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School Mental Health Programme Manager
Location: Schools across London Borough of Southwark and The Nest’s hub in Peckham
Salary: £35,500 per annum
Job Type: Fixed Term until 31st December 2025
The Role
The organisation are looking for a skilled and organised manager to lead their Wellbeing Services and Under 11’s therapeutic interventions across Southwark Schools. The role involves managing a team of Wellbeing Coaches and qualified therapeutic practitioners to deliver a variety of mental health initiatives to children and young people, parents/carers and teachers.  The post holder will have experience and a proven track record of working with young people, or in the mental health sector e.g. youth practitioners, teachers, mental health support workers and therapists/counsellors in training,
The role will operate from the Nest, their mental health support service, specifically designed for young people aged 0 to 25 living in the London Borough of Southwark and involves managing two teams: The School Engagement Team (SET) and an Under 11 Therapeutic team. Both teams deliver bespoke interventions around various topics relating to mental health and wellbeing.
Main Objectives:
- Develop and manage relationships with teachers and other appropriate staff members across Southwark to ensure the successful engagement of schools in early intervention mental health support for pupils.
- Effectively manage a team of diverse wellbeing and therapeutic practitioners to ensure that targets are met, and the highest quality of service is delivered.
- Oversee the creation of resources that will be used to support the delivery of the School Engagement Team programme.
Quality assure service delivery by providing frontline support.
Skills and Qualifications
- Experience of working with children, young people and families
- Experience of being based in schools to deliver mental health and wellbeing interventions
- Demonstrate a thorough knowledge, understanding and use of evidence based therapeutic and mental health and wellbeing interventions
- Knowledge and understanding of the barriers and challenges facing children and young people seeking support for their mental wellbeing
- Ability to form close and effective relationships with children, young people and their families from a wide range of backgrounds
- Ability to develop young people, broaden horizons and support them to take advantage of opportunities whilst overcoming barriers
- Ability to undertake initial assessments and design action plans in collaboration with service users
- Experience of working collaboratively and collecting feedback from children and young people to shape service delivery
- Working knowledge of Safeguarding, the ability to follow procedures, and develop and work within a culture of safe practice
- Ability to follow Policies and Procedures in relation to Data Protection and Security, and Protection of Personal and Sensitive Personal Data
- Ability to plan and manage a complex work programme, prioritise tasks and deliver results on time
- Ability to manage and lead a team of diverse practitioners
- Ability to use MS Corporate Software applications, particularly MS Office, MS Word, MS Excel and MS Outlook Email
- Ability to keep accurate records including service user development logs and use recorded data for evaluation and monitoring
- Willingness to be flexible in work patterns and to fulfil regular evening and weekend duties
- Commitment to the organisations Equity and diversity, in practice in the workplace and across communities
To Apply
If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for this reputable company, then please do not hesitate to apply.
