Assistant Psychologist

Education mental health practitioner
Newcastle or Gateshead
Permanent with funding
37 hours per week
Salary : £26,855.58 per annum/pro rata (plus allowances)
Location: Various across Newcastle and Gateshead
Benefits flexible and some home working, discounts across many major brands, competitive pension scheme. 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays.
The Children's Society has been helping children and young people in this country for over 140 years. We run local services that support children when they are at their most vulnerable and in desperate need of help. We're there for children, every step of the way. 
This role sits within our children and families directorate, which works to provide immediate one-to-one and group support for children and young people to support their emotional and mental health across Schools and colleges that are signed up to the Department of Health and Department of Education Trailblazer initiative.
Your role will be to provide interventions that will help a range of children & young people, aged between 5 - 18 to understand their emotional and mental health. Provide support by way of one to one sessions, group work and via virtual interactive sessions. Work closely with education professionals across several schools and build positive and trusting relationships. Together with offering information and guidance to parents.
We are currently looking for a qualified Education Mental Health Practitioner to join our dynamic, ambitious team.
A key part of this role will be your ability to
KEY SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES
In order to be successful in this role, you must have:
-HEE PG Diploma in Education Mental Health Practice for children & young people or PG Diploma in Psychological Wellbeing Practice for children and young people
-Good working knowledge of nationally agreed routine outcome measures within the CYP-IAPT Programme.
-Working knowledge of the educational system.
-Excellent oral and written communication skills.• Ability to deliver low intensity evidenced based interventions under supervision to children and young people.• Ability to devise and deliver group-based interventions to children and young people.• Ability to delver parent led interventions where children have a mental health need.
INFO ABOUT THE CHILDREN'S SOCIETY
The Children's Society runs over 100 local services that help thousands of young people who desperately need our support, and we campaign to get laws and policies changed to make children's lives happier and safer.
Every day we're changing the lives of children in this country for the better - and with your help, tomorrow we can be there for even more.
All people within diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply, and particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities 
The Children's Society is committed to safeguarding and protecting the children and young people that we work with.  As such, all posts are subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks.  We ensure that we have a range of policies and procedures in place which promote safeguarding and safer working practices across our services. 
Therefore, candidates applying for work in our Youth Impact Domain will be required to complete an “Employment history template” document prior to interview.    
The closing date for applications is Friday 29th March 2024. If we have received enough applications we reserve the right to close the vacancy early.
Interviews will be held on only the following dates TBC