Educational Mental Health Practitioner

Unity City Academy, Middlesbrough, TS3 8RE

8 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  28 May 2024 at 12:25pm

• Date listed

  7 May 2024

Job details

• Job role:
  • Learning support or cover supervisor
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £26421 - £29777 per annum

Educational Mental Health Practitioner job summary

Educational Mental Health Practitioner

Salary: NJC 12-19 (£26,421 - £29,777 pro rata - Actual Salary £19,873 - £22,398) + AET Wellbeing Cash Plan + Car Scheme + Pension Scheme (LGPS) + Additional AET Benefits

Hours: Part Time (32.5 hours per week - 39 weeks per year)

Start Date: ASAP

Unity City Academy is a successful and growing provider of 11 to 16 education in the east end of Middlesbrough. The Academy has recently achieved an Ofsted "Good" rating in all categories and has over 900 students on roll, 64% of whom are pupil premium. UCA is part of AET which in turn means we have access to a wide range of training and educational opportunities.

Unity City Academy has an incredibly passionate staff body that strives to ensure that children do not just achieve academic excellence but that our students are worldwise, cultured and proud of their individuality.

Unity City Academy has six maxims which drives our vision and aspirations. These are:

* Excellence is a habit: high expectations and high performance;
* Aim high: results without excuses;
* Individuals matter: equality and diversity;
* Community and family: people first;
* Worldwise: citizens of tomorrow;
* Culture: fun and fundamentals.

The role:
We are seeking an Educational Mental Health Practitioner to join the UCA team. The EMHP will be part of the school community assisting in addressing and identifying a range of mental health issues across the spectrum of needs, working under the supervision of a psychotherapist and clinical supervisor to facilitate, enable, and support young people suffering or enduring mental health problems. The post holder will provide both clinical and administrative support following agreed protocols to assist in the implementation and progress of therapeutic programs in one-to-one and group settings.

The ideal candidate will have:

* Level 4 or above Mental Health Qualification
* Evidence of caseload management
* Experience of or an understanding about young people who present with social and emotional difficulties
* Experience of working with young people with dyslexia or a knowledge of dyslexia
* CBT/DBT/ IAPT or Counselling Qualification would be advantageous but not essential

If you think Unity City Academy is the place for you and your career to develop, please contact us for more information, to arrange a tour or to visit Leanne Stockton:

The role is due to commence: ASAP

Closing date: 19th May

Interviews are scheduled to take place as soon as possible after the closing date

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive an overwhelming response. All candidates are advised to refer to the job description and person specification before making an application.

In line with our safeguarding practices we are unable to accept CV's.

We are committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. A Disclosure and Barring Service Certificate will be required for all posts. This post will be subject to enhanced checks as part of our Prevent Duty.

Academies Enterprise Trust embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. Job share, part time and flexible working opportunities will be considered.

We are a Disability Confident Employer and there is a guaranteed interview scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

Commitment to safeguarding

Academies Enterprise Trust and all of our academies are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We adopt a robust, fair and consistent recruitment process which is inline with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. This includes online checks for shortlisted candidates. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.

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About Unity City Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 918 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Unity City Academy website (opens in new tab)
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/unity-city-academy (opens in new tab)

Thank you for visiting our website to find out more about Unity City Academy. As Principal, it is a genuine pleasure to serve the local community and the students of the school.

We passionately believe that every student should achieve the best they can. We call this “choosing a remarkable life”. There are six core areas which can be found across Unity City Academy:

Excellence is a habit where high expectations and high performance are the norm;

All students aim high, achieving results without excuses;

Individuals matter where equality, diversity and difference and celebrated and understood;

We are a community and a family at UCA and we always put people first;

We are worldwise citizens of tomorrow but also fiercely proud of our Teesside roots and our place within the north-east;

Culture is really important to us - it’s important to have fun.

We are on a journey to adopt the High Performance Learning (HPL) philosophy and framework. This is a well-researched approach that sees all students as potential high performers who are not limited by ability. As Principal, I am determined to ensure that your child gets the best education possible and that they can achieve their dreams without limit.

Students are invited to take part in a range of extracurricular activities and enrichment. We ensure that as well as academic success, our young people develop really positive characteristics that are needed in future life. These include curiosity, enthusiasm, empathy, resilience and self-belief.

I would strongly encourage you to visit the school, be it as a potential student with their parent or carer, a business looking to get more involved in the school’s curriculum or as anyone in the community that has an interest in the learning of young people.

We look forward to welcoming you to Unity City Academy in the future.

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