At a Glance
- Tasks: Guide a team delivering early intervention mental health support and provide clinical supervision.
- Company: Join Compass, a national charity with over 30 years of experience in mental health services.
- Benefits: Enjoy 27 days holiday plus bank holidays, rising to 32 days, and a competitive pension scheme.
- Other info: Postgraduate Supervising Practitioner qualification begins September 2026.
- Why this job: Develop leadership skills while making a meaningful impact on children's mental health.
- Qualifications: Must have CBT experience or EMHP qualification with at least 2 years' post-qualification experience.
Ready to use your expertise to guide and support a team delivering early intervention mental health support to children and young people? Read on to find out what you will need to succeed in this position, including skills, qualifications, and experience. This is more than a clinical role. It's an opportunity to develop your leadership skills, support the growth of others and help shape the quality of mental health support delivered in schools.
As a Supervising Practitioner, you'll be part of our vibrant Compass Bloom Mental Health Support Team, working alongside schools to deliver evidence-based interventions, promote whole school approaches to mental wellbeing and ensure practitioners feel supported, skilled and safe in their practice. As part of this role, the successful candidate will undertake a postgraduate Supervising Practitioner qualification with Prestwich University, beginning in September 2026. You will complete your studies alongside your role within the service, developing the knowledge, skills and confidence to provide high-quality clinical supervision and support to practitioners working with children and young people.
You'll hold a small caseload and work directly with young people experiencing mild to moderate mental health difficulties, while also providing clinical supervision, reflective spaces and day-to-day guidance to colleagues. You'll play an important role in embedding good practice, supporting professional development and maintaining high standards of care. Working closely with schools, Team Leaders and the wider Compass team, you'll help drive quality, consistency and innovation across the service. Whether you're supporting practitioners, contributing to service development or building strong relationships with partners, you'll have the opportunity to make a meaningful contribution to both the team and the children and young people we support.
About You
You care deeply about children and young people's mental health and are ready to bring your experience, empathy and professional expertise into a role where you can support both young people and fellow practitioners to thrive. To be successful in this role, you'll bring:
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) experience working within children and young people's mental health services, or a Qualified Education Mental Health Practitioner (EMHP) qualification with a minimum of 2 years' post qualification experience
- Experience supervising others or supporting colleagues in a leadership, coaching or mentoring capacity
- A strong understanding of CBT informed approaches and evidence-based interventions for children and young people
- Clear, confident communication skills and the ability to build positive relationships with young people, families, schools and partner agencies
- A sound understanding of safeguarding, risk management and professional responsibility
- A full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle or the ability to travel
This role offers an excellent opportunity for an experienced practitioner who is ready to develop their leadership and supervisory skills through a postgraduate Supervising Practitioner qualification while continuing to make a difference to children and young people's mental health. If you are a qualified Supervising Practitioner then we'd also love to hear from you!
About Compass
Compass is committed to safeguarding children, young people & vulnerable adults. Established for over 30 years, Compass is a national charity which works in communities across the UK providing services spanning substance misuse treatment & rehabilitation, early interventions for vulnerable young people, school-aged health programmes & associated prevention as well as treatment and health promotion initiatives. All Compass posts are subject to appropriate level DBS checks. We positively encourage applications from all members of the community, regardless of gender, race, faith, disability, age, or sexual orientation, and encourage applications from people who have experiences in life which enrich skills & empathy. This is part of our commitment to equality and developing a truly inclusive & representative workforce. We are happy to discuss any reasonable adjustments you may require in the recruitment process, on commencement, or once in post.
Benefits
We offer a range of benefits including:
- 27 days holiday + bank holidays, rising to 32 days over time (pro rata)
- Life assurance at 2 x basic salary
- Competitive contributory pension scheme
- 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme and OH service
- Enhanced sick pay
- Excellent learning & development opportunities and career progression
- Annual salary review
Help us to make a positive change to the lives of children and young people!
We will be interviewing throughout the advert duration, so please apply as soon as possible!
Supervising Practitioner employer: Compass UK
Compass is dedicated to safeguarding children and young people, providing vital mental health support across the UK. Located in various communities, they offer excellent learning opportunities and a commitment to inclusivity. Join a team that values empathy and professional growth.
