B4-5 Child Wellbeing Practitioner

The Mental Health Support Team for schools and colleges in the Black Country will be supporting approximately 365 settings in 2027 and is designed to deliver three core functions:

Evidence-based interventions for mild-to-moderate mental health issues;

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Provide timely advice to school and college staff and liaise with external specialist service to help children and young people to get the right support and stay in education.

During your training year you will develop skills and competencies to deliver short term interventions to young people in schools and colleges throughout the localities where they demonstrate a need for support with their emotional health and wellbeing. Some community work will also be required dependent on the needs of the young person and their family and how the service expands and develops.

The Trainee Child Wellbeing Practitioner is required to:

Upon completion of the training, the role will encompass working with children and their families, teaching staff and relevant agencies involved with the childs network. The practitioner will require the ability to provide appropriate intervention in-line with NICE Guidelines and utilise the relevant psychological therapies measures to ascertain the success of the intervention and agreed outcomes, as well as supporting and empowering children, young people and families to make informed choices about intervention and therapeutic strategies.

The postholder will possess the skills to screen relevant referrals, undertake risk assessments, have the capability to work under pressure, and will require exceptional engagement skills to work with young people and families.

Additionally, the postholder will need to demonstrate the ability to maintain a high standard of patient care and be professionally responsible for the assessment of care needs and the development, implementation and evaluation of the program of care provided. There must be a high standard of record keeping and demonstrate user engagement and multi-agency involvement within the assessment process and the development of care planning

For more information and a confidential discussion please email Zoe Gilbert, Reflexions Service Manager on z.gilbert@nhs.net

Any question regarding application please contact our recruitment team on 01384 325028.

For more information and a confidential discussion please email Zoe Gilbert on z.gilbert@nhs.net

Any question regarding application please contact our recruitment team on 01384 325028.

Please note, interviews will take place on 14th October 2026.

As a trainee Child Wellbeing Practitioner you will be expected to work under supervision as part of a dynamic mental health team in a creative environment where evidence-based interventions, new ideas and ways of working to support children and young people are actively encouraged. This approach requires flexibility and adaptability, and above all a passion for working with children and young people in educational settings. Over the course of the training year, the post-holder will, under supervision, develop knowledge and practice skills to employ a range of evidence based interventions for common mental health problems such as anxiety, low mood and friendship difficulties via direct individual and group support for children, young people and their parents, in line with the university expectations.

Qualifications, Experience & Skills

Desirable: - Has experience of working with children and young people with mental health difficulties