Support Worker role in Cornwall's Mental Health Support Team, part of Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, on a 12-month fixed-term basis. The post centres on group work, classroom activities and whole-school wellbeing interventions in primary schools, delivered alongside qualified staff and then independently over time. It is community-based with frequent travel across the county and offers a route towards Mental Health Practitioner training. NHS experience is not required, but an NVQ 3 or equivalent experience with children in mental health is essential.
What the job involves
- Deliver mental health and wellbeing groups to children and young people in primary schools
- Deliver whole-school interventions alongside qualified staff, moving to independent delivery over time
- Deliver workshops, classroom-based activities and psychoeducational activities
- Support schools to develop positive emotional wellbeing environments
- Build relationships with school staff, children and families
- Help children build confidence, resilience and emotional wellbeing
- Travel frequently across the county, including to areas without public transport
Qualifications
- NVQ 3 Health and Social Care, or equivalent experience working with children and young people in a mental health service
Experience
- Experience initiating and facilitating social, leisure and enabling activities with service users
Skills & knowledge
- Ability to engage young people to take part in developing the service
Nice to have
- Experience in schools, youth work, family support, SEND or other child-focused settings
- Basic understanding of current national guidelines and Mental Health Act and Mental Capacity Act requirements
- Anxiety management
- Group facilitation skills
- Knowledge of how mental health or learning disability issues affect children and young people
What’s offered
- Full support and training to deliver psychoeducational and supportive interventions
- Regular supervision
- Opportunities to take part in project work
- Route towards Mental Health Practitioner or Education Mental Health Practitioner training
- Possible trainee Mental Health in Schools Worker training
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The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
