Mental Health Support Worker

Blanche Nevile School, London, N10 1NJ

34 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  27 November 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  24 October 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Pastoral, health and welfare
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time: Actual Hours per week: 32.50 hours, Monday to Friday Weeks per Year: Term Time Only (40 weeks – to include 5 INSET days) Working Hours: 8.30am – 3.30pm with 30 minutes unpaid lunch break
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £38,256 - £39,276 (FTE = 36 hours / 52 weeks)
• Actual salary: c£32,677 – c£33,548 (3.3% Pay Award pending)
• Pay scale: Haringey Scale SO1 (Spinal Points 23 to 25)

What skills and experience we're looking for

The successful candidate will:

• provide mental health support, intervention, counselling style service for children in Blanche Nevile school, ensuring that the children and young people are provided with therapeutic and emotional support.
• undertake one-to-one therapeutic work with children and/or young people
• plan and deliver ‘Draw and talk Therapy’ sessions to children
• identify and contribute to the adoption of best practice across the school in all areas of pupil wellbeing.
• keep key staff informed about aspects of your work and schedule of intervention.
• develop your effectiveness by updating your knowledge and skills, seeking and taking account of constructive feedback on your performance, making effective use of the development opportunities made available to you.
• liaise with colleagues in school and with outside agencies to work towards the best outcomes for students
• be a lead practitioner in Trauma Informed Schools / Thrive, particularly with regard to Adverse Childhood Trauma
• maintain accurate records and help with any referrals to outside agencies
• deliver intervention programmes to named students who have been referred by Wellbeing Team members.
• implement strategies for students with attachment issues

What the school offers its staff

Blanche Nevile School is a well-known and highly regarded School for Deaf students. Its history dates back to 1895 when it first opened.

We are an exciting, innovative and successful provision for deaf children aged 3 - 16. The Secondary school is co-located with Fortismere School and the Primary school is co-located with Highgate Primary.

The post is currently for working at both sites:

Primary works in partnership with Highgate Primary School and Secondary works in partnership with Fortismere School. We offer ‘The Best of Both Worlds’; British Sign Language and English, small class specialist teaching and high-quality inclusion. We have a skilled team of deaf and hearing staff with a commitment to a child centred sign bilingual approach.

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.

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

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

Job Description - Mental Health Support Worker (Draw Talk) (1).pdf - 223 KB (opens in new tab)

Person Spec - Mental Health Support Worker (Draw and Talk) (1).pdf - 201 KB (opens in new tab)

Privacy Notice for Job Applicants - Blanche Nevile.pdf - 593 KB (opens in new tab)

About Blanche Nevile School

• Organisation type: Special school, ages 3 to 16
• Size: 97 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Blanche Nevile School website
• Email address: sbm@blanchenevile.org.uk
• Phone number: 020 8442 2750
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/blanche-nevile-school

Special School for the Hearing Impaired

Arranging a visit to Blanche Nevile School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email sbm@blanchenevile.org.uk.

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