HOURS: 32.5 per week, term time only plus all inset days
Are you a qualified practitioner dedicated to improving the emotional well-being of young people? We are seeking a lead professional to drive our mental health provision, delivering evidence-based interventions to students and providing strategic guidance to staff across the Trust.
About WPT
At Wickersley Partnership Trust (WPT), we are fueled by a single commitment: 'We never knowingly do less for other people’s children than we would for our own.' As a thriving network of schools across South Yorkshire, we combine high expectations with embedded inclusivity. We do not work in silos; instead, we rely on deep collaboration and school-to-school support to ensure every student develops socially, emotionally, and academically to achieve the highest standards.
About the Role
As a Mental Health Practitioner, you will play a pivotal role in supporting our students' psychological health with a main focus on EBSA Students. You will act as the lead professional for mental health services across the Trust, assessing needs and delivering focused, evidence-based interventions for mild to moderate mental health issues. This is a multifaceted position that goes beyond caseload management; you will be responsible for shaping our wellbeing strategy, developing policies, and training staff, ensuring a holistic and rapid response to student needs.
Responsibilities
Assessment & Intervention: Assess student needs (mild to moderate) and deliver evidence-based interventions, managing a complex caseload and conducting accurate risk assessments in line with safeguarding protocols.
Strategic Leadership: Act as the Trust's lead mental health professional, developing wellbeing policies, advising senior management on strategy, and delivering training to staff to improve service delivery.
Referral Management: Coordinate referrals across the Trust, working collaboratively with external professionals to signpost complex cases and ensure students receive rapid support.
Empowerment & Compliance: Support students and families to make informed choices about treatment, while maintaining professional records in line with both health and education regulations.
The successful candidate must hold the relevant professional qualification equivalent to a graduate diploma and have advanced theoretical, practical and procedural knowledge in a specialist area.
Why Join Us?
Competitive salary
Generous Local Government (support staff) and Teacher Pension Schemes
Health and Wellbeing, including a Westfield Health subscription
Professional Growth and Development
***Closing Date: Noon, Friday 12th December 2025***
For further information and to apply, please visit our recruitment website: https://recruitment.wickersleypt.org
For more information about Wickersley Partnership Trust, including the benefits of working for us, please visit our main website: https://www.wickersleypt.org
We may conduct interviews as applications are received, and this vacancy may be withdrawn without notice. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible.
In line with our commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our students, the appointment will be subject to an enhanced criminal record check and satisfactory references. Further information about the Disclosure Scheme can be found at https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/disclosure-and-barring-service
Please note that we operate a safer recruitment policy and do not accept CVs. All applicants must complete an application form in full.
**Please upload a supporting statement which should be no longer than two sides of A4 (this should not be a CV), clearly demonstrating:
Why are you applying for this position
How you meet the competencies of this role using examples from your current and previous experience (please refer to the documents attached to the advert)
Any information which you consider relevant that you have not already mentioned
