School Mental Health and Wellbeing Facilitator in Cirencester

School Mental Health and Wellbeing Facilitator

Band 4

Main area Support work Grade Band 4 Contract Permanent: Term time only Hours

• Full time
• Term time hours

37.5 hours per week (Term time only) Job ref 327-26-902

Site Cirencester Hospital Town Gloucestershire Salary £28,392 - £31,157 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 22/11/2026 23:59

We love what we do and we think you will, too!

At Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust (GHC), we provide joined-up mental health, physical health and learning disability services to people of all ages across Gloucestershire. We run community hospitals and provide care and support in people’s own homes and in a range of other locations across the county .

We are on a mission to enable people to live the best life they can and we have a vision to work together to provide outstanding care . We put people at the heart of our services, focusing on personalised care by asking ‘what matters to you ’.

We’re passionate about making sure that everyone can contribute to achieving our mission and w e are continually working to support healthy and happy high-quality team s in all areas of the Trust .

Our application process aims to understand each candidates knowledge, skills and experience. We have found that candidates that use AI to generate their answers can lack specificity and fail to address key criteria outlined in the job description.

It is really important to personalise your application to convey your individual skills, knowledge, and experiences effectively and for us to understand why you are applying for this role with GHC. We discourage over reliance on AI-generated applications as it will lessen your chances of success in securing an interview with us .

Job overview

This is a term time only contract

An exciting opportunity has arisen in the Gloucestershire Mental Health Support Team – Young Minds Matter, for the recruitment of School mental health & wellbeing facilitator . The post holder will provide Psych educational support to schools within the Mental Health Support team (MHST) using the ‘Whole-school Approach’ to improve mental health and emotional wellbeing of children and young people.

Supporting the school mental health & wellbeing co-ordinator, the post holder will work with the whole school community (teaching professionals, children, parents, volunteers, and support staff) to break down stigma of mental health issues, and support children to become more resilient so they are better equipped to understand and manage their emotions.

This will involve delivery of whole school approach presentations around mental health and wellbeing to both students and professionals of varying age and audience size, as well as attending and representing YMM at countywide promotional events.

Successful candidates will be employed on a full-time basis based within Gloucestershire, and will play a key role as members of the Mental Health Support Team, who will have the responsibility for delivering schools’ overarching approach to providing mental health and wellbeing support for children and young people across the county.

Main duties of the job

To support the ‘Whole School Approach’ offer around Mental health and wellbeing across MHST schools in Gloucestershire

• Delivering assemblies, class-based workshops, and small groups in primary and secondary settings, countywide.
• Regularly required to collect and collate participant feedback in response to presentations and conduct audits with regards to the outcomes.
• To participate regularly in the agreed systems for supervision.
• To participate annually in the agreed system of appraisal.
• Responsible for the security of equipment used by the service such as a projector and laptop for schools presentations.
• Responsible for monitoring levels of resource materials and notifying the manager before they become depleted.
• Creating and disseminating resources around Mental Health and Wellbeing.
• To make accurate observations and recordings, using Rio (electronic patient recording system).
• To identify and discuss a range of health and social care needs with service users, carers and other professionals and signpost when appropriate.
• To provide support and advice to service users, carers, colleagues, and other professionals.
• Ability to work flexibly and creatively, responding quickly to changing circumstances and needs of individual children, young people and their families.

To arrange, plan and deliver WSA activities.

Working for our organisation

We have a skilled and dedicated workforce of over 5000 colleagues working in a diverse range of services over 55 sites and within people’s homes. We strive to enable a welcoming workplace culture that builds and celebrates civility, inclusivity and diversity, while providing a sense of belonging and trust.

Annual staff surveys, regular Pulse surveys and other engagement opportunities provide our people with lots of opportunity to tell us about their experiences of working with us. In the latest staff survey, 61% of colleagues gave us their views. It was great to hear that:

• 72% of colleagues would recommend the Trust as a place to work, ranking us 1st for Provider Trusts in the South West region on this question.
• 76% would recommend the standard of care provided in our services if a friend or relative needed treatment, also ranking us 1st in the South West region.
• 81% said that care of patients and service users is the Trust’s priority, compared with an average in comparable NHS Trusts in England of 64%.

This high-level overview shows we are in a healthy position, with higher scores than average for comparable organisations, alongside a great response rate, indicating good staff engagement. However, we also know we have plenty of room for improvement in many areas. To that end, we continue to prioritise and invest in our commitment to genuinely becoming a Great Place to Work with consistent top-quartile performance in the annual staff survey and Pulse surveys.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• To support the ‘whole school approach’ offer around Mental health and wellbeing across MHST schools in Gloucestershire
• Delivering assemblies, class-based workshops, and small groups in primary and secondary settings, countywide.
• To arrange, plan and deliver school mental health & wellbeing activities.
• Within a countywide model, you will be responsible for developing insight and knowledge of local services and signposting within your locality area.
• Regularly required to collect and collate participant feedback in response to presentations and conduct audits with regards to the outcomes.
• To participate regularly in the agreed systems for supervision.
• To participate annually in the agreed system of appraisal.
• Responsible for the security of equipment used by the service such as a projector and laptop for schools presentations.
• Responsible for monitoring levels of resource materials and notifying the manager before they become depleted.
• Creating and disseminating resources around Mental Health and Wellbeing.
• To make accurate observations and recordings, using Rio (electronic patient recording system).
• To identify and discuss a range of health and social care needs with service users, carers and other professionals and signpost when appropriate.
• To provide support and advice to service users, carers, colleagues, and other professionals.
• Ability to work flexibly and creatively, responding quickly to changing circumstances and needs of individual children, young people and their families.
• To evaluate and reflect upon the quality of care given and the goals achieved
• Be responsible for maintaining and influencing professional standards in relation to government policy, frameworks and Trust directives.

• NVQ3, HNC/NND equivalent experience to diploma level
• Experience of working with children and young people
• Recent experience of facilitating and delivering presentations such as staff training, assemblies and/or workshops or small groups with children and young people
• UK driving licence with access to a car

Knowledge

• Knowledge and understanding of mental health disorders in children
• Experience of working within school system

When joining us, as well as becoming part of a team that makes a difference, we also offer:

• Free car parking at many of our sites
• 27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to 33 days with long service
• A broad range of training and development opportunities, including apprenticeships up to Level 7 qualification.
• A multi-professional preceptorship programme for all Newly Qualified; Nurses, Nursing Associates, Internationally Educated Practitioners, Allied Health Professionals and Return to Practice Practitioners.
• Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when if you work unsocial hours
• Flexible, family friendly and agile working opportunities
• Recognition and long service awards
• Fast Track physiotherapy
• Access to discounts and salary sacrifice schemes; including Cycle to Work, Car scheme and discounts on travel, leisure and retailers.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Name Ellie Todd Job title School Mental Health & Wellbeing Coordinator Email address ellie.todd@ghc.nhs.uk Telephone number 07779 879592

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