Mental Health Support Worker
| Company: | Teaching Vacancies |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Hours: | Part-time |
| Location: | London, N10 1NJ |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Posting date: | 24 Oct 2026 |
| Closing date: | 23 Nov 2026 |
Summary
What skills and experience we're looking for
The successful candidate will:
• provide mental health support, intervention, counselling style service for children in Blanche Nevile school, ensuring that the children and young people are provided with therapeutic and emotional support.
• undertake one-to-one therapeutic work with children and/or young people
• plan and deliver ‘Draw and talk Therapy’ sessions to children
• identify and contribute to the adoption of best practice across the school in all areas of pupil wellbeing.
• keep key staff informed about aspects of your work and schedule of intervention.
• develop your effectiveness by updating your knowledge and skills, seeking and taking account of constructive feedback on your performance, making effective use of the development opportunities made available to you.
• liaise with colleagues in school and with outside agencies to work towards the best outcomes for students
• be a lead practitioner in Trauma Informed Schools / Thrive, particularly with regard to Adverse Childhood Trauma
• maintain accurate records and help with any referrals to outside agencies
• deliver intervention programmes to named students who have been referred by Wellbeing Team members.
• implement strategies for students with attachment issues
What the school offers its staff
Blanche Nevile School is a well-known and highly regarded School for Deaf students. Its history dates back to 1895 when it first opened.
We are an exciting, innovative and successful provision for deaf children aged 3 - 16. The Secondary school is co-located with Fortismere School and the Primary school is co-located with Highgate Primary.
The post is currently for working at both sites:
Primary works in partnership with Highgate Primary School and Secondary works in partnership with Fortismere School. We offer ‘The Best of Both Worlds’; British Sign Language and English, small class specialist teaching and high-quality inclusion. We have a skilled team of deaf and hearing staff with a commitment to a child centred sign bilingual approach.
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.