Education and Whole School Approach Coordinator
Location: Schools within Southwark, and other locations across London as required
Salary: Competitive
Job Type: Maternity Cover, 12 months
The Role
This unique role has been created to build on their successful Education and Whole School Approach services within Southwark. The role will work with the Education and Whole School Approach Lead to develop strong relationships with schools in order for them to embed whole-school approaches to mental health and wellbeing into their education establishments. You will be tasked to coordinate comprehensive, whole-school approaches to mental health and well-being, with a particular emphasis on developing and implementing trauma-informed practices tailored to each educational setting.
The role also includes working across communities, families, and other organisations such as Family Early Help to achieve positive mental health outcomes.
The role forms part of their Mental Health Support Team (MHST) service in Southwark, which is a national, government-funded, pioneering programme transforming mental health and well-being provision for children and young people via early intervention. The service was launched in Southwark in January 2022 and currently works in over 20 schools, with plans to expand over forthcoming academic terms.
Main Objectives:
- The Education and Whole School Coordinator will provide operation support to the Education and Whole School Approach lead enabling strategic oversight, facilitating schools to have a comprehensive mental health and wellbeing strategy across the entire school community
- To support Southwark's School Engagement Team project and ensure the delivery aligns with Southwark's school agenda.
- To support the wider organisation school agenda in stakeholder relationship management
- To be updated about DfE strategic initiatives aimed at improving outcomes for young people in school communities, and to make informed decisions about their potential engagement.
- Support the assessment and triage process, including coordinating the onboarding of new schools; highlighting which services they can access.
- Provide safeguarding support to the wider Youth Team
Skills and Qualifications
- At least two years’ experience of working within a school at a Senior Management Level.
- To be able to support schools to identify and embed systemic changes within education establishments to create positive outcomes for young people and their families.
- Experience working with diverse communities around mental health and parent/carer support
- Work with schools to around safeguarding principles and to reflect on delivery practices.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to engage effectively with students, staff, parents, and external stakeholders.
- Ability to communicate skilfully and sensitively complex and sensitive information with clients, carers and colleagues overcoming barriers to communication including sensory, and emotional difficulties, cultural differences and hostility to or rejection of information.
- An understanding of the complex factors that influence work at all levels within an education setting or relevant wider systems
- Ability to manage emotionally stressful situations such as working with victims of abuse or trauma, or with people who engage in severe self-harming or aggressive behaviour.
- Knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group and mental health issues, child and adult protection, and equality.
- Ability to provide one-to-one and group support to students, parent/carers, and teaching staff experiencing mental health issues.
- Create expert resources and provide teaching and training to other professional groups
- Ability to work effectively within a multi-disciplinary/multi-agency team, contributing to effective team functioning and holding team roles.
- Willingness to be flexible in work patterns and to fulfil occasional evening and weekend duties
- Commitment to their Equality, Diversity and inclusion in practice
To Apply
If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for this reputable organisation, please do not hesitate to apply.
