Mental Health Practitioner Required: London

WhereToTalk; London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A mental health organization in South London is seeking passionate Mental Health Practitioners to provide support to young people in schools. Candidates should have a mental health qualification and at least two years of experience working with children. The role includes delivering individual and group-based interventions, workshops, and crisis support. This is a flexible position with opportunities for innovative approaches to mental health.

Qualifications

• Minimum of two years’ experience working with young people.
• Ability to offer a flexible range of mental health interventions.

Responsibilities

• Provide individual and group-based mental health support.
• Conduct workshops and crisis support for young people.
• Develop new initiatives to support young people’s mental health.

Skills

Excellent engagement skills

Flexibility

Passion for mental health

Education

Mental health qualification

Job description

Off The Record

Posts are available on a full-time and part-time basis

We’re currently recruiting full time or part time Mental Health Practitioners to work directly with young people in our schools Mental Health Teams. For this post you need to have a mental health qualification and at least two years’ experience of working with young people. We are also looking for people with an open and flexible attitude; excellent engagement skills and a passion for working with children and young people around mental health.

Responsibilities include offering a flexible range of short-term and longer-term mental health interventions to primary and secondary aged children and young people including individual and group-based support; workshops; crisis support; mental health themed activities. The posts have scope and opportunity for developing new initiatives and ways of working to support young people’s mental health across South London.

If you are interested in applying for this role with OTR, please click the link below to download therecruitment pack and submit to [e-mail]