Supervising Practitioner

Job summaryReady to use your expertise to guide a team in their work to build brighter futures?This is more than a clinical role, it`s a chance to lead, mentor and shape the future of early intervention support for children and young people.As a Supervising Practitioner, you`ll be part of our vibrant Mental Health Support Team working in schools to deliver evidence-based interventions, promote whole school approaches to mental wellbeing, and ensure that EMHPs and trainees feel supported, skilled and safe in their practice.You`ll hold a small caseload and work directly with young people with mild to moderate needs, while also offering clinical supervision, reflective spaces and day-to-day guidance to your team. You`ll be a go-to clinical lead, helping embed good practice, spot risks early and build the kind of culture where practitioners can thrive.You`ll work hand-in-hand with schools, Team Leaders and the wider Compass team to drive quality, consistency and innovation. Whether you`re
shaping group interventions, training staff or liaising with senior mental health leads, your influence will be felt far beyond your own caseload.If you want an exciting and rewarding role where you can grow others, lead with care and create system-wide impact, this is where your next step should be.Main duties of the jobYou care deeply about young people`s mental health, and you`re ready to bring your experience, empathy and leadership into a role where you can really make a difference. You`re someone who people turn to for support, direction and reassurance, Reference number823Job locationsOffices 101 - 106509 Aldridge RoadBirminghamStaffordshireB448NAUnited KingdomJob descriptionJob responsibilitiesReady to use your expertise to guide a team in their work to build brighter futures?This is more than a clinical role, it`s a chance to lead, mentor and shape the future of early intervention support for children and young people.As a Supervising Practitioner, you`ll be part of our vibrant Mental Health Support Team working in schools to deliver evidence-based interventions, promote whole school approaches to mental wellbeing, and ensure that EMHPs and trainees feel supported, skilled and safe in their practice.You`ll hold a small caseload and work directly with young people with mild to moderate needs, while also offering clinical supervision, reflective spaces and day-to-day guidance to your team. You`ll be a go-to clinical lead, helping embed good practice, spot risks early and build the kind of culture where
practitioners can thrive.You`ll work hand-in-hand with schools, Team Leaders and the wider Compass team to drive quality, consistency and innovation. Whether you`re shaping group interventions, training staff or liaising with senior mental health leads, your influence will be felt far beyond your own caseload.If you want an exciting and rewarding role where you can grow others, lead with care and create system-wide impact, this is where your next step should be., Job responsibilitiesReady to use your expertise to guide a team in their work to build brighter futures?This is more than a clinical role, it`s a chance to lead, mentor and shape the future of early intervention support for children and young people.As a Supervising Practitioner, you`ll be part of our vibrant Mental Health Support Team working in schools to deliver evidence-based interventions, promote whole school approaches to mental wellbeing, and ensure that EMHPs and trainees feel supported, skilled and safe in their practice.You`ll hold a small caseload and work directly with young people with mild to moderate needs, while also offering clinical supervision, reflective spaces and day-to-day guidance to your team. You`ll be a go-to clinical lead, helping embed good practice, spot risks early and build the kind of culture where practitioners can thrive.You`ll work hand-in-hand with schools, Team Leaders and the wider Compass team to drive quality,
consistency and innovation. Whether you`re shaping group interventions, training staff or liaising with senior mental health leads, your influence will be felt far beyond your own caseload.If you want an exciting and rewarding role where you can grow others, lead with care and create system-wide impact, this is where your next step should be.Person Specification

