At a Glance
- Tasks: Deliver engaging training on mental health for children and young people.
- Company: Join a growing children's service making a real difference.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, career development, and a supportive work environment.
- Other info: Home-based role with travel opportunities across Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.
- Why this job: Play a key role in improving mental health practices for children.
- Qualifications: Qualified mental health professional with experience in children's services.
The predicted salary is between 45000 - 50000 £ per year.
We are recruiting for an experienced Mental Health Specialist Trainer / Learning and Development Partner to join a growing children’s service supporting residential and educational settings across Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire, with occasional travel to Yorkshire. This is a home-based role with regular travel and overnight stays as required.
Salary: £45,000–£50,000 depending on experience and qualifications
Hours: Full-time, 40 hours per week
The Role
This is an exciting opportunity for a qualified mental health professional with experience in children’s services to play a key role in developing and delivering high-quality training programmes across residential and educational services. You will support staff teams working with children and young people with complex mental health, trauma-related, emotional, and behavioural needs. The role focuses on strengthening workforce confidence, competence, and therapeutic practice through engaging, evidence-based learning and development. Working closely with operational leaders and multidisciplinary teams, you will identify emerging training needs and design both core and bespoke learning interventions to support safe, trauma-informed, and psychologically informed care.
Key Responsibilities
- Deliver specialist training across children’s residential and educational services
- Design and develop engaging learning programmes aligned to legislation and best practice
- Support staff working with trauma, anxiety, depression, emotional dysregulation, attachment difficulties, and self-injurious behaviour
- Promote trauma-informed and relationship-based approaches
- Deliver workshops and bespoke interventions tailored to service needs
- Support and upskill Learning and Development colleagues in specialist mental health practice
- Maintain accurate training records and evaluations
- Ensure training content remains current, evidence-based, and compliant
- Build positive relationships with managers, operational teams, and multidisciplinary professionals
- Provide guidance and support relating to mental health and complex presentations in children and young people
Training topics may include:
- Safeguarding Children
- Trauma-Informed Practice
- Mental Health Awareness
- Neurodiversity
- PACE
- Emotional Wellbeing
- Anxiety and Depression
- Self-Injurious Behaviour
- Positive Behaviour Support
- Medication Awareness
- Emergency First Aid
- Child Sexual Exploitation and Missing from Home
- Ligature Awareness
About You
We are looking for a confident and experienced trainer with a strong background in children’s mental health and trauma-informed practice.
Essential requirements:
- Professional qualification in a mental health-related field such as Mental Health Nursing, Social Work, Occupational Therapy, Psychology, or similar
- Minimum 3 years’ experience within children’s residential services, mental health services, education, or related settings
- Experience supporting children and young people with complex mental health and behavioural needs
- Strong understanding of trauma-informed care and therapeutic practice
- Experience delivering specialist training programmes
- Excellent communication and relationship-building skills
- Strong IT, literacy, and organisational skills
- Full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle
- Ability to travel regularly across Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire, with occasional travel to Yorkshire
Desirable:
- Training or teaching qualification
- Previous experience within Learning and Development or staff training roles
What’s on Offer
- Opportunity to influence and improve practice across children’s services
- Supportive and collaborative working environment
- Career development and ongoing professional learning
- Meaningful role supporting positive outcomes for children and young people
Role Overview
Location: Home Based / Bedfordshire - With Travel
Contract: Permanent
Salary: £45,000 - £50,000
Hours per week: 40
Closing date: 30 September 2026
L&D Partner / Mental Health Specialist Childrens East of England employer: Meeveem Limited
Meeveem Limited is an exceptional employer that values its employees by fostering a collaborative and innovative work culture in the heart of Yorkshire. With a strong focus on professional development, employees are encouraged to grow their skills and advance their careers while enjoying competitive benefits and a supportive environment that prioritises work-life balance. Joining Meeveem means being part of a dynamic team dedicated to making a meaningful impact in the cardiovascular and endovascular sectors.
