Mental Health Support Worker

Bloxwich Academy, Walsall, West Midlands, WS2 7NR

9 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  5 December 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  24 November 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Pastoral, health and welfare
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £32,349.64 Annually (Actual)

Mental Health Support Worker job summary

Mental Health Support Worker

Bloxwich Academy - Leamore Lane, Bloxwich WS2 7NR

Starting Salary: £32,349.64 (FTE £37,443.00)

Start Date: ASAP

About this Role:

At Bloxwich Academy we are looking for a compassionate and skilled Mental Health Support Worker to join our pastoral team and make a real difference in the lives of children and young people. This is an exciting opportunity for a dedicated mental health practitioner with a strong foundation in therapeutic approaches, including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) principles.

The role will involve delivering high quality one-to-one or small group interventions, using data to create a strategy to maximise support for pupils and support staff to improve whole school understanding and awareness of mental health.

To be successfully shortlisted for this role, you must:

• Hold an appropriate qualification that enables practice as a mental health professional (e.g., degree or postgraduate degree in Psychology, Counselling, Mental Health, Health & Wellbeing, or a related field).

• Have experience working with children and young people in a mental health or wellbeing setting.

• Be able to demonstrate the ability to apply CBT principles in a practical and supportive way.

• Be registered with HCPC or BACP (Health and Care Professions Council or British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy).

• Have strong interpersonal and communication skills, with a proactive and empathetic approach.

Please see job description for full list of skills, requirements and duties.

At Bloxwich Academy, we expect everyone to ‘be the best they can be’. It is our strong belief that embedding high standards of behaviour with excellent teaching practices, leads to the best educational outcomes. The successful candidate will have access to excellent professional development opportunities within our Academy and across the wider Matrix Academy Trust.

We are committed to fostering a culture that values the health and well-being of all employees at Matrix Academy Trust. We are proud to offer a comprehensive well-being package to all employees, including access to 24/7 online GP, physiotherapy services and counselling services. We also offer all employees annual health checks which includes the flu jab, BMI checks and a general discussion with a qualified Nurse.

To apply please complete our application form on My New Term.

You may also wish to contact the Headteacher Mr Till (jtill@bloxwichacademy.co.uk) for an informal look around the school.

Application Deadline: 5th December 2025

Please note that suitable candidates will be called for interview and we reserve the right to remove any advertised role early.

Matrix Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS clearance and pre-employment checks in accordance with Keeping Children Safe in Education.

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.

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Commitment to safeguarding

Safeguarding Notice: Matrix Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS clearance and preemployment checks in accordance with Keeping Children Safe in Education

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Bloxwich Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 19
• Education phase: Through
• School size: 1449 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Bloxwich Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/bloxwich-academy

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