and you know how to hold that space with care and confidence.You`ll bring:A Qualified Education Mental Health Practitioner qualification with at least 2 years` experience at your start date Experience supervising others or supporting colleagues in a leadership or mentorship roleStrong knowledge of CBT-based approaches, especially in early intervention or school settingsClear, confident communication and the ability to work with a wide range of people young people, families, schools, and professionalsA solid grasp of safeguarding and risk management, and a calm, measured way of responding when things feel uncertainA full UK driving licence and access to a vehicleYou might also bring a Postgraduate Certificate in Supervision, training in low-intensity CBT, or experience working in a skill-mixed team but we`re more interested in the way you think, lead and show up for others than in ticking every box.If you`re someone who believes in doing the right thing, even when it`s hard and
you`re excited to support others to do their best work then this could be exactly the role you`ve been looking for.About usCompass is committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults. For 40 years, Compass is a national charity which works in communities across the UK providing services spanning substance misuse treatment & rehabilitation, early interventions for vulnerable young people, school-aged health programmes & associated prevention as well as treatment & 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, & encourage applications from people who have experiences in life which enrich skills and empathy. This is part of our commitment to equality & developing a truly inclusive & representative workforce.We are happy to discuss any reasonable, EssentialQualified Education Mental Health Practitioner (EMHP) with post qualification experienceEither a Post Graduate Certificate in Supervision (EMHP Supervisor Course) or post qualification experience of working therapeutically with children and young people and willingness to undertake a Post Graduate Certificate in Supervisionor A core professional and/or clinical qualification (e.g. CWP, nursing with specialism in mental health or learning disability nursing, etc) and must be committed to maintaining registration if applicableDesirableEvidence of continued professional developmentManagement or supervision trainingTherapeutic postgraduate qualification or equivalent experience, ideally in low intensity CBTPost Graduate qualification in a relevant disciplineMentorship qualification, EssentialTwo years' post qualification experience of working therapeutically with children and young people, for example as an EMHP or CWPExperience of line management and/or delivery of clinical supervision Experience of organising team dutiesExperience of effective engagement with children, young people and familiesDesirableExperience of leadership within Children and Young People clinical service areasExperience of providing mentorshipExperience of inducting staff membersExperience of working in a skill mix team, EssentialKnowledge of risk assessment and management in the delivery of clinical services, including safeguardingKnowledge of CBT informed supervision, ideally of practice related to education settingsKnowledge of community and educational environmentsKnowledge of evidence based interventions for children and young peopleKnowledge of supervision frameworks and professional practice standardsKnowledge of multi-agency and multidisciplinary workingKnowledge of evidence and statistical data collection and achieving targetsKnowledge of analysing, evaluating and rationalising data to support service delivery and intervention developmentLeadership and the ability to delegate and supervise staffRecognition and escalation of risk, contributing to control measuresPlanning workload and time managementAbility to work under pressure and manage changing prioritiesIT skillsTeam player with a dynamic personalityExcellent communication skills and ability to form positive working
relationships with a range of stakeholdersInnovative practice and ability to influence othersPositive attitude, flexible and adaptable, solution focused and tenaciousHas a strong degree of personal integrityAbility to work all year roundDue to the nature of the role there is a need to travel to individual schools, which will require a driving licence and access to a vehicle (for individuals who cannot drive due to a disability, accessibility options may be considered)Ongoing commitment to maintain registration in core profession, EssentialKnowledge of risk assessment and management in the delivery of clinical services, including safeguardingKnowledge of CBT informed supervision, ideally of practice related to education settingsKnowledge of community and educational environmentsKnowledge of evidence based interventions for children and young peopleKnowledge of supervision frameworks and professional practice standardsKnowledge of multi-agency and multidisciplinary workingKnowledge of evidence and statistical data collection and achieving targetsKnowledge of analysing, evaluating and rationalising data to support service delivery and intervention developmentLeadership and the ability to delegate and supervise staffRecognition and escalation of risk, contributing to control measuresPlanning workload and time managementAbility to work under pressure and manage changing prioritiesIT skillsTeam player with a dynamic personalityExcellent communication skills and ability to form positive working
relationships with a range of stakeholdersInnovative practice and ability to influence othersPositive attitude, flexible and adaptable, solution focused and tenaciousHas a strong degree of personal integrityAbility to work all year roundDue to the nature of the role there is a need to travel to individual schools, which will require a driving licence and access to a vehicle (for individuals who cannot drive due to a disability, accessibility options may be considered)Ongoing commitment to maintain registration in core professionDisclosure and Barring Service CheckThis post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

Disclosure and Barring Service CheckThis post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
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