Mental Health Practitioner

Mission statement

Together with people who have experienced mental health challenges, we provide quality services and support that reduce stigma and promote positive mental health and wellbeing.

Why join us?

Are you ready to make a real, lasting impact on the lives of young people and their families?

Do you believe that every child deserves to be heard, valued, and supported in their mental health journey?

Are you looking for a role where you can be part of a passionate, inclusive, and forward-thinking team that truly makes a difference?

At Coventry, Warwickshire and Worcestershire Mind, we are driven by a powerful vision, a society where mental health is understood, supported, and prioritised for everyone. We believe in empowering children and young people, ensuring their voices shape the support they receive.

Join our creative, dynamic, and dedicated team as we work together to transform lives across Coventry and Warwickshire. Your passion and skills could be exactly what we need to create a brighter future for young people.

About the service

We want every child and young person to feel heard, valued, and able to access support when needed. We are committed to trauma-informed, compassionate practice, where children and young people’s voices actively shape how services are designed and delivered.

You will be supporting a new mental health and emotional wellbeing service for children, young people and families across Warwickshire.

ECHO stands for Every Child Heard and Offered support. It will make it easier to access help early, offering the right support at the right time — before difficulties become more serious.

Supporting children and young people up to the age of 18, and young adults up to 25 with an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).

About the role

This role provides compassionate, needs-led, strengths-based early intervention and prevention support to children and young people (CYP) aged 0–25, their families, and carers across Warwickshire.

Working within the THRIVE Framework, you will primarily support CYP in the Getting Advice and Signposting and Getting Help quadrants. Using a trauma-informed approach grounded in safety, trust, choice, collaboration, and empowerment, you will promote emotional wellbeing, reduce stigma, and help prevent the escalation of mental health difficulties.

You will co-create personalised support with children and young people, ensuring they feel heard, respected, and actively involved in decisions about their wellbeing.

Support will be delivered across schools, community settings, online platforms, and Coventry, Warwickshire & Worcestershire Mind (CWWM) buildings across Coventry and Warwickshire. This will include group work, workshops, assemblies, mental health awareness sessions, drop-ins, events, and one-to-one guided self-help interventions.

The role sits within a collaborative partnership led by Coventry, Warwickshire & Worcestershire Mind, working alongside voluntary, community, education, health, and social care partners to ensure children and young people access the right support at the right time.

Key responsibilities

• Promote emotional wellbeing through psychoeducation, assemblies, workshops, therapeutic groups, drop-ins, events, and one-to-one guided self-help interventions.
• Support children and young people to identify strengths, set goals, develop personalised wellbeing strategies, and maintain a Mental Health Passport to promote continuity of care.
• Provide clear and accessible information about mental health and emotional wellbeing to children, young people, parents/carers, and professionals.
• Ensure children and young people are listened to, actively involved in decisions about their support, and treated with dignity, respect, and without judgement.
• Manage a caseload of young people.
• Support children, young people, and families to access community resources and appropriate sources of support.
• Complete necessary data collection, including assessments and evaluations

Essential requirements

• Experience working with children, young people, and families.
• The ability to engage and communicate well with young people.
• Knowledge of children and young people’s mental health.
• A relevant qualification (NVQ Level 2 or equivalent).
• A commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion.
• A commitment to listening to and involving young people in decisions about their care.
• Good verbal, non-verbal, and written communication skills.
• A full driving license with vehicle access and business insurance. 

What we can offer you

The following are just some of the benefits that Coventry, Warwickshire and Worcestershire Mind offer its employees:

• Working culture – based on core values of trust, honesty, inclusivity, enabling, effective and an unapologetic drive for excellence.
• Annual leave – 25 days plus bank holidays plus an extra day for every two completed holiday years.
• Wellbeing day – 1 day, per holiday year, to be used to take care of your own mental health and wellbeing.
• Life insurance policy – Coventry, Warwickshire and Worcestershire Mind are covered by a Life Insurance policy. The death in service payment is 2 x gross salary (tax free).
• Employee development – Active encouragement not only to assist performance in the current role but also for the benefit of personal development via various means. Access to Coventry, Warwickshire and Worcestershire Mind CPD training and opportunities to access external CPD training.
• Flexible working – A range of options available for all employee’s dependant on role and responsibilities.
• Pension – Minimum 5% employee and 3% employer contribution, with an ethical investment policy option.
• Sick pay – On completion of a 6-month probationary period, Coventry, Warwickshire and Worcestershire Mind employees will be eligible to a period of paid sick leave.

Mandatory questions

If you are submitting a CV, you MUST include answers to the following questions (these can also be found on our application form):

• Do you have any unspent convictions or conditional cautions?
  If yes please give details of date(s) of offence(s), nature of offence(s) and sentence(s) passed.
• Are there any restrictions regarding your employment in the UK, e.g., do you require a work permit? If yes, please provide details. (Please note, we cannot offer work sponsorship)
• Are you the partner or relative of anyone currently connected with Coventry, Warwickshire and Worcestershire Mind (either as a volunteer, service user or employee)? If yes, please confirm their name and project, if known.
• Do you hold a UK driving license?

  You will be required to have appropriate business insurance on your vehicle to enable you to travel across Coventry, Warwickshire and Worcestershire as part of the requirements of this role

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Closing date: Closing date: Friday 14th August 2026

Interview date: Wednesday 19th August and Thursday 20th August 2026

If you would like to discuss the role, please contact: Service Manager Sabrina Gardner-Orr or Team Leaders Charlie Griffiths or Emma Griffiths on 02476631835 

Ref: CT MHP 14.8

For an application form and full job description, please use the links below:

Only successful applicants will be notified. We reserve the right to close the application window early and without notice should a suitable number of applications be received.

Coventry, Warwickshire and Worcestershire Mind values diversity and difference. We welcome applicants from all sections of the community, particularly under-represented groups and people with lived experience of mental health issues.

Coventry, Warwickshire and Worcestershire Mind is a leading mental health service provider and an equal opportunities employer.