Mental Health Practitioner
Compass
Leyland, PR25 2TFView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£32,921 to £40,347
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
8 November 2026
16 days leftJob description
Empowering young minds & changing futures. You`re someone who cares deeply about making a differencenot just for today, but for a young person`s entir...
We are looking for a compassionate, motivated and skilled professional to join us as a Mental Health Practitioner. You will be passionate about improving mental health outcomes for children and young people, thrive in collaborative environments and be ready to make a real difference in educational settings.
- Hold a relevant qualification such as EMHP, CYP IAPT, Registered Social Worker or Registered Mental Health Nurse
- Experience delivering 1 to 1 therapeutic interventions with children, families and groups, including parenting programmes
- Ability to assess mental health, evaluate risk and take appropriate action
- Strong understanding of safeguarding, education settings and capacity and consent, including Gillick competence
- Experience supporting children with social, emotional or behavioural needs, including anxiety and mood disorders
- Excellent communication and organisational skills with a proactive and team focused approach
Additional qualifications such as a teaching degree or Youth Mental Health First Aid are helpful but not essential. Experience in education or healthcare settings, working with vulnerable groups and delivering group interventions would strengthen your application.
If you are an Education Mental Health Practitioner, we would also love to see an application and welcome you to be part of a growing service where you can make a lasting difference.
Empowering young minds & changing futures.
You`re someone who cares deeply about making a differencenot just for today, but for a young person`s entire future.
You bring a blend of clinical expertise, compassion, & creativity, ready to meet children & young people where they are & help them move forward with confidence.
This is a fantastic opportunity to join a growing service in Central & West Lancashire, where your impact will help shape & develop support for children & young people. You`ll need to be a qualified Mental Health Practitioner, confident in using therapeutic interventions like CBT or solution-focused techniques, & experienced in working with children, young people & families, especially those facing emotional or behavioural challenges.
But it`s not just about what you know, it`s how you connect. You`re a natural collaborator, able to build trusted relationships with schools, families & multi-agency partners, & you understand the power of early support in educational settings. Safeguarding, risk management & communication come naturally to you, not as tick boxes, but as vital tools for building trust & safety.
You`re reflective, adaptable & committed to learning, with the drive to grow professionally & the values to guide others through difficult moments with hope & respect.
If you`re excited by the chance to work in an amazing supportive, forward-thinking team & to use your skills to help children & young people thrive - we`d love to hear from you.
Compass is committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults. Established for over 30 years, Compass is a national charity which works in communities across the UK providing services spanning substance misuse treatment and rehabilitation, early interventions for vulnerable young people, school-aged health programmes and associated prevention as well as treatment and health promotion initiatives.
All Compass posts are subject to appropriate level DBS checks.
We positively encourage applications from all members of the community, regardless of gender, race, faith, disability, age, or sexual orientation, and encourage applications from people who have experiences in life which enrich skills and empathy. This is part of our commitment to equality and developing a truly inclusive and representative workforce.
We are happy to discuss any reasonable adjustments individuals may require in the recruitment process, on commencement, or once in post.
- 27 days holiday + bank holidays, rising to 32 days over time (pro rata)
- Life assurance at 2 x basic salary
- Competitive contributory pension scheme
- 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme and OH service
- Enhanced sick pay
- Excellent learning & development opportunities and career progression
- Annual salary review
Help us to make a positive change to the lives of children and young people!
Closing Date: 8.11.2026 #LI-BE1 #CompBloom
Qualifications
Essential
- Core professional &/or clinical qualification (e.g. EMHP, CWP, PMHW) with associated professional registration as appropriate.
- Experience of working with CYPF facing mental & emotional health challenges
Desirable: - Youth Mental Health First Aid trained.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working therapeutically with CYP with mild to moderate mental health needs.
- Experience of delivery of evidenced based psychological intervention for anxiety and low mood in children and young people.
- Experience supporting CYPF to improve skills, knowledge & confidence in the self-management of mild mental health & emotional wellbeing issues.
- Knowledge of safeguarding issues
- Knowledge of capacity and consent issues including Gillick competence
- Experience of working with children and young people, their families and others
- Experience of working and liaising with a wide variety of agencies and stakeholders
Desirable
- Experience of monitoring and recording outcome measures for childrens emotional wellbeing
- Experience of working in education, communities and/or social systems and environments, who may have conflicting priorities or agendas
- Experience of working with looked after children
- Experience of working with other vulnerable groups
Additional Criteria
Essential
- Ability to carry out 1:1 therapeutic emotional wellbeing interventions with children
- Ability to carry out 1:1 therapeutic emotional wellbeing advice and support with families
- Ability to take appropriate action to mitigate or manage risk
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Excellent time management and organisational skills
- Able to work all year round and flexibly as part of a team to best meet business need.
- Ongoing commitment to maintain professional registration requirements.
How to apply
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Provenance
Source
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First seen
21 October 2026
Last checked
23 October 2026
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