Designated Mental Health Lead (Primary Setting)


Company:	Teaching Vacancies
Salary:	Not specified
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Stoke-on-Trent, ST7 3HF
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	9 Oct 2026
Closing date:	2 Nov 2026

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Summary

What skills and experience we're looking for

About Our School

At Scholar Green Primary School we believe that a child’s emotional wellbeing is the foundation of their academic success. We are a nurturing and inclusive primary school dedicated to supporting every pupil's social, emotional, and mental health (SEMH) needs.

We want all children to: • Feel confident in themselves • Be able to express a range of emotions appropriately • Be able to maintain positive relationships with others • Cope with the stresses of everyday life • Manage times of stress and be able to deal with change • Learn and achieve • To know and understand that ‘it’s okay not to be okay’

The Role

We are seeking an inspirational and strategic Designated Mental Health Lead to join our team. Working alongside the Senior Leadership Team (SLT), SENDCo, and our local Cheshire East Mental Health Support Team (MHST), you will shape and drive a whole-school approach to mental health. You will design early intervention pathways, support primary-aged children developing emotional regulation, and act as a crucial bridge between families and external specialist services.

Key Requirements

• Proven experience working within a primary school setting or an early-years therapeutic environment.

• Deep understanding of childhood development, attachment theory, and trauma-informed practices.

• Strong multi-agency networking skills, with an understanding of Cheshire East referral pathways (e.g., CWP CAMHS, Visyon, Just Drop In).

• Completion of, or a willingness to undertake, the DfE-funded Senior Mental Health Lead training.

• Class cover as required.

What the school offers its staff

What We Offer

• A supportive, collaborative leadership team and a dedicated pastoral framework.

• Access to the Cheshire East Senior Mental Health Network for peer support and shared local resources.

• Commitment to your ongoing professional development (CPD).

Further details about the role

Applicants are encouraged to phone school (01782 651099) to arrange a visit prior to submitting an application.

An Application Pack, including Job Description and Person Specification is available upon request by emailing Miss Cope, School Business Manager: admin@scholargreen.cheshire.sch.uk

Completed applications are to be emailed to: admin@scholargreen.cheshire.sch.uk

Closing date for applications – 2nd November 2026

Shortlisting – 3rd November 2026

Interviews to be held – w/c 9th November 2026

Start - as soon as is possible.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

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