Mental Health & Wellbeing Lead
Moseley School and Sixth Form
Birmingham
- New
- Salary:
- £33 366 to £40 476 (Pro rata for Term Time Only actual salary £29 301 to £35 545)
- Job type:
- Full Time, Fixed Term
- Start date:
- ASAP
- Apply by:
- 16 January 2025
Job overview
The South Area Network of Birmingham schools is a large group of like-minded secondary schools, two alternative-provision Free Schools as well as post-16 and specialist providers located in south Birmingham and Solihull, serving more than 14000 students.
The schools are individual and independent, but have worked together over a number of years, valuing the benefits that come from working as a group, and developing a number of shared successful projects. This role has been created to deliver a new and ambitious project to set up an early-help resource for our schools so young people can access specialist support as quickly as possible within their school or from the Network.
We wish to appoint a dynamic and highly motivated Mental Health Professional with one of the following professional registrations:
Registered Mental Health Nurse with at least 2 years post qualification experience within child and adolescent mental health
Registered Children’s Nurse with at least 2 years post qualification experience within child and adolescent mental health
Registered Learning Disabilities Nurse with at least 2 years post qualification experience within child and adolescent mental health
NHS recognised Allied Health Professional with at least 2 years post qualification experience within child and adolescent mental health including; Registered Occupational Therapist, Qualified Music Therapist, Qualified Art Therapist, Qualified Drama Therapist.
Qualified Speech and Language Therapist
The mental health professional will lead on mental health and wellbeing strategy across the South Area Network of Schools in Birmingham including direct work with young people and families. This is an exciting role to work across a diverse group of schools, supported by the network’s inclusion team, to develop provision and have a direct impact on the lives of young people.
The successful candidate will provide strategic and clinical expertise and advice to school mental health practitioners, supporting assessment and interventions to staff, pupils and their families.
This role will be crucial in delivering the Network’s ambition to provide the highest quality early help to young people experiencing mental health and wellbeing challenges through training, supervision and actively supporting the Network’s inclusion leaders in ensuring Network schools are equipped to respond and support pupils struggling with poor mental health and wellbeing.
The successful candidate will be employed directly by one of the Network schools: Moseley School and Sixth Form.
This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 and therefore the ability to speak fluent English is an essential requirement for this role.
About Moseley School and Sixth Form
- Moseley School and Sixth Form
- Wake Green Road, Moseley, Birmingham
- West Midlands
- B13 9UU
- United Kingdom
Our school
Moseley School and Sixth Form is an inspirational place to learn, where teachers with a passion for teaching and learning, nurture the curiosity, creativity and imagination of students. The school’s systems are geared to support the progress of all students. The curriculum, assessment, staffing, timetable, technology and a wealth of other resources enable each student to receive personalised support to achieve ambitious goals. A global perspective, that celebrates diversity and respect for individual rights, pervades the school and helps us to nurture responsible citizens and independent thinkers.
At Moseley all staff are provided with a level of guidance and training which enables them to develop as leading professionals in order that they can make a significant contribution to the educational community in Birmingham and nationally. Staff and students receive support and guidance to prepare them for the next step in their careers. At Moseley, we provide a safe and healthy school environment that enables students to thrive. We want staff and students to work in an emotionally intelligent school where we acknowledge the fallibility of human beings and recognise the impact our actions and words have on others.
Our pastoral system ensures that each student is cared for and their needs are met through effective partnerships with all our stakeholders, especially parents and carers. All students have opportunities to broaden their social and cultural horizons. The school provides a clear moral framework based on shared values in which the students feel safe and can flourish. Students are encouraged to reflect on their own beliefs, appreciate different views and develop understanding of their own identity and their own self-worth. Moseley School and Sixth Form is a place where staff and students are aware of how personal and political decisions affect the future of the environment and of their responsibility to help to sustain our planet.
We are a caring community where positive personal relationships have a civilising influence. We recognise the potential in everyone and we support and challenge everyone to achieve their potential. We provide opportunities for our students to develop leadership and resilience, to demonstrate initiative and to improve their personal communication skills. All of the School’s diverse communities share the vision and purpose of the school and through developing character and scholarship we are striving to achieve excellence.
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