Mental Health Support Team. You will deliver evidence-based early interventions to children and young people with mild to moderate mental health difficulties, working collaboratively with schools and families. Key responsibilities include conducting assessments, developing intervention plans, and promoting emotional wellbeing across educational settings. The position requires strong communication and organisational skills to support integrated care pathways.
Essential criteria
- Successful completion of the HEE commissioned 1yr Education Mental Health Practitioner course.
- Ability to work to degree level
- Proven record of previous academic attainment
- NVQ level 2 or equivalent standard of literacy and numeracy
- Experience of working with children and young people, their families and others.
- Experience of working in mental health and/or education settings.
- Experience of working with children and young people who have social, emotional and/or behavioural difficulties
- Ability to work within educational settings to increase mental health awareness within the staff group
- Experience of working and liaising with a wide variety of agencies and stakeholders
- Experience of working with anxiety disorders
- Experience of the delivery of specific therapeutic interventions to children, young people or their families (e.g. CBT, solution focused brief therapy)
- Ability to carry out 1:1 therapeutic mental health interventions with children and families
- Ability to conduct mental health assessments of children and young people
- Ability to make an assessment of risk and to record and communicate it appropriately.
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- Successful completion of the HEE commissioned 1yr Education Mental Health Practitioner course.
- Ability to work to degree level
- Proven record of previous academic attainment
- NVQ level 2 or equivalent standard of literacy and numeracy
- Experience of working with children and young people, their families and others.
- Experience of working in mental health and/or education settings.
- Experience of working with children and young people who have social, emotional and/or behavioural difficulties
- Ability to work within educational settings to increase mental health awareness within the staff group
- Experience of working and liaising with a wide variety of agencies and stakeholders
- Experience of working with anxiety disorders
- Experience of the delivery of specific therapeutic interventions to children, young people or their families (e.g. CBT, solution focused brief therapy)
- Ability to carry out 1:1 therapeutic mental health interventions with children and families
- Ability to conduct mental health assessments of children and young people
- Ability to make an assessment of risk and to record and communicate it appropriately.
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Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 5 at £29,970 – £36,483 a year, across England.
This advert: £32,073 – £39,043 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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NELFT North East London Foundation Trust
Education Mental Health Practitioner
The closing date is 09 September 2026
Job summary
Job overview
Are you passionate about improving the mental health and wellbeing of children and young people?
Do you have experience working with children, young people, families, schools or community services and want to develop a career in children's mental health?
We are seeking an enthusiastic and motivated EMHPs, CWPs and PWPs to join Barking & Dagenham Mental Health Support Team (MHST)
You will work across educational settings and healthcare services to support children and young people experiencing mild to moderate mental health difficulties. You will develop the skills, knowledge and confidence to deliver evidence-based early interventions, support emotional wellbeing within schools and colleges, and contribute to improving access to mental health support across Barking & Dagenham.
Main duties of the job
Main duties of the job
Deliver evidence-based early interventions for children and young people experiencing mild to moderate mental health difficulties.
Work in partnership with schools, children, young people and families to support the self-management of presenting emotional wellbeing and mental health difficulties.
Undertake assessments, contribute to formulations and develop collaborative intervention plans under
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