Designated Mental Health Lead (Primary Setting)

Scholar Green Primary School, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST7 3HF

24 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  2 November 2026 at 3pm

• Date listed

  9 October 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Pastoral, health and welfare
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time: 35 hours per week (7 hours per day), Monday to Friday.
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: Grade 6 or Grade 7 depending upon experience

What skills and experience we're looking for

About Our School

At Scholar Green Primary School we believe that a child’s emotional wellbeing is the foundation of their academic success. We are a nurturing and inclusive primary school dedicated to supporting every pupil's social, emotional, and mental health (SEMH) needs.

We want all children to: • Feel confident in themselves • Be able to express a range of emotions appropriately • Be able to maintain positive relationships with others • Cope with the stresses of everyday life • Manage times of stress and be able to deal with change • Learn and achieve • To know and understand that ‘it’s okay not to be okay’

The Role

We are seeking an inspirational and strategic Designated Mental Health Lead to join our team. Working alongside the Senior Leadership Team (SLT), SENDCo, and our local Cheshire East Mental Health Support Team (MHST), you will shape and drive a whole-school approach to mental health. You will design early intervention pathways, support primary-aged children developing emotional regulation, and act as a crucial bridge between families and external specialist services.

Key Requirements

• Proven experience working within a primary school setting or an early-years therapeutic environment.
• Deep understanding of childhood development, attachment theory, and trauma-informed practices.
• Strong multi-agency networking skills, with an understanding of Cheshire East referral pathways (e.g., CWP CAMHS, Visyon, Just Drop In).
• Completion of, or a willingness to undertake, the DfE-funded Senior Mental Health Lead training.
• Class cover as required.

What the school offers its staff

What We Offer

• A supportive, collaborative leadership team and a dedicated pastoral framework.
• Access to the Cheshire East Senior Mental Health Network for peer support and shared local resources.
• Commitment to your ongoing professional development (CPD).

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Applicants are encouraged to phone school (01782 651099) to arrange a visit prior to submitting an application.

An Application Pack, including Job Description and Person Specification is available upon request by emailing Miss Cope, School Business Manager: admin@scholargreen.cheshire.sch.uk

Completed applications are to be emailed to: admin@scholargreen.cheshire.sch.uk

Closing date for applications – 2nd November 2026

Shortlisting – 3rd November 2026

Interviews to be held – w/c 9th November 2026

Start - as soon as is possible.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

This job requires you to download an application form, you will be able to upload the application once complete.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Scholar Green Primary School

• Organisation type: Local authority maintained school, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 227 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Scholar Green Primary School website
• Email address: admin@scholargreen.cheshire.sch.uk
• Phone number: 01782651099
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/scholar-green-primary-school

Arranging a visit to Scholar Green Primary School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email admin@scholargreen.cheshire.sch.uk.

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