Lead Professional Social Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH)

Lead Professional Social Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH)

Permanent

Salary: £63,748 - £67,133 Soulbury 18-21 plus eligible for 3 SPA points

About this job

You will join a small creative and innovative central Education and SEND service in a London borough that is experiencing rapid growth and development.

Barking and Dagenham has a diverse population. Our local schools have an ethos and practice that supports the inclusion of children and young people who have a wide range of needs. The Education Service has long established positive working relationships with our schools and provides a valued service.

You will join a small friendly supportive team that highly values professional development through support, formal and informal supervision and training.

You will work with all our schools supporting children and young people who have particular Social Emotional and Mental Health needs (SEMH). You will also be involved in quality assurance processes and particularly support the development of SEMH provision for primary aged children.

Special requirements for this post:

• You will be a qualified teacher with experience of working across a range of age groups.
• You will have a particular interest in children and young people presenting with SEMH needs.

About you

You will need to -

• Be an excellent practitioner with good organisation and time management skills
• Be curious, reliable, flexible and resourceful -
• Be able to show initiative and take responsibility -
• Be committed to consultative problem solving as a model of service delivery -
• Be committed to professional development -
• Work closely with colleagues in other agencies to develop a cohesive and rounded understanding of the context and needs of a young person especially those presenting with SEMH needs.

About us

Barking and Dagenham is a borough with a proud industrial heritage which is now undergoing rapid transformational growth including the development of Barking Riverside and the world-class Dagenham Film Studio.

It is a high performing local authority that in recent years has won council of the year for its transformational approach to delivering and facilitating local services. It has a diverse and growing population. With great transport links by road and rail, it is 25 mins from central London.

Closing date: 18 th October 2024.

Interview date: Week commencing 21 st October 2024.