Educational Wellbeing Team Supervisor & Practitioner; Band 6

Educational Wellbeing Team Supervisor & Practitioner (Band
6)

Location:

Groundwork London Offices and schools across Southwark

Salary: £37,000 per annum please note the role is currently undergoing a pay review

Vacancy Type:
Fixed Term Contract until December 2027, 37.5 hours per week

Groundwork London is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all members of the community. We are particularly seeking applicants from under-represented backgrounds including but not exclusive to, males, transgender people and those from an Asian background

Join our committed and passionate team, which provides a range of vital therapeutic interventions across primary and secondary schools in Southwark. The Education Wellbeing Team (ewt) works to improve children, young people and their families' mental health and wellbeing through a range of early intervention and prevention programmes across the diverse borough of Southwark.

• To collaboratively develop the ewt service providing evidence-based mild to moderate mental health interventions to children and young people attending schools in Southwark
• Supporting school Mental Health Leads (MHL) to plan and deliver their wellbeing action plans across their school community.
• To provide clinical case management and skills supervision to EWPs including those undertaking their training year
• To hold a caseload of children, young people and parents/carers allocated based on experience, knowledge and capacity
• To facilitate peer, group and one-to-one supervision
• To work alongside Band 6 Practitioners, Service Leads, Whole School Approach Lead & Co-ordinators and Clinical Lead to develop the EWT in line with strategic aims and objectives
• To work collaboratively with selected schools to help embed trauma-informed practice within school settings via whole school approaches

• Manage a caseload of service users as deemed suitable by the Supervisor and Clinical Lead.
• Provide supervisory support to EWP's some of whom are undertaking a demanding recruit-to-train course.
• Be a designated safeguarding officer able and willing to support and guide the wider Groundwork London Youth team in handling safeguarding disclosures and concerns, in line with the Groundwork Federation Safeguarding Policy.
• Support and empower children, young people, their families and carers to make informed choices about their wellbeing.
• Co-facilitate evidence-based group work courses that support mental wellbeing self-management on topics such as self-care, anger, anxiety, low mood, stress and worry management in schools and remotely.
• Deliver one-off psychoeducation workshops to children and young people within school settings, to parents remotely and to school staff both in-person and remotely.

• A recognised qualification and accreditation in a therapeutic modality (e.g. CBT, counselling, creative therapy, EMHP/CWP).
• 2+ years' experience of providing evidence-based, therapeutic support to children and young people.
• Experience of working within school settings and motivation to provide Whole School Approach (WSA) wellbeing activities (e.g. staff trainings, assemblies, workshops) within Southwark schools.
• The ability to work to a high academic standard expected